Highest Achievement

Wild geese glide over the high plateau and the ancient forest. Their feathers can be used in the great spirit-dances. The Way opens. Difficulties are going, ripeness and abundance are coming. See those who can put you in touch with the great in yourself. You are in the right position to free yourself from the past and enter the new city. Step outside the norms. Gather energy for a decisive new move.

上九, 鴻漸于陸, 其羽可用爲儀, 吉.

The wild goose gradually draws near the clouds heights. Its feathers can be used for the sacred dance. Good fortune. ##### Comments Here life comes to its end. A man's work stands completed. The path rises high toward heaven, like the flight of wild geese when they have left the earth far behind. There they fly, keeping to the order of their flight in strict formation. And if their feathers fall, they can serve as ornaments in the sacred dance pantomimes performed in the temples. Thus the life of a man who has perfected himself is a bright light for the people of earth, who look up to him as an example.