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What is the I Ching Oracle
The I Ching or Book of Changes is an ancient Chinese divination system estimated to be 4,000 years old.
The central part consists of 64 hexagrams, representing 64 different basic situations, and is used as an oracle.
I Ching is designed more to address issues and situations. A consultation with the Book of Changes helps us understand a current, often tricky situation and thus make the right decision to ensure the best possible future for us.
How to Make I Ching Hexagram
You will need three coins.
Toss the coins.
Heads equals three
Tails equals two
From the table below, draw a line depending on the total. Add up the resulting value of toss.
3x tail = 6
2x tail, 1x head = 7
2x head, 1x tail = 8
3x head = 9
Toss the coins five more times, drawing each new line above the last. The first toss creates a hexagram from the bottom.
Hexagram example:
-- -- = 8
-- -- = 8
- x - = 6
----- = 7
--o-- = 9
----- = 7
The result is 797688
Explore the Original I Ching
This section provides access to the classical I Ching hexagram table, offering a glimpse into the book's ancient wisdom. The original text can be challenging to understand at first, but it holds valuable insights. Click on any hexagram number to delve into its classical description.
The Sixty-four hexagrams
| 1 ䷀ |
2 ䷁ |
3 ䷂ |
4 ䷃ |
5 ䷄ |
6 ䷅ |
7 ䷆ |
8 ䷇ |
| 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 ䷡ |
35 ䷢ |
36 ䷣ |
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 ䷿ |
Decision:
Sublime success in firm correctness.
Image:
Heaven's powerful movement. The superior one forever strives.
Lines:
(1st=9) Hidden dragon. Inaction.
(2nd=9) Dragon appears in the field. Advantage to see the great one.
(3rd=9) All day, the superior one acts creatively. At dusk the mind is still restless. Peril yet no error.
(4th=9) Dragon flies uncertainly over the deep. No error.
(5th=9) Flying dragon. Advantage to see the great one.
(Top=9) Arrogant dragon will need to repent.
(dynamic=9) Flying headless dragons. Good fortune.
Decision:
Sublime success in firm correctness.
Image:
Heaven's powerful movement. The superior one forever strives.
Lines:
(1st=9) Hidden dragon. Inaction.
(2nd=9) Dragon appears in the field. Advantage to see the great one.
(3rd=9) All day, the superior one acts creatively. At dusk the mind is still restless. Peril yet no error.
(4th=9) Dragon flies uncertainly over the deep. No error.
(5th=9) Flying dragon. Advantage to see the great one.
(Top=9) Arrogant dragon will need to repent.
(dynamic=9) Flying headless dragons. Good fortune.
Decision:
Supreme success in the firm correctness of a mare. The superior one trying to lead goes astray, but in following, finds guidance. Friends are in the west and south, not in the east and north. Good fortune in quiet persistence.
Image:
The receptive nature of the earth. The superior one builds virtues to endure all things.
Lines:
(1st=6) With hoarfrost underfoot, solid ice is near.
(2nd=6) Straight, square, great. Effortless advantage.
(3rd=6) If serving the ruler, bring to completion, seeking no praise.
(4th=6) A tied sack. No blame, no praise.
(5th=6) Yellow undergarment. Supreme good fortune.
(Top=6) Dragons fight in the wilderness. Their blood is blue and yellow.
(dynamic=6) Advantage in firm correctness.
Decision:
Great success in firm correctness. Act only when progress is possible. Seek helpers.
Image:
Clouds and thunder. The superior one brings order to matters.
Lines:
(1st=9) Hesitation. Be firm and correct. Seek helpers.
(2nd=6) Wagon loses its horse. A suitor arrives, not a robber. Offer chastely declined. In ten years they will marry.
(3rd=6) Whoever hunts deer without a forester only gets lost. The superior one seeing the signs, desists. To go on brings regret.
(4th=6) Wagon loses its horse. She seeks a suitor's help. Advantage in every move.
(5th=9) Difficulty in giving favours. Persist firmly only in small matters.
(Top=6) Wagon loses its horse, blood and tears flow.
Decision:
Success. I do not seek young folly, but it seeks me. The first time, I offer guidance. But asking too often is irreverent, and I say nothing. Advantage in firm correctness.
