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坤 2 · Kūn · The Receptive
Earth over Earth — upper Kūn 坤 (receptive, yielding, nourishing); lower Kūn 坤 (receptive, yielding, nourishing)
Hexagram 2, The Receptive (Kūn, 坤), is Earth over Earth. Pure yielding energy. Earth doubled: receiving, holding, nourishing, and carrying things through by devotion rather than command.
The situation
Pure yielding energy. Earth doubled: receiving, holding, nourishing, and carrying things through by devotion rather than command.
The counsel
Follow rather than lead right now. Let what is needed come to you, and give it room to grow.
The six lines
Line 1 — Frost underfoot; hard ice is coming. Read the small early signs of a turning season.
Line 2 — Straight, square and wide. Natural integrity needs no scheming to succeed.
Line 3 — Hidden excellence. Work well without seeking credit; completion will come in time.
Line 4 — A tied-up sack. Discretion is called for; keep your counsel close.
Line 5 — A yellow undergarment. Modest excellence kept inside brings good fortune.
Line 6 — Dragons fighting in the meadow. Yielding has pushed into a place it should not go; step back.