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Yi Jing Introduction – I Ching, the Book of Changes

This famous system of 64 hexagrams plus their commentaries and trans­for­mations is at the root of Chinese thought. Tr. Wilhelm (en, fr).

































































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03×04 05×06 07×08
09-10 11×12 13×14
15-16 17-18 19-20
21-22 23-24 25-26
27¬28 29¬30
31-32 33-34
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37-38 39-40 41-42
43-44 45-46 47-48
49-50 51-52 53-54
55-56 57-58 59-60
61¬62 63¬64

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Trigrams

Ch´ien, the Creative strong heaven father
K´un, the Receptive devoted yielding earth mother
Chên, the Arousing inciting movement thunder first son
K´an, the Abysmal dangerous water second son
Kên, Keeping Still resting mountain third son
Sun, the Gentle penetrating wind, wood first daughter
Li, the Clinging light-giving fire second daughter
Tui, the Joyous joyful lake third daughter

Hexagrams


Ch'ien / The Creative 01

K'un / The Receptive 02

Chun / Difficulty at the Beginning 03

Mêng / Youthful Folly 04

Hsü / Waiting (Nourishment) 05

Sung / Conflict 06

Shih / The Army 07

Pi / Holding Together [Union] 08

Hsiao Ch'u / The Taming Power of the Small 09

Lü / Treading [Conduct] 10

T'ai / Peace 11

P'i / Standstill [Stagnation] 12

T'ung Jên / Fellowship with Men 13

Ta Yu / Possession in Great Measure 14

Ch'ien / Modesty 15

Yü / Enthusiasm 16

Sui / Following 17

Ku / Work on What Has Been Spoiled [Decay] 18

Lin / Approach 19

Kuan / Contemplation (View) 20

Shih Ho / Biting Through 21

Pi / Grace 22

Po / Splitting Apart 23

Fu / Return (The Turning Point) 24

Wu Wang / Innocence (The Unexpected) 25

Ta Ch'u / The Taming Power of the Great 26

I / Corners of the Mouth (Providing Nourishment) 27

Ta Kuo / Preponderance of the Great 28

K'an / The Abysmal (Water) 29

Li / The Clinging, Fire 30

Hsien / Influence (Wooing) 31

Hêng / Duration 32

TUN / Retreat 33

Ta Chuang / The Power of the Great 34

Chin / Progress 35

Ming I / Darkening of the Light 36

Chia Jên / The Family [The Clan] 37

K'uei / Opposition 38

Chien / Obstruction 39

Hsieh / Deliverance 40

Sun / Decrease 41

I / Increase 42

Kuai / Break-through (Resoluteness) 43

Kou / Coming to Meet 44

Ts'ui / Gathering Together [Massing] 45

Shêng / Pushing Upward 46

K'un / Oppression (Exhaustion) 47

Ching / The Well 48

Ko / Revolution (Molting) 49

Ting / The Caldron 50

Chên / The Arousing (Shock, Thunder) 51

Kên / Keeping Still, Mountain 52

Chien / Development (Gradual Progress) 53

Kuei Mei / The Marrying Maiden 54

Fêng / Abundance [Fullness] 55

Lü / The Wanderer 56

Sun / The Gentle (The Penetrating, Wind) 57

Tui / The Joyous, Lake 58

Huan / Dispersion [Dissolution] 59

Chieh / Limitation 60

Chung Fu / Inner Truth 61

Hsiao Kuo / Preponderance of the Small 62

Chi Chi / After Completion 63

Wei Chi / Before Completion 64
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