38. K'uei

睽 · Kuí

38
Kuí

K'uei

彖 · Tuan

Judgment

Good fortune in small matters.
彖傳 · Tuan Zhuan

Judgment Commentary

Opposition means that fire moves upward while marsh moves downward. Two women live together, yet their wills do not travel the same path. It is joyful and joined to brightness; the yielding advances and rises, finds the center, and answers the firm. Therefore small matters bring Good fortune. Heaven and Earth stand opposed, yet their works agree. Man and woman stand opposed, yet their wills communicate. The ten thousand things stand opposed, yet their kinds answer one another. Great indeed is the timely use of Opposition!
象 · Xiang

Image

Fire above, marsh below: Opposition. The Noble One remains in accord yet preserves difference.
六爻 · Six Lines

Lines

Line 06
Top Nine
Alone in opposition, one sees a pig laden with mud and a cart full of ghosts. At first the bow is drawn; later the bow is lowered. They are not robbers but come for marriage. Going on and meeting rain brings Good fortune.
Commentary
The good fortune of meeting rain means the crowd's doubts vanish.
Line 05
Six in the Fifth
Regret vanishes. One's own kin bites through the skin. Going on, what blame could there be?
Commentary
When one's own kin bites through the skin, going on brings rejoicing.
Line 04
Nine in the Fourth
Alone in opposition, one meets a worthy man and exchanges trust. There is danger, but No blame.
Commentary
Exchanging trust brings No blame. The will can move forward.
Line 03
Six in the Third
One sees the cart dragged back, the ox checked, and the person's forehead shaven and nose cut off. There is no beginning, but there is an end.
Commentary
Seeing the cart dragged back means the place is not appropriate. Having no beginning but having an end means meeting the firm.
Line 02
Nine in the Second
Meeting the master in a lane. No blame.
Commentary
Meeting the master in a lane means the way is not lost.
Line 01
Initial Nine
Regret vanishes. If the horse is lost, do not pursue it; it will return on its own. Seeing a bad person, there is No blame.
Commentary
Seeing a bad person means thereby avoiding blame.
卦象 · Guà Xiàng

Trigrams

Upper Trigram

Li

Clinging

Element
Fire
Direction
South
Season
Summer
Lower Trigram

Tui

Joyous

Element
Metal
Direction
West
Season
Autumn