Opposition · Huo Ze Kui
Opposition — two natures that differ, seen in their small agreements.
The traditional reading
Hexagram 38 is the fire and the lake — different in nature, dwelling apart, yet sharing the same horizon. You will not make the unlike alike, so stop trying. Find the small points of contact, handle each other’s differences with humor, and let great things be done separately that cannot be done together.
Structure of the hexagram
- Lower trigram: Lake (Dui) · Metal
- Upper trigram: Fire (Li) · Fire
- House: Mountain (Gen) · Earth
- Text in the original Chinese: 火泽睽