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Hexagram of the day · August 9, 2026

The Receptive

Hexagram 2 · kūn · The Receptive
Original Chinese text · judgment and image

元亨,利牝马之贞。

地势坤,君子以厚德载物。

Reading of the day

Yielding and spacious, it carries and sustains all things. Drawing this hexagram invites you to meet people and circumstances with a broad, generous character.

A reflection written by Yarrow Yi, not a quotation from the classic. What, if anything, does this theme bring to your attention today?

Moving line of the dayLine 6

This is line 6, counted from the bottom. Its original Chinese text is below; explore how changing lines work.

上六:龙战于野,其血玄黄。

龙战于野,其道穷也。

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