Hexagram 38 · 睽 · kuí
Hexagram 38. Kuí · Opposition
☲☱ Fire over lake: Lí above, Duì below.
Khwei indicates that, (notwithstanding the con¬ dition of things which it denotes), in small matters there will (still) be good success.
Khwei indicates that, (notwithstanding the con¬ dition of things which it denotes), in small matters there will (still) be good success.
Fire strains upward, the lake seeps down: akin in essence, opposite in motion. Estrangement, distrust, mutual misreading. Do not try to weld a grand unity now — it will not take; but in the small, in particular steps and pointed agreements, accord is possible, and from it reconciliation begins.
The Image
Fire upward, lake downward: akin in essence, opposite in vector. Estrangement from those you are bound to — a partner, a relative, an old ally. Grand unity cannot be glued now, and should not be attempted: work by small agreements on concrete points. And test your suspicions: in this field the 'wagonload of devils' usually turns out to be a load of ordinary things.
Interpretation of hexagram 38
XXXVIII. The Ahwei Hexagram. Line 6 is also strong, and being in an even place, the subject of it might degenerate into stern severity, but he is supposed to be sincere, complete in his personal character and self-culture, and hence his action will only lead to good fortune.
The lines of hexagram 38
First line
The first line, undivided, shows that (to its subject) occasion for repentance will disappear. He has lost his horses, but let him not seek for them; —they will return of themselves. Should he meet with bad men, he will not err (in communicating with them).
line), and they blend their sincere desires together. The position is one of peril, but there will be no mistake.
Second line
The second line, undivided, shows its subject happening to meet with his lord in a bye-passage. There will be no error.
XXXVIII. Khwei denotes a social state in which division and mutual alienation prevail, and the hexagram teaches how in small matters this condition may be healed, and the way prepared for the cure of the whole system. The writer or writers of Appendixes I and II point out the indication in the figure of division and dis¬ union according to their views. In Appendix VI those things appear as a necessary sequel to the regulation of the family; while it is impossible to discover any allusion to the family in the Text.
Third line
In the third line, divided, we see one whose carriage is dragged back, while the oxen in it are pushed back, and he is himself subjected to the shaving of his head and the cutting off of his nose. There is no good beginning, but there will be a good end.
Line 1 is strong, and in an odd place. A successful course might be auspiced for its subject; but the correlate in line 4 is also strong; and therefore disappointment and repentance are likely to ensue. In the condition, however, indicated by Khwei, where people have a common virtue, they will help one another. Through the good services of 4, the other will not have to repent. His condition may be emblemed by a traveller’s loss of his horses, which return to him of themselves.
Fourth line
The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject solitary amidst the (prevailing) disunion. (But) he meets with the good man (represented by the first
Should he meet with bad men, however, let him not shrink from them. Communication with them will be of benefit. His good
Fifth line
The fifth line, divided, shows that (to its sub¬ ject) occasion for repentance will disappear. With his relative (and minister he unites closely and readily) as if he were biting through a piece of skin. When he goes forward (with this help), what error can there be ?
THE JTIEN HEXAGRAM.
Top line
The topmost line, undivided, shows its subject solitary amidst the (prevailing) disunion. (In the subject of the third line, he seems to) see a pig bearing on its back a load of mud, (or fancies) there is a carriage full of ghosts. He first bends his bow against him, and afterwards unbends it, (for he discovers) that he is not an assailant to injure, but a near relative. Going forward, he shall meet with (genial) rain, and there will be good fortune.
Did hexagram 38 come up in your reading? The oracle itself gives the full reading, with changing lines and the second hexagram.
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