Hexagram 38
Opposition
Kui · Different views
Overview
This phase invites patience and asks you to notice what is ready to mature without forcing the outcome.
Relationship
In relationships, Opposition points toward honest attention, softer assumptions, and communication that leaves space for another person's reality.
Career
For career questions, this pattern favors receptivity paired with practical next steps, especially where the path has felt emotionally crowded.
Finance
Let your resources rest where they are. Smart money moves slowly.
Health
What your body needs most right now is probably less stimulation, not more.
Advice
Move with trust and choose the next step that keeps your values visible.
Avoid
Avoid forcing outcomes before their natural timing is ready.
Reflection
What would you do if you were not afraid of the outcome?
The Six Lines
Explore each line's meaning and interpretation.
初九
Chu Jiu
Remorse vanishes. If you lose your horse, do not run after it. It will come back of itself. If you see evil people, guard against mistakes.
二六
Er Liu
One meets one's lord in a narrow alley. No blame.
三九
San Jiu
One sees the wagon dragged back, the oxen held fast, a person's hair and nose cut off. No good beginning, but a good end.
四六
Si Liu
Made solitary through opposition, one meets a like-minded person with whom one can associate in faithfulness. Despite the danger, no blame.
五九
Wu Jiu
Remorse vanishes. The companion bites through the wrapping. If one goes to them, how could it be a mistake?
上九
Shang Jiu
Made solitary through opposition, one sees one's companion as a mud-covered pig, as a wagon full of devils. First one draws the bow at them, then one puts the bow aside. He is no robber; he would woo in due time. In going, rain falls, then good fortune comes.