The I Ching Speaks!

     38.  K'uei / Opposition

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          ---- ----     above     Li     The Clinging, Flame
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          ----------     below     Tui    The Joyous, Lake
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     The Judgement

          Opposition. In small matters, good fortune.

     The Image

          Above, fire; below, the lake:
          The image of Opposition.
          Thus amid all fellowship
          The superior man retains his individuality.

     The Lines

          Six in the third place means:
          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.

     ()   Six in the fifth place means:
          Remorse disappears.
          The companion bites his way through the wrappings.
          If one goes to him,
          How could it be a mistake?


     1.   Ch'ien / The Creative

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          ----------     above     Ch'ien The Creative, Heaven
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          ----------     below     Ch'ien The Creative, Heaven
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     The Judgement

          The Creative works sublime success,
          Furthering through perseverance.

     The Image

          The movement of heaven is full of power.
          Thus the superior man makes himself strong and untiring.