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Today's Hexagram · Saturday, June 6
坤 Hexagram 2: The Receptive
Pure yin. The complement to the Creative: not passivity but devoted, spacious capacity — the soil in which every seed grows.
Reflect: Where in the day does the pattern of the receptive already show itself, and what single act would answer it well?
Upper
坤
Kūn · Earth
Lower
坤
Kūn · Earth
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June 2026
Friday, June 5, 2026
Hexagram 9: Small Taming
小畜 Xiǎo Xù
Small forces hold back great ones — briefly.
Thursday, June 4, 2026
Hexagram 28: Preponderance of the Great
大過 Dà Guò
A structure loaded beyond its capacity — strong in the middle, weak at the ends.
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Hexagram 59: Dispersion
渙 Huàn
Rigidities breaking up, ice melting, hard factionalism giving way to flow.
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Hexagram 14: Great Possession
大有 Dà Yǒu
Clarity above creative strength — a time of visible abundance.
Monday, June 1, 2026
Hexagram 21: Biting Through
噬嗑 Shì Kè
Something is stuck between the teeth — an obstacle that must be forcibly removed.
May 2026
Sunday, May 31, 2026
Hexagram 61: Inner Truth
中孚 Zhōng Fú
Sincerity so deep it touches even the least receptive creatures.
Saturday, May 30, 2026
Hexagram 16: Enthusiasm
豫 Yù
Thunder rising from the earth — stored energy finding its release.
Friday, May 29, 2026
Hexagram 50: The Cauldron
鼎 Dǐng
After revolution, consolidation — the ritual cauldron in which the new order is cooked into form.
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Hexagram 31: Influence
咸 Xián
The subtle pull between two beings — what the West calls rapport, the East the unspoken turning of hearts.
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Hexagram 64: Before Completion
未濟 Wèi Jì
Every line is out of its proper place — an unfinished figure.
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Hexagram 45: Gathering Together
萃 Cuì
A crowd assembles; something large is forming.
Monday, May 25, 2026
Hexagram 38: Opposition
睽 Kuí
Two elements that naturally diverge.
Sunday, May 24, 2026
Hexagram 19: Approach
臨 Lín
Two yang lines rising from below: an advance is beginning.
Saturday, May 23, 2026
Hexagram 52: Keeping Still
艮 Gèn
The doubled mountain: stillness.
Friday, May 22, 2026
Hexagram 33: Retreat
遯 Dùn
The dark is rising; wise strength yields ground while it still can choose its line of retreat.
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Hexagram 26: Great Taming
大畜 Dà Xù
Great creative force, held and concentrated by a strong outer form.
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Hexagram 7: The Army
師 Shī
Organised force. The hexagram addresses leadership in adversity — the marshalling of many under one discipline.
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Hexagram 51: The Arousing
震 Zhèn
A sudden shock that startles the whole landscape.
Monday, May 18, 2026
Hexagram 6: Conflict
訟 Sòng
Two forces that cannot share the same ground.
Sunday, May 17, 2026
Hexagram 25: Innocence
無妄 Wú Wàng
Action that is unselfconscious, spontaneous, true to origin.
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Hexagram 44: Coming to Meet
姤 Gòu
A single yin line appearing beneath five yang — the return of the dark.
Friday, May 15, 2026
Hexagram 63: After Completion
既濟 Jì Jì
Every line is in its proper place — a perfect balance.
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Hexagram 18: Work on the Decayed
蠱 Gǔ
Something has been rotting — often something inherited.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Hexagram 37: The Family
家人 Jiā Rén
The family is the smallest political unit — the place where character is first formed.
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Hexagram 56: The Wanderer
旅 Lǚ
A traveller in strange country: few possessions, no standing, dependent on local hospitality.
Monday, May 11, 2026
Hexagram 11: Peace
泰 Tài
Heaven beneath earth: the creative rises into the receptive.
Sunday, May 10, 2026
Hexagram 30: The Clinging
離 Lí
Fire clings to fuel; clarity depends on what it rests upon.
Saturday, May 9, 2026
Hexagram 16: Enthusiasm
豫 Yù
Thunder rising from the earth — stored energy finding its release.
Friday, May 8, 2026
Hexagram 61: Inner Truth
中孚 Zhōng Fú
Sincerity so deep it touches even the least receptive creatures.
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Hexagram 2: The Receptive
坤 Kūn
Pure yin. The complement to the Creative: not passivity but devoted, spacious capacity — the soil in which every seed grows.
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Hexagram 47: Oppression
困 Kùn
The lake has run dry. External resources fail; one is hemmed in by circumstance, and words do not persuade.
