I Ching

The I Ching has been used for more than 5000 years as an aid to making decisions, predicting the future, etc. So, if nothing else, it is a long-standing and popular source of wisdom and inspiration.

Our descriptions are based on the output of the Unix ching(6) program. There are a number of books on the I Ching. Wu Wei, in particular, has published several with Power Press.

Notes:

This page is also available sorted by pattern. There is also an icon-oriented I Ching Square, but it takes a while to ship over our WWW connection. The icon at the top of each page listed below links to the hexagram's opposite. That is, "Ch'ien" (1) and "K'un" (2) are cross-linked.

Visit www.facade.com/attraction/iching/ for a computer-generated I Ching reading, a paper on I Ching, etc.

Patterns:

1	999999	Ch'ien - The Creative
2	666666	K'un - The Receptive
3	966696	Chun - Difficulty at the Beginning
4	696669	Mêng - Youthful Folly
5	999696	Hsu - Waiting (Nourishment)
6	696999	Sung - Conflict
7	696666	Shih - The Army
8	666696	Pi - Holding Together [Union]
9	999699	Hsiao Ch'u - The Taming Power of the Small
10	996999	Lu - Treading [Conduct]
11	999666	T'ai - Peace
12	666999	P'i - Standstill [Stagnation]
13	969999	T'ung Jên - Fellowship with Men
14	999969	Ta Yu - Possession in Great Measure
15	669666	Ch'ien - Modesty
16	666966	Yu - Enthusiasm
17	966996	Sui - Following
18	699669	Ku - Work on What Has Been Spoiled [Decay]
19	996666	Lin - Approach
20	666699	Kuan - Contemplation (View)
21	966969	Shih Ho - Biting Through
22	969669	Pi - Grace
23	666669	Po - Splitting Apart
24	966666	Fu - Return (The Turning Point)
25	966999	Wu Wang - Innocence (The Unexpected)
26	999669	Ta Ch'u - The Taming Power of the Great
27	966669	I - The Corners of the Mouth (Providing Nourishment)
28	699996	Ta Kuo - Preponderance of the Great
29	696696	K'an - The Abysmal (Water)
30	969969	Li - The Clinging, Fire
31	669996	Hsien - Influence (Wooing)
32	699966	Hêng - Duration
33	669999	Tun - Retreat
34	999966	Ta Chuang - The Power of the Great
35	666969	Chin - Progress
36	969666	Ming I - Darkening of the Light
37	969699	Chia Jên - The Family [The Clan]
38	996969	K'uei - Opposition
39	669696	Chien - Obstruction
40	696966	Hsieh - Deliverance
41	996669	Sun - Decrease
42	966699	I - Increase
43	999996	Kuai - Break-through (Resoluteness)
44	699999	Kou - Coming to Meet
45	666996	Ts'ui - Gathering Together [Massing]
46	699666	Shêng - Pushing Upward
47	696996	K'un - Oppression (Exhaustion)
48	699696	Ching - The Well
49	969996	Ko - Revolution (Molting)
50	699969	Ting - The Caldron
51	966966	Chên - The Arousing (Shock, Thunder)
52	669669	Kên - Keeping Still, Mountain
53	669699	Chien - Development (Gradual Progress)
54	996966	Kuei Mei - The Marrying Maiden
55	969966	Fêng - Abundance [Fullness]
56	669969	Lu - The Wanderer
57	699699	Sun - The Gentle (The Penetrating, Wind)
58	996996	Tui - The Joyous, Lake
59	696699	Huan - Dispersion [Dissolution]
60	996696	Chieh - Limitation
61	996699	Chung Fu - Inner Truth
62	669966	Hsiao Kuo - Preponderance of the Small
63	969696	Chi Chi - After Completion
64	696969	Wei Chi - Before Completion