Hexagram 2 Line 6: 上六
Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blamelessFamous Line
Classical Chinese Text
上六 龍戰于野。其血玄黃。
龍戰于野
龍lóngdragons
戰zhànat war
于yúin
野yěwilds
其qítheir
血xuèblood
玄xuánindigo
黃huánggolden
Line Commentary
Here's the catastrophe: when the receptive tries to lead instead of support, both sides bleed. The dragon of heaven fights the false dragon of earth. Know your role.
Commentary
Dragons fight in the meadow; their blood is black and yellow. When the receptive force attempts to rule instead of serve, it draws down the anger of the creative. Both suffer injury. Black is heaven's color, yellow is earth's—when both bleed, the natural order has been violated.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 2 Kun (The Receptive) transforms into Hexagram 23 Bo (Splitting Apart).
Parent Hexagram
The Receptive
Kun坤 (2)
Earth (坤) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☷ Earth | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth