易經 · I Ching · #6
䷅
Song · Arguing · Conflict
訟
Conflict — one of the sixty-four archetypal situations in the Book of Changes.
The Judgment
Honesty gets blocked. Stop midway, because pushing a dispute to the end brings trouble.
The Image
Heaven and water move in opposite directions, so the wise person thinks carefully at the beginning of any undertaking.
How to use it
Settle early, avoid lawsuits, and seek a fair mediator.
Structure
Six lines: 乾 Heaven (Qian) above and 坎 Water (Kan) below. Lines are read from the bottom up.
Related hexagrams
- ䷣ 36. Brightness Hiding · Darkening of the Light — Opposite: every line reversed
- ䷄ 5. Attending · Waiting — Reversed: the same lines turned upside down
- ䷤ 37. Dwelling People · The Family — Inner (nuclear): the hidden structure formed by lines 2 to 5
Each BaZi pillar maps to a hexagram through its stem and branch. Coin casting uses a different method — both are valid paths into the Book of Changes. The I Ching is a traditional wisdom text. It describes the character of a moment, not a fixed outcome.