← The I Ching
Hexagram 31 · ☱ over ☶
Influence
Xian
The judgment
Mutual attraction between two different natures — the open lake above the still mountain, receptive above and rooted below. This hexagram is the hexagram of courtship and genuine influence: what draws together without force, what resonates when openness meets substance.
The image. Lake rests above the mountain — the open above the still, each completing the other.
Guidance
Let yourself be genuinely moved rather than calculating your response. Authentic interest and openness attract; what is manipulated or performed will be felt and will repel.
How it’s built
Every hexagram is two trigrams — the lower one beneath the upper. This one is Gèn below Duì.
☱Upper · Lakethe Joyous — pleasure, openness, the youngest daughter
☶Lower · MountainKeeping Still — stillness, limits, meditation, the youngest son