Image:
A spring at the foot of a mountain. The superior one fosters virtue with resolve.
Lines:
(1st=6) Punishment dispels ignorance and frees the mind. But too much or too little brings regret.
(2nd=9) Good fortune to suffer fools. Likewise to take a wife. The son can support the family.
(3rd=6) Do not marry a woman who cannot control herself when she sees a wealthy one. No advantage.
(4th=6) Young folly brings regret.
(5th=6) Innocent youth brings good fortune.
(Top=9) Advantage only by keeping harm from the young fool.
Decision:
Sincerity brings brilliant success. Good fortune in firm correctness. Advantage to cross the great water.
Image:
High clouds. The superior one likes to eat, drink and be merry.
Lines:
(1st=9) Waiting in the fields. Maintaining purpose. No error.
(2nd=9) Waiting on the sand. There is gossip, but eventual good fortune.
(3rd=9) Waiting in the mud. Inviting robbers.
(4th=6) Waiting in blood. Coming out of the pit.
(5th=9) Waiting before a feast. Good fortune in firm correctness.
(Top=6) Falling into the pit. Three uninvited guests. If treated with respect, they bring good fortune.
Decision:
Though sincere, you are obstructed. Acting cautiously brings good fortune. Persistence brings misfortune. Advantage to see the great one, but not to cross the great water.
Image:
Heaven and water go their opposite ways. The superior one carefully considers the first move before commencing any venture.
Lines:
(1st=6) Not proceeding. There is gossip. Good fortune in the end.
(2nd=9) Retreating to one's home town of 300 families. Free from incident.
(3rd=6) Living by old virtues brings firm correctness. Peril, but eventual good fortune. If serving the ruler, seek no praise.
(4th=9) Retreating to study the Way. A change of mind staying firmly correct. Good fortune.
(5th=9) Conflict brings good fortune.
(Top=9) The ruler awards a leather belt, yet before noon, it is taken three times.
Decision:
Firm correctness. A seasoned leader: good fortune, no blame.
Image:
Underground water. The superior one gathers an army by kindness.
Lines:
(1st=6) The army marches with discipline. Without this, disaster.
(2nd=9) Amidst the army, its leader. Good fortune, no blame. The ruler bestows honour three times.
(3rd=6) A badly led army meets with evil.
(4th=6) The army retreats. No error.
(5th=6) There is game in the field. Seize it without blame. While the elder son leads, and the younger is fit only to carry corpses, misfortune.
(Top=6) The great ruler appoints heads of states and of families. Low people should not be used.
Decision:
Good fortune. Consult the oracle once again. If you are virtuous, correct and firm, there will be no error. Those who are troubled will join you, latecomers meeting misfortune.
Image:
Water on the earth. Rulers of old set up states, maintaining good relations with their feudal chiefs.
Lines:
(1st=6) Sincere associations. No error. With a true heart, like water in a jug, good fortune.
(2nd=6) Unity from the heart. Good fortune in firm correctness.
(3rd=6) Association with the wrong people.
(4th=6) Association with an outsider. Good fortune in firm correctness.
(5th=9) Great unity. The ruler hunts on three sides only, allowing game to escape at the front. The people unprepared. Good fortune.
(Top=6) No initiative in seeking unity. Misfortune.
Decision:
Success. Dense clouds, no rain from the western borders.
Image:
Wind in the sky. The superior one seeks to beautify virtue.
Lines:
(1st=9) Returning to the Way. What error? Good fortune.
(2nd=9) Returning to the Way by persuasion.
(3rd=9) The spokes are gone from the wagon wheel. Man and wife are not in harmony.
(4th=6) Inner sincerity averts bloodshed and fear goes. No error.
(5th=9) Inner sincerity draws others near, enriched by neighbours.
(Top=9) Rain comes. Virtue grows. A firm and persistent woman meets peril. The moon is nearly full. The superior one will meet evil in persistence.
Decision:
Treading on a tiger's tail. It does not bite. Success.
Image:
Heaven above the lake. The superior one, discriminating between high and low, calms the people.
Lines:
(1st=9) Progress along the proper Way without error.
(2nd=9) A smooth, easy Way. The firm correctness of a hermit. Good fortune.
