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9: Small Influences A gentle wind gathers clouds, but still, there is no rain. Softer influences predominate as the power of smaller forces accumulates, making this a time for smooth and friendly persuasion.
Hexagram number 9 indicates dark clouds on the horizon. There is still no rain, and the clouds do not appear to be moving closer because the wind keeps them at bay. The underlying meaning here is that a weak force is capable of restraining a stronger force. Subtlety is called for here.
I-CHING Hexagram #9. "The Taming Power of the Small". Sun the soft, Wind. Ch'ien The Creative, Sky. This hexagram shows the strength of the little things- the power of the dark. As soon as it restricts, it bars. The wind divides the sky. It moves the clouds.
I Ching Hexagram 9 - Hsiao Chu / The Taming Power of the Small. Above Sun the Gentle, Wind. Below Ch'ien the Creative, Heaven. Introduction. This hexagram means the force of the small--the power of the shadowy--that restrains, tames, impedes. A weak line in the fourth place, that of the minister, holds the five strong lines in check.
9: Small Influences. A gentle wind gathers clouds, but still, there is no rain. Softer influences predominate as the power of smaller forces accumulates, making this a time for smooth and friendly persuasion. The ebb and flow of events are like waves in the sea, and there are periods of low tide.
Wilhelm's I Ching. Richard Wilhelm's classic 1923 German translation rendered into English by Cary F. Baynes. Hexagram Table
If you are looking for guidance in your spiritual life, you need to know the meaning of the 64 hexagrams from the i Ching Book of Changes. Find the meaning of each hexagram, as well as its message, warnings and signs.
