䷥ 38. La Oposición

Judgment

Opposition. In small matters, good fortune.

Image

Above, fire; below, the lake: the image of Opposition. The superior person retains his individuality amid society.

Interpretation

Hexagram 38 addresses the tension between opposing perspectives. Like fire rising upward and water flowing downward, some contrasts cannot be fully resolved — but they can be harmonized. In times of opposition, small steps and maintaining one's integrity lead to gradual progress.