(3rd=6) A one-eyed man can see. A lame man can walk. Treading on a tiger's tail, he gets bitten. Misfortune. A daring one serves a great ruler.
(4th=9) Treading on the tiger's tail with caution and apprehension. Eventual good fortune.
(5th=9) Treading with firm correctness and resolve. Peril.
(Top=9) Examine the steps you take, looking for signs. Supreme good fortune if all is in order.
Decision:
The small goes, the great comes. Good fortune and prosperity.
Image:
Heaven and earth united. The ruler comprehending their courses, helps regulate their gifts, benefitting the people.
Lines:
(1st=9) Pulling up grass, other stalks come with it. Ventures bring good fortune.
(2nd=9) Tolerant of others, willing to swim rivers, mindful of what is distant, fair with friends. The Middle Way.
(3rd=9) No plain not turning to slope. No going without return. Resolve in peril is without error. Not sad at certain change. Sincerity brings happiness.
(4th=6) A fluttering bird, riches ignored, calls on its neighbours. Sincere.
(5th=6) The ruler's daughter given in marriage. Happiness and supreme good fortune.
(Top=6) The city wall falls into the moat. Use no armed force. Warn the people. Persistence brings regret.
Decision:
Bad people do not further the firm and correct Path of the superior one. The great go out. The small come in.
Image:
Heaven and earth in disunion. The superior one is frugal to avoid hardship. Not tempted by wealth or glory.
Lines:
(1st=6) Pulling up grass, other stalks come with it. Firm correctness brings good fortune and success.
(2nd=6) Patience and endurance. Good fortune for low people. Success for the great one.
(3rd=6) Enduring shame.
(4th=9) Acting at the command of Heaven without blame. Friends will share the happiness.
(5th=9) Stagnation ends. Good fortune for the great one, who exclaims: What if it fail, what if it fail? Let it be tied to the mulberry trees.
(Top=9) Stagnation ends. First stagnation, then good fortune.
Decision:
In the open. Success. Advantage to cross the great water. Advantage in the firm correctness of the superior one.
Image:
Heaven with fire. The superior one distinguishes between things.
Lines:
(1st=9) Comrades at the gate. No blame.
(2nd=6) Comrades among the clan. Regret.
(3rd=9) He hides weapons in the bushes, climbs a hill, For three years he makes no attack.
(4th=9) He climbs the city wall. He Does not attack. Good fortune.
(5th=9) Comrades weep and then laugh. They gain victory and unite.
(Top=9) Comrades in the field. No regret.
Decision:
Prosperity and success.
Image:
Fire in heaven. The superior one fights evil and exalts good, according to heavenly virtue.
Lines:
(1st=9) Regret comes from lack of comrades, not from error. Fortitude avoids error.
(2nd=9) A big wagon. Any direction. No Error.
(3rd=9) A chief's gift. A petty man is unequal to this.
(4th=9) Using resources with restraint. No Error.
(5th=6) Others show equal sincerity. Dignity brings good fortune.
(Top=9) Blessed by heaven. Good fortune in all things.
Decision:
Success. The superior one cultivates modesty. Good fortune.
Image:
Underground mountain. The superior one balances excess and need.
Lines:
(1st=6) The superior one augments modesty. Crossing the great water brings good fortune.
(2nd=6) Modesty revealed. Firm correctness brings good fortune.
(3rd=9) The superior one, modesty known, enjoys continued success. Good fortune.
(4th=6) Advantage in all ventures. Modesty sways action.
(5th=6) Humbly employing neighbours. Favourable to use force. Advantage.
(Top=6) Modesty known. Favourable to use armies to punish the towns.
Decision:
Advantage to install chiefs and to set armies marching.
Image:
Thunder crashing from the earth. Rulers of old made music and exalted virtue, offering them to Heaven. Their ancestors present.
Lines:
(1st=6) Satisfaction publicly expressed. Misfortune.
(2nd=6) Firm as a rock. A decision before nightfall. Resolve brings good fortune.
(3rd=6) Self-satisfied, aiming high. Hesitation. Regret.
(4th=9) The source of enthusiasm brings great success. Doubt not, and friends will gather as hair in a clasp.
(5th=6) Persistently ill, yet not dying.
(Top=6) The pleasure seeker should change course to avoid regret.
Decision:
Prosperity. Advantage in firm correctness. No error.
Image:
Thunder below the lake. The superior one rests indoors at dusk.
Lines:
(1st=9) Changing course. Good fortune in firm correctness. Going outdoors to seek company brings merit.
(2nd=6) Choose the young person, lose the mature.
(3rd=6) Choose the mature person, lose the young. Find what you seek. Stay firm and correct.
(4th=9) A following gains reward, but persistence brings evil. With sincerity, how is there error?
(5th=9) Sincerity in the good. Good fortune.
(Top=6) Sincerity gets loyalty. The ruler offers sacrifices on the western mountain.
Decision:
Progress and success. Advantage to cross the great water. Deliberate three days before, and three days after.
Image:
Wind below the mountain. The superior one stirs people's virtue.
Lines:
(1st=6) Setting right the father's errors. If the child is capable, the father will escape blame. Peril, but eventual good fortune.
(2nd=9) Setting right the mother's errors. Not too persistently.
(3rd=9) Setting right the father's errors. Small regret. No great error.
(4th=6) Compounding the father's errors. Persistence brings regret.
(5th=6) Setting right the father's errors. Gains praise.
(Top=9) Serving neither ruler nor chief, setting one's own high goals.
Decision:
Prosperity. Firm correctness brings advantage. In the eighth month, evil.
Image:
Earth above the lake. The superior one tirelessly teaches and protects the people.
Lines:
(1st=9) Advancing with another. Firm correctness brings good fortune.
(2nd=9) Advancing with another. Good fortune. No disadvantage
(3rd=6) Happy advance, but no gain. Anxiety brings no error.
(4th=6) Correct descent. No error.
(5th=6) Wise advance, as befits a great ruler. Good fortune.
(Top=6) Generous advance. Good fortune. No error.
Decision:
Washed but offering not yet made. Sincerity brings sincerity.
Image:
Wind across the earth. Rulers of old visited the regions, observing the people, to plan their instruction.
Lines:
(1st=6) Childish views. In the low, no blame. In the superior one, regret.
(2nd=6) Peeping from behind a door. Advantageous in a woman.
(3rd=6) Self-contemplation. Whether to advance or retreat.
(4th=6) Contemplating the country's glory. Advantage as the ruler's guest.
(5th=9) Self-contemplation. The superior one has no regret.
(Top=9) Self-contemplation from above. The superior one has no regret.
Decision:
Success. Advantage in the law courts.
Image:
Thunder and lightning. Rulers of old defined laws and penalties.
Lines:
(1st=9) Feet in the stocks, toes hidden. No error.
(2nd=6) Biting through skin until the nose is bitten off. No error.
(3rd=6) Chewing old dry meat, reaching poison. Mild regret. No error.
(4th=9) Gnawing at a bone's dried meat, a verdict must be reached. Advantage in strength and firm correctness. Good fortune.
(5th=6) Gnawing at a bone's dried meat, a difficult verdict must be reached. Peril. If firm and correct, no error.
(Top=9) Wearing a wooden yoke, hiding the ears. Regret.
Decision:
Success in small matters.
Image:
Fire under the mountain. The superior one is audacious in daily affairs, cautious in legal matters.
Lines:
(1st=9) Dressing the feet, leaving the carriage, and walking.
(2nd=6) Dressing the hair.
(3rd=9) Dressed up and glistening. Firm correctness brings good fortune.
(4th=6) Dressed in white, as a winged white horse. Not a robber, but a suitor.
(5th=6) Walking in hills and gardens, dressed in coarse cloth. A small gift, but eventual good fortune.
(Top=9) Plain white clothes. No error.
Decision:
No advantage in any move.
Image:
Mountain on the earth. Those above strengthen those below, building stable foundations.
Lines:
(1st=6) Taking the legs off the bed. Misfortune.
(2nd=6) Taking the sides off the bed. Misfortune.
(3rd=6) Meeting the destructive process. Yet without error.
(4th=6) Taking the mattress from the bed. Evil.
(5th=6) Courtesans follow their leader, like a shoal of fish, seeking favour. No disadvantage.
