The Receptive, Earth · Kun
The Receptive — the earth that carries everything without claiming anything.
The traditional reading
Hexagram 2 is the earth itself — receiving, nourishing, completing. It counsels the power of following: cooperate, stay grounded, and let support come to you rather than chasing it. What is asked of you here is devotion to a cause larger than your own appetite.
Structure of the hexagram
- Lower trigram: Earth (Kun) · Earth
- Upper trigram: Earth (Kun) · Earth
- House: Earth (Kun) · Earth
- Text in the original Chinese: 坤为地