Hexagram 38 of 64睽 Kuí
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Opposition
Difference that teaches.
Estrangement, divergence, polarity, looking askance, separation, contrariety, divided views
☲Fire Above
☱Lake Below
Short Summary
FreeFire rising, lake descending — two elements moving apart. But somewhere in the distance between them, something important is being learned.
You are in tension with someone or something. The hexagram doesn't ask you to resolve it prematurely. It asks you to notice what the difference is teaching — and to find the small places where the opposition contains its own possibility of meeting.
Fire going up;
the lake goes the other way;
still, they share the air.