(Top=9) A large fruit yet uneaten. The superior one gets a carriage. The mean topple their houses.
Decision:
Success. Coming or going without harm. Friends come without regret. The Way repeats itself on the seventh day. Any direction gains.
Image:
Thunder within the earth. Rulers of old closed the passes on the winter solstice. Merchants and travellers would break their journeys. The ruler did not visit the regions.
Lines:
(1st=9) Early return. No regret. Great fortune.
(2nd=6) Happy return. Good fortune.
(3rd=6) Repeated return. Though peril, no blame.
(4th=6) Going with others, returning alone.
(5th=6) Sincere return. No regret.
(Top=6) Confused return. Evil, even disaster. If armies are sent, defeat. The ruler cannot conquer even in ten years.
Decision:
Prosperity. Advantage in firmness. Incorrectness leads to disadvantage and error in any direction.
Image:
Thunder under heaven. All things acting by their true nature, without error. Rulers of old, in accordance with the seasons, nourished all things.
Lines:
(1st=9) Sincerity. Advance brings good fortune.
(2nd=6) With no thought of harvest or fertility, ploughing and cultivating. Advantage in any direction.
(3rd=6) Undeserved calamity. The tethered cow stolen. The people's loss.
(4th=9) Remaining firm and correct. No error.
(5th=9) Undeserved illness. Take no medicine and rejoice.
(Top=9) Though sincere, any advance leads to error.
Decision:
Advantage in firm correctness. Not eating at home brings good fortune. Advantage to cross the great water.
Image:
Heaven within the mountain. The superior one learns the ancient words and deeds, increasing virtue.
Lines:
(1st=9) Peril. Advance no further.
(2nd=9) The axle has fallen from the wagon.
(3rd=9) Horses chase each other. Strong resolve brings progress. Daily practice of self-defence and chariot driving. Proceeding with plans brings advantage.
(4th=6) A young bull wears a headboard. Great good fortune.
(5th=6) Tusks of a gelded boar. Good fortune.
(Top=9) Attaining the Way of Heaven. Prosperity.
Decision:
Good fortune in firm correctness. Consider how the people seek their own nourishment.
Image:
Thunder below the mountain. The superior one watches words, and regulates eating and drinking.
Lines:
(1st=9) Releasing your magic tortoise, you look at me, slack jawed. Misfortune.
(2nd=6) Seeking food from those below or above. Misfortune to persist.
(3rd=6) Incorrect nourishment. For ten years, no advantage in any direction.
(4th=6) Seeking food from those below. Good fortune. Staring, unblinking as a tiger. No error.
(5th=6) Abnormal action. Remaining firm brings good fortune. Do not cross the great water.
(Top=9) The source of nourishment. Sensing peril brings good fortune. Advantage to cross the great water.
Decision:
The beam sags to breaking point. Advantage in any direction. Success.
Image:
Trees below the lake. The superior one stands alone without fear, retires from the world without regret.
Lines:
(1st=6) White rush mats spread out. No error.
(2nd=9) An old willow sprouts green shoots. An old man takes a young wife. Advantage in any direction.
(3rd=9) The beam sags to breaking point. Misfortune.
(4th=9) The beam is strong, but regret in reliance on weak support. Good fortune.
(5th=9) An old willows flowers. An old woman takes a husband. No blame, no praise.
(Top=6) Fording the stream, water covers the head. Misfortune. No blame.
Decision:
Perilous chasm. Calm sincerity brings success.
Image:
Flowing water. The superior one practises virtuous conduct and teaches others.
Lines:
(1st=6) In the chasm, falling into a pit. Misfortune.
(2nd=9) Perilous chasm. Advantage only in small things.
(3rd=6) Inward and outward peril. In the chasm, falling into a pit. Do not act.
(4th=6) Jar of wine, bowl of rice and earthen pots. Simply offered through the window. Eventually no error.
(5th=9) Chasm not full. No error.
(Top=6) Tied up in a thorny thicket for three years. Misfortune.
Decision:
Success in firm correctness. Good fortune in rearing cows.
Image:
Brilliance repeated. The great one brightens virtue, illuminating the four quarters of the world.
