Hexagram 2 of 64 · King Wen sequence

The Receptive

坤 · kūn

Above: Earth
Below: Earth

Pure yin: six open lines. Earth — receiving, carrying, completing what another force begins.

Where the Creative starts, the Receptive finishes. Six open lines: the horse that follows rather than leads, the ground that lets a seed decide the schedule. This is not passivity — it is the discipline of supporting something without needing it to be yours.

Receptivity is easily misread as weakness. It is closer to logistics: noticing what is actually needed, holding steady while others take the visible role, doing the thousand small completions that make any bold plan real.

Questions this hexagram asks

What is asking to be carried right now, and can I carry it without resentment?
Where would following be stronger than leading?
What am I refusing to complete because it would not be visible?

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