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Hexagram 28: Preponderance of the Great
大過 Dà Guò
A structure loaded beyond its capacity — strong in the middle, weak at the ends.
Monday, May 4, 2026
Hexagram 9: Small Taming
小畜 Xiǎo Xù
Small forces hold back great ones — briefly.
Sunday, May 3, 2026
Hexagram 14: Great Possession
大有 Dà Yǒu
Clarity above creative strength — a time of visible abundance.
Saturday, May 2, 2026
Hexagram 59: Dispersion
渙 Huàn
Rigidities breaking up, ice melting, hard factionalism giving way to flow.
Friday, May 1, 2026
Hexagram 40: Deliverance
解 Xiè
The storm that breaks the tension.
April 2026
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Hexagram 27: Nourishment
頤 Yí
The jaws of the mouth, the channel of sustenance.
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Hexagram 9: Small Taming
小畜 Xiǎo Xù
Small forces hold back great ones — briefly.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Hexagram 28: Preponderance of the Great
大過 Dà Guò
A structure loaded beyond its capacity — strong in the middle, weak at the ends.
Monday, April 27, 2026
Hexagram 35: Progress
晉 Jìn
Dawn. A time of visible rising, of favour from above, of recognition.
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Hexagram 54: The Marrying Maiden
歸妹 Guī Mèi
An inherently unbalanced arrangement — a junior entering a position that cannot give her full standing.
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Hexagram 61: Inner Truth
中孚 Zhōng Fú
Sincerity so deep it touches even the least receptive creatures.
Friday, April 24, 2026
Hexagram 16: Enthusiasm
豫 Yù
Thunder rising from the earth — stored energy finding its release.
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Hexagram 23: Splitting Apart
剝 Bō
Yin has almost conquered; a single yang line clings at the top.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Hexagram 42: Increase
益 Yì
A time of abundance flowing downward — those above give to those below.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Hexagram 49: Revolution
革 Gé
The old skin splits; something new must replace it.
Monday, April 20, 2026
Hexagram 4: Youthful Folly
蒙 Méng
The beginner's position — much potential, little knowledge.
Sunday, April 19, 2026
Hexagram 4: Youthful Folly
蒙 Méng
The beginner's position — much potential, little knowledge.
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Hexagram 49: Revolution
革 Gé
The old skin splits; something new must replace it.
Friday, April 17, 2026
Hexagram 14: Great Possession
大有 Dà Yǒu
Clarity above creative strength — a time of visible abundance.
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Hexagram 59: Dispersion
渙 Huàn
Rigidities breaking up, ice melting, hard factionalism giving way to flow.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Hexagram 40: Deliverance
解 Xiè
The storm that breaks the tension.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Hexagram 21: Biting Through
噬嗑 Shì Kè
Something is stuck between the teeth — an obstacle that must be forcibly removed.
Monday, April 13, 2026
Hexagram 2: The Receptive
坤 Kūn
Pure yin. The complement to the Creative: not passivity but devoted, spacious capacity — the soil in which every seed grows.
Sunday, April 12, 2026
Hexagram 47: Oppression
困 Kùn
The lake has run dry. External resources fail; one is hemmed in by circumstance, and words do not persuade.
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Hexagram 28: Preponderance of the Great
大過 Dà Guò
A structure loaded beyond its capacity — strong in the middle, weak at the ends.
Friday, April 10, 2026
Hexagram 9: Small Taming
小畜 Xiǎo Xù
Small forces hold back great ones — briefly.
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Hexagram 39: Obstruction
蹇 Jiǎn
An obstacle that cannot be forced.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Hexagram 58: The Joyous
兌 Duì
Shared joy, free exchange, the open lake reflecting heaven.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Hexagram 37: The Family
家人 Jiā Rén
The family is the smallest political unit — the place where character is first formed.
Monday, April 6, 2026
Hexagram 56: The Wanderer
旅 Lǚ
A traveller in strange country: few possessions, no standing, dependent on local hospitality.
Sunday, April 5, 2026
Hexagram 11: Peace
泰 Tài
Heaven beneath earth: the creative rises into the receptive.
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Hexagram 30: The Clinging
離 Lí
Fire clings to fuel; clarity depends on what it rests upon.
Friday, April 3, 2026
Hexagram 25: Innocence
無妄 Wú Wàng
Action that is unselfconscious, spontaneous, true to origin.
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Hexagram 44: Coming to Meet
姤 Gòu
A single yin line appearing beneath five yang — the return of the dark.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Hexagram 63: After Completion
既濟 Jì Jì
Every line is in its proper place — a perfect balance.