Hexagram 2: The Receptive坤為地 · Kūn

• Upper trigram　Kūn, Earth: receptivity, support and going with the flow.
• Lower trigram　Kūn, Earth: receptivity, support and going with the flow.

The Judgment

Supreme success, through the steadiness of a mare. The noble one who sets out first goes astray, then finds a guide. Friends are found in the southwest and parted from in the northeast. Calm perseverance brings good fortune.

元亨，利牝馬之貞。君子有攸往，先迷後得主，利。西南得朋，東北喪朋。安貞吉。

Our plain English rendering, with the Zhouyi original

Reading

The earth carries all things: acceptance, going with the flow, and solid support. Today suits fitting in with the overall rhythm, playing a supporting role well, and building trust through steadiness and patience.

Something to do today

• Help someone near you who needs it, without rushing to stand in front.

How a hexagram is cast

The three-coin method: toss three coins together, counting heads as 3 and tails as 2. The total, 6, 7, 8 or 9, gives one line; six tosses, recorded from the bottom up, make a hexagram. A 6 (old yin) or 9 (old yang) is a changing line, which turns this hexagram into another and shows where things are heading.