Lines:
(1st=9) Confused steps. Reverence brings no error.
(2nd=6) Yellow light. Great good fortune.
(3rd=9) In the setting sun, they beat pots and sing, or bemoan the onset of old age. Misfortune.
(4th=9) It comes suddenly. It flares up, dies down, is discarded.
(5th=6) Floods of tears and groans. Good fortune.
(Top=9) The ruler's army is sent to punish the rebellion. To crush the leaders, sparing their followers. No Error.
Decision:
Firm correctness furthers. Good fortune to take a young bride.
Image:
Lake on the mountain. The superior one receives others with humility.
Lines:
(1st=6) Toes wriggling.
(2nd=6) Flexing the calf muscles. Peril. Refrain brings good fortune.
(3rd=9) Thighs move. Clutching at those who follow. Regret.
(4th=9) Good fortune in firm correctness without regret. Hesitation, but friends follow.
(5th=9) Moving the neck. No Regret.
(Top=6) Moving the tongue and jaws.
Decision:
Success. No regret. Advantage in firm and correct plans.
Image:
Thunder and wind. The superior one stands firm and unchanging.
Lines:
(1st=6) Seeking endurance. Persistence brings regret.
(2nd=9) Remorse disappears.
(3rd=9) Unsteady virtue. Persistence brings regret.
(4th=9) A field with no game.
(5th=6) Chastity and steady virtue. Good fortune in women, evil in men.
(Top=6) Misfortune in trying too much.
Decision:
Success. Advantage to persist in small matters.
Image:
Mountain under heaven. The superior one keeps distant from the inferior, with calm reserve.
Lines:
(1st=6) Withdrawn to the tail. Peril. Do not advance.
(2nd=6) Holding fast to purpose, as bound to it by thongs of yellow oxhide.
(3rd=9) Withdrawn as if tied to a post. Worry and peril. Advantage in caring for servants.
(4th=9) Glad withdrawal brings good fortune to the superior one, not to the inferior.
(5th=9) Graceful withdrawal. Good fortune in firm correctness.
(Top=9) Affluent withdrawal. Advantage.
Decision:
Advantage in firm correctness.
Image:
Thunder in heaven. The superior one takes no improper step.
Lines:
(1st=9) Strong toes. Persistence brings misfortune.
(2nd=9) Good fortune in firm correctness.
(3rd=9) The mean use strong force, the superior one does not. Persistence brings regret. A goat butts a fence, getting its horns tangled.
(4th=9) Good fortune in firm correctness, regret disappears. The goat's horns are freed. Strong as the axle of a big wagon.
(5th=6) The goat strays. No regret.
(Top=6) A goat butts a fence, getting stuck. No advantage. Good fortune in strength.
Decision:
The chief, honoured with many horses, received by the ruler, three times in one day.
Image:
Sun over the earth. The superior one brightens virtue.
Lines:
(1st=6) Frustrated progress. Good fortune in firm correctness. Virtue not yet recognised, openness avoids error.
(2nd=6) Sorrowful progress. Good fortune in firm correctness. A grandmother's favour.
(3rd=6) Trusted. No regret.
(4th=9) Progress like a rodent. Persistence brings peril.
(5th=6) Regret disappears. No concern with loss or gain. Advantage.
(Top=9) Advancing with horns to punish the rebels. Sensing peril brings good fortune and no blame. Persistence brings regret.
Decision:
In adversity, advantage in firm correctness.
Image:
The light sunk into the earth. The superior one's hidden wisdom.
Lines:
(1st=9) Lowered wings as the light dims. Determined to follow the Way, fasting for three days. Derided.
(2nd=6) Wounded in the left thigh, meeting good fortune in a strong horse.
(3rd=9) Hunting in the south, the enemy leader is captured. Do not act too soon.
(4th=6) Penetrating the left belly, finding the heart of the darkness, and exiting through the courtyard.
(5th=6) As with Prince Chi, advantage in firm correctness.
(Top=6) Not light, but dark. Ascending to heaven, then falling to earth.
Decision:
Advantage in the firm correctness of a woman.
Image:
Wind from fire. The superior one's speech is true, actions consistent.
Lines:
(1st=9) Regulation within the family. No Regret.
