| Name | 睽 Kuí, “Opposition” |
|---|---|
| Upper trigram | ☲ 离 Fire: clarity and attachment |
| Lower trigram | ☱ 兑 Lake: openness and exchange |
The Judgment
小事吉。
In small matters, fortune.
Things are misaligned right now. Don't go for big swings — small adjustments only.
The Image
上火下泽，睽；君子以同而异。
Fire above, lake below — Opposition. The wise, amid all fellowship, retain their individuality.
You can be with people and still be your own person. Belonging doesn't mean dissolving.
The six lines
If a line changes in your cast, read its text below. Lines are numbered from the bottom.
Line 1 · first (bottom) · Yang
悔亡。丧马，勿逐，自复。见恶人，无咎。
Regret vanishes. If you lose your horse, do not run after it — it comes back. If you meet evil people, no blame.
What's yours returns. What's not, isn't worth chasing. Even crossing paths with the wrong people isn't your fault if you stay clean.
Line 2 · second · Yang
遇主于巷，无咎。
Meeting the master in a narrow street. No blame.
An unplanned meeting with the right person in a small space. Sometimes the universe arranges the meeting for you.
Line 3 · third · Yin
见舆曳，其牛掣，其人天且劓。无初有终。
One sees the wagon dragged back, the oxen halted, a man's hair and nose cut off. Not a good beginning, but a good end.
Brutal start — everything getting blocked, even disgrace. Stay in it. The ending is actually good.
Line 4 · fourth · Yang
睽孤，遇元夫，交孚，厉，无咎。
Isolated through opposition. Meets a like-minded friend. Sincere exchange. Danger — no blame.
Cut off from everyone, then you find one real one. Even risky territory becomes safe with that connection.
Line 5 · fifth · Yin
悔亡。厥宗噬肤，往，何咎？
Regret vanishes. The companion bites through the wrappings. Going on — what blame?
Someone you trust cuts through what was blocking you. Move forward with them — you're clear.
Line 6 · top · Yang
睽孤。见豕负涂，载鬼一车，先张之弧，后说之弧，匪寇，婚媾，往，遇雨，则吉。
Isolated through opposition. One sees one's companion as a pig covered with mud, as a wagon full of devils. First one draws a bow, then one lays it down. Not robbers — suitors. Going on, rain falls — fortune.
Paranoia made the wrong people look threatening. When you let your guard down, you see they meant well. Forgive, release, the season clears.
Related hexagrams
- Inverted (turned upside down): Hexagram 37, The Family
- Complement (every line reversed): Hexagram 39, Obstruction