Hexagram 6 of 64

☰☵ Conflict

Opposition that cannot be resolved by force.

Upper trigram

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Heaven · Qian

Creative force.

FamilyFather

ElementMetal

Lower trigram

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Water · Kan

Danger and depth.

FamilyMiddle son

ElementWater

The image

Heaven above, Water below.

Heaven over Water: creative force meeting danger and depth.

That combination is the whole meaning of hexagram 6. Nothing about it is arbitrary — change either trigram and you get a different hexagram with a different reading, which is why the 64 form a system rather than a list.

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