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I Ching

the Book of Changes

64 hexagrams
consult the oracle

Hold a question in mind. Three coins are tossed six times, building the hexagram from the bottom up.

The sixty-four hexagrams

1
The Creative2
The Receptive3
Difficulty at the Beginning4
Youthful Folly5
Waiting (Nourishment)6
Conflict7
The Army8
Holding Together [union]9
The Taming Power of the Small10
Treading [conduct]11
Peace12
Standstill [Stagnation]13
Fellowship with Men14
Possession in Great Measure15
Modesty16
Enthusiasm17
Following18
Work on what has been spoiled [ Decay ]19
Approach20
Contemplation (View)21
Biting Through22
Grace23
Splitting Apart24
Return (The Turning Point)25
Innocence (The Unexpected)26
The Taming Power of the Great27
Corners of the Mouth (Providing Nourishment)28
Preponderance of the Great29
The Abysmal (Water)30
The Clinging, Fire31
Influence (Wooing)32
Duration33
Retreat34
The Power of the Great35
Progress36
Darkening of the light37
The Family [The Clan]38
Opposition39
Obstruction40
Deliverance41
Decrease42
Increase43
Break-through (Resoluteness)44
Coming to Meet45
Gathering Together [Massing]46
Pushing Upward47
Oppression (Exhaustion)48
The Well49
Revolution (Molting)50
The Caldron51
The Arousing (Shock, Thunder)52
Keeping Still, Mountain53
Development (Gradual Progress)54
The Marrying Maiden55
Abundance [Fullness]56
The Wanderer57
The Gentle (The Penetrating, Wind)58
The Joyous, Lake59
Dispersion [Dissolution]60
Limitation61
Inner Truth62
Preponderance of the Small63
After Completion64
Before Completion

I Ching
Wilhelm Translation, 1950

Before you asked me, I understood just what time was. Now I'm not so sure.—Socrates

The 64 hexagrams

  1. Ch'ien / The Creative
  2. K'un / The Receptive
  3. Chun / Difficulty at the Beginning
  4. Mêng / Youthful Folly
  5. Hsü / Waiting (Nourishment)
  6. Sung / Conflict
  7. Shih / The Army
  8. Pi / Holding Together [union]
  9. Hsiao Ch'u / The Taming Power of the Small
  10. Lü / Treading [conduct]
  11. T'ai / Peace
  12. P'i / Standstill [Stagnation]
  13. T'ung Jên / Fellowship with Men
  14. Ta Yu / Possession in Great Measure
  15. Ch'ien / Modesty
  16. Yü / Enthusiasm
  17. Sui / Following
  18. Ku / Work on what has been spoiled [Decay]
  19. Lin / Approach
  20. Kuan / Contemplation (View)
  21. Shih Ho / Biting Through
  22. Pi / Grace
  23. Po / Splitting Apart
  24. Fu / Return (The Turning Point)
  25. Wu Wang / Innocence (The Unexpected)
  26. Ta Ch'u / The Taming Power of the Great
  27. I / Corners of the Mouth (Providing Nourishment)
  28. Ta Kuo / Preponderance of the Great
  29. K'an / The Abysmal (Water)
  30. Li / The Clinging, Fire
  31. Hsien / Influence (Wooing)
  32. Hêng / Duration
  33. TUN / Retreat
  34. Ta Chuang / The Power of the Great
  35. Chin / Progress
  36. Ming I / Darkening of the light
  37. Chia Jên / The Family [The Clan]
  38. K'uei / Opposition
  39. Chien / Obstruction
  40. Hsieh / Deliverance
  41. Sun / Decrease
  42. I / Increase
  43. Kuai / Break-through (Resoluteness)
  44. Kou / Coming to Meet
  45. Ts'ui / Gathering Together [Massing]
  46. Shêng / Pushing Upward
  47. K'un / Oppression (Exhaustion)
  48. Ching / The Well
  49. Ko / Revolution (Molting)
  50. Ting / The Caldron
  51. Chên / The Arousing (Shock, Thunder)
  52. Kên / Keeping Still, Mountain
  53. Chien / Development (Gradual Progress)
  54. Kuei Mei / The Marrying Maiden
  55. Fêng / Abundance [Fullness]
  56. Lü / The Wanderer
  57. Sun / The Gentle (The Penetrating, Wind)
  58. Tui / The Joyous, Lake
  59. Huan / Dispersion [Dissolution]
  60. Chieh / Limitation
  61. Chung Fu / Inner Truth
  62. Hsiao Kuo / Preponderance of the Small
  63. Chi Chi / After Completion
  64. Wei Chi / Before Completion