(2nd=6) She selflessly prepares the family's food. Good fortune in firm correctness.
(3rd=9) Sternness within the family. Regret and sensing peril, bring good fortune. Frivolity of wife and children brings regret.
(4th=6) She enriches the family. Great good fortune.
(5th=9) The ruler's influence in shaping the family. Do not worry. Good fortune.
(Top=9) Virtuous as a ruler. Eventual good fortune.
Decision:
Good fortune in small matters.
Image:
Fire above the lake. The superior one retains individuality.
Lines:
(1st=9) Regret disappears. Do not chase a lost horse. It will return of its own accord. Among bad men, no error.
(2nd=9) Meeting one's master in a lane. No error.
(3rd=6) A wagon pulled back, its oxen tied up. Hair and nose cut off. Not a good beginning, but a good end.
(4th=9) Alienated, a sincere ally is found. Peril, but no error.
(5th=6) Regret disappears. So close, they seem to bite each other. How can going forward be an error?
(Top=9) Alienated, seeing a dirty pig, and a wagon full of demons. Bow and arrow raised, then lowered. This is not a robber, but kin. Forward in gentle rain. Good fortune.
Decision:
Advantage in the southwest, not in the northeast. Advantage to see the great one. Good fortune in firm correctness.
Image:
Water on the mountain. The superior one in self-examination, nurturing virtue.
Lines:
(1st=6) Going meets obstruction. Returning brings praise.
(2nd=6) The ruler's minister suffers many obstructions, without thought of personal gain.
(3rd=9) Going meets obstruction. Return.
(4th=6) Going meets obstruction. Return.
(5th=9) Going meets obstruction. Friends come.
(Top=6) Going meets obstruction. Return brings good fortune. Advantage to see the great one.
Decision:
Advantage in the southwest. If no tasks remain, good fortune in returning. If tasks remain, good fortune in urgency.
Image:
Thunder and rain. The superior one pardons mistakes.
Lines:
(1st=6) No Error.
(2nd=9) Catching three foxes and receiving a yellow arrow. Good fortune in firm correctness.
(3rd=6) Carrying a load, yet riding in a carriage. Inviting robbers. Persistence brings regret.
(4th=9) Massage your toes. Sincere friends will come.
(5th=6) The superior one seeks escape. Good fortune. Low people notice sincerity.
(Top=6) The chief shoots a hawk on a high wall. Advantage.
Decision:
Decreasing the excess with sincerity, good fortune. No error. Firm correctness in advancing. Offer two baskets of food in sacrifice.
Image:
Lake below the mountain. The superior one controls anger and desires.
Lines:
(1st=9) Stopping work and hurrying away. No error, but consider the decreased wealth.
(2nd=9) Advantage in firm correctness. New ventures bring misfortune. Increase others without decreasing oneself.
(3rd=6) Three walk together. One must leave, and finds a friend.
(4th=6) Decreasing one's faults, friends are happy to help. No error.
(5th=6) A gift of ten tortoise shells, with no refusal. Great good fortune.
(Top=9) Gain without loss to others. No error. Good fortune in firm correctness. Advantage in somewhere to go. Help received benefits all.
Decision:
Advantage in undertakings, and to cross the great water.
Image:
Wind and thunder. The superior one sees good and turns towards it. Seeing bad, turns away from it.
Lines:
(1st=9) Advantage in great undertakings. Great good fortune. No error.
(2nd=6) A gift of ten tortoise shells, with no refusal. Good fortune in firm correctness. The ruler makes lavish offerings to Heaven. Good fortune.
(3rd=6) Enriched by unfortunate circumstance. No error. Sincerely walking the Middle Way, as one wearing the jade emblem of rank.
(4th=6) Following the Middle Way, entrusted with such important tasks as moving the capital.
(5th=9) With sincere heart, helping all below. Supreme good fortune. Such virtue acknowledged.
(Top=9) Attacked for enriching no one. Following no steady way. Misfortune.
Decision:
Exposing evil at the ruler's court, with sincere appeal to remedy the peril. Warn the people not to use arms. Advantage to proceed.
Image:
Lake rising to heaven. The superior one dispenses all wealth, keeping none unused.
Lines:
(1st=9) Advance with strong toes