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I Ching Guides (65)
All 64 hexagrams with changing lines, plus how to consult the Book of Changes.
I Ching Hexagram 1 - The Creative: Meaning & Interpretation
Cast six unbroken lines and you have Hexagram 1, Qian, The Creative. This page reads that cast: the Four Virtues of the King Wen judgment, the six dragon lines, the rare all-nines text, and the hexagram each changing line turns Qian into.
I Ching Hexagram 2 - The Receptive: Meaning & Interpretation
Hexagram 2 (Kun, The Receptive) is the only hexagram built from six broken lines, and this guide covers what to do when you draw it: the mare judgment, all six Duke of Zhou line texts, the hexagram each moving line turns into, the Confucian Wenyan commentary on Kun, and the all-sixes reading.
I Ching Hexagram 11 - Peace: Meaning & Interpretation
Hexagram 11 (Tai, Peace) is the I Ching's hexagram of open exchange: Earth above, Heaven below, the first-month hexagram of the Chinese calendar whose three rising yang lines gave Chinese the New Year phrase san yang kai tai. This guide covers the Tai judgment, all six Duke of Zhou line texts, the ruling lines, the nuclear hexagram, and what Tai advises in relationship, career, and timing questions.
I Ching Beginner's Guide: How to Consult the Book of Changes
The complete beginner's guide to the I Ching (Yijing), covering its 3,000-year history, the three-coin method, yarrow stalk divination, how to formulate questions, and interpretation principles. Includes guidance from Wilhelm/Baynes, Alfred Huang, and Hilary Barrett.
I Ching Hexagram 3 — Difficulty at the Beginning (Zhun): Growth Through Struggle
Hexagram 3 (Zhun) is the hexagram you get when a beginning has already started and is going badly. This guide reads Zhun line by line: the Water over Thunder trigrams, King Wen's judgment and its instruction to appoint helpers, the six Duke of Zhou line texts, the hexagram each changing line produces, the nuclear hexagram 23, and what Zhun asks of a new venture or relationship.
I Ching Hexagram 15 — Modesty (Qian): The Power of Humility
Hexagram 15 (Qian) depicts Earth above Mountain, great strength hidden beneath a humble exterior. The only hexagram where all six lines are favorable, it reveals that genuine modesty is the most strategically powerful position. Includes Wilhelm/Baynes, Alfred Huang, and Hilary Barrett analysis.
I Ching Hexagram 29 — The Abysmal Water (Kan): Navigating Danger
Hexagram 29 (Kan) is the doubled Water trigram, abyss upon abyss, representing repeated danger that can only be navigated through sincerity, consistency, and inner truth. Explore trigram analysis, King Wen judgment, changing lines, and Confucian commentary with Wilhelm/Baynes, Alfred Huang, and Hilary Barrett.
I Ching Hexagram 63 — After Completion (Ji Ji): Success Is Not the End
Hexagram 63, Ji Ji (After Completion), is the I Ching's hexagram for the moment after you have already arrived: the deal closed, the project delivered, the river crossed. This guide covers what Ji Ji asks you to do with a finished thing: its all-correct line structure, the six changing-line destinations, the King Wen judgment, and the commentary on holding together what is already built.
I Ching Hexagram 4: Youthful Folly - Meaning, Changing Lines and Guidance
I Ching Hexagram 4, Youthful Folly, is Meng, the hexagram of the unformed mind and the teaching that forms it, built from Mountain above Water. Its Judgement contains the oracle's own rule about not asking the same question three times, and its six changing lines trace a full arc from first discipline to the correction of another person's fault.
I Ching Hexagram 5: Waiting - Meaning, Changing Lines and Guidance
I Ching Hexagram 5, Waiting (Xu), is water above heaven: clouds that have already gathered but have not yet released their rain. It answers a question with "not yet, and not never," telling you to stay fed and cheerful while the situation ripens. This guide covers the trigrams of Hexagram 5, its Judgement and Image, all six changing lines with the hexagram each produces, and how Hexagram 5 reads for a decision, a relationship and work.
I Ching Hexagram 6: Conflict - Meaning, Changing Lines and Guidance
I Ching Hexagram 6, Conflict (Song), places heaven above water and warns that a dispute you are sincere about still cannot be won by pressing it to the end. This guide covers the Judgement, the Image, all six changing lines with the hexagrams they produce, the nuclear and opposite hexagrams, and how Hexagram 6 reads for a decision, a relationship and work.
I Ching Hexagram 7: The Army - Meaning, Changing Lines and Guidance
I Ching Hexagram 7, The Army (Shi), means organized force held together by one experienced commander: five yin lines with a single yang line in the second place, water hidden inside the earth. This guide covers the Judgement, the Image, all six changing lines, the nuclear and opposite hexagrams of Hexagram 7, and how The Army reads for a decision, a relationship and work.
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