Conflict 訟 Sòng

Seek fair compromise early; pushing a quarrel to the end costs dearly.

Trigrams: Heaven over Water

The judgement

You may be in the right and still be blocked. Stopping halfway and seeking wise counsel brings good fortune; pushing the quarrel to the end brings harm.

The image

Heaven rises and water flows down: they move apart. The noble one weighs the very beginning of every undertaking to avoid conflict later.

Light side

Conflict shows you clearly where agreements were missing from the start.

Shadow side

Needing to win at all costs can cost you far more than the dispute is worth.

Drawing Conflict in a game of Leela

In Leela Atlas you can draw a card from the I Ching when you land on a square. A bridging question links the card to the square, so the card speaks to your own question:

• Where could you stop halfway and seek understanding instead of victory?
• What does "Conflict" show you about your square?
• If "Conflict" were advice for your question, what would it say?
• Where do you meet "Conflict" in your life right now?