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I Ching

 

The 8 trigrams of the I Ching. Each hexagram is comprised of two trigrams.
 
Trigram Name Attribute Image Family Relationship
 0  The Receptive
  [ Yin ]
devoted, yielding earth mother
 1  Keeping Still resting mountain 3rd son
 2  The Abysmal dangerous water 2nd son
 3  The Gentle penetrating wind, wood 1st daughter
 4  The Arousing inciting movement thunder 1st son
 5  The Clinging light-giving fire 2nd daughter
 6  The Joyous joyful lake 3rd daughter
 7  The Creative
  [ Yang ]
strong heaven father
 

The 64 hexagrams of the I Ching. (Decimal number below each hexagram is consistent with the ordering system of Wilhelm & Baynes.)
 


1.
The Creative


2.
The Receptive


3.
Difficulty at the Beginning


4.
Youthful Folly


5.
Waiting (Nourishment)


6.
Conflict


7.
The Army


8.
Holding Together [Union]


9.
The Taming Power of the Small


10.
Treading [Conduct]


11.
Peace


12.
Standstill [Stagnation]


13.
Fellowship with Men


14.
Possession in Great Measure


15.
Modesty


16.
Enthusiasm


17.
Following


18.
Work on What Has Been Spoiled [Decay]


19.
Approach


20.
Contemplation (View)


21.
Biting Through


22.
Grace


23.
Splitting Apart


24.
Return (The Turning Point)


25.
Innocence (The Unexpected)


26.
The Taming Power of the Great


27.
The Corners of the Mouth (Providing Nourishment)


28.
Ponderance of the Great


29.
The Abysmal (Water)


30.
The Clinging, Fire


31.
Influence (Wooing)


32.
Duration


33.
Retreat


34.
The Power of the Great


35.
Progress


36.
Darkening of the Light


37.
The Family [The Clan]


38.
Opposition


39.
Obstruction


40.
Deliverance


41.
Decrease


42.
Increase


43.
Breakthrough (Resoluteness)


44.
Coming to Meet


45.
Gathering Together [Massing]


46.
Pushing Upward


47.
Oppression (Exhaustion)


48.
The Well


49.
Revolution (Molting)


50.
The Cauldron


51.
The Arousing (Shock, Thunder)


52.
Keeping Still (Mountain)


53.
Development (Gradual Progress)


54.
The Marrying Maiden


55.
Abundance [Fullness]


56.
The Wanderer


57.
The Gentle (The Penetrating, Wind)


58.
The Joyous, Lake


59.
Dispersion [Dissolution]


60.
Limitation


61.
Inner Truth


62.
Preponderance of the Small


63.
After Completion


64.
Before Completion
 

The 64 hexagrams of the I Ching, listed in sequence according to binary logic. (Decimal number below each hexagram is consistent with the ordering system of Wilhelm & Baynes.)
 


2.
The Receptive


23.
Splitting Apart


8.
Holding Together


20.
Contemplation (View)


16.
Enthusiasm


35.
Progress


45.
Gathering Together [Massing]


12.
Standstill [Stagnation]


15.
Modesty


52.
Keeping Still (Mountain)


39.
Obstruction


53.
Development (Gradual Progress)


62.
Preponderance of the Small


56.
The Wanderer


31.
Influence (Wooing)


33.
Retreat


7.
The Army


4.
Youthful Folly


29.
The Abysmal (Water)


59.
Dispersion [Dissolution]


40.
Deliverance


64.
After Completion


47.
Oppression (Exhaustion)


6.
Conflict


46.
Pushing Upward


18.
Work on What Has Been Spoiled [Decay]


48.
The Well


57.
The Gentle (The Penetrating, Wind)


32.
Duration


50.
The Cauldron


28.
Preponderance of the Great


44.
Coming to Meet


24.
The Turning Point


27.
The Corners of the Mouth (Providing Nourishment)


3.
Difficulty at the Beginning


42.
Increase


51.
The Arousing (Shock, Thunder)


21.
Biting Through


17.
Following


25.
Innocence (The Unexpected)


36.
Darkening of the Light


22.
Grace


63.
After Completion


37.
The Family [The Clan]


55.
Abundance [Fullness]


30.
The Clinging, Fire


49.
Revolution (Molting)


13.
Fellowship with Mean


19.
Approach


41.
Decrease


60.
Limitation


61.
Inner Truth


54.
The Marrying Maiden


38.
Opposition


58.
The Joyous, Lake


10.
Treading [conduct]


11.
Peace


26.
The Taming Power of the Great


5.
Waiting (Nourishment)


9.
The Taming Power of the Small


34.
The Power of the Great


14.
Possession in Great Measure


43.
Breakthrough (Resoluteness)


1.
The Creative






























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