Hexagram 38 · Divergence

Divergence

Fire above · Lake below

Traditional palace notation: 艮宫 · 四世卦

People may look at the same situation from genuinely different directions. Work with the small points where cooperation is possible instead of demanding complete agreement. Understanding a difference can be useful even when it cannot be removed.

A question in mind. A moment to reflect.

Cast the coins rather than choosing a result.
Write one question, then cast three coins six times.

Cast coins

Hexagram text · Classical Chinese (untranslated)

睽:小事吉。

Tuan commentary · Classical Chinese

彖曰:睽,火动而上,泽动而下;二女同居,其志不同行;说而丽乎明,柔进而上行,得中而应乎刚;是以小事吉。天地睽,而其事同也;男女睽,而其志通也;万物睽,而其事类也;睽之时用大矣哉!

Image commentary · Classical Chinese

象曰:上火下泽,睽;君子以同而异。

Six lines · Classical Chinese (untranslated)

上九

睽孤, 见豕负涂,载鬼一车, 先张之弧,后说之弧,匪寇婚媾,往遇雨则吉。

象曰:遇雨之吉,群疑亡也。

六五

悔亡,厥宗噬肤,往何咎。

象曰:厥宗噬肤,往有庆也。

九四

睽孤,遇元夫,交孚,厉无咎。

象曰:交孚无咎,志行也。

六三

见舆曳,其牛掣,其人天且劓,无初有终。

象曰:见舆曳,位不当也。无初有终,遇刚也。

九二

遇主于巷,无咎。

象曰:遇主于巷,未失道也。

初九

悔亡,丧马勿逐,自复;见恶人无咎。

象曰:见恶人,以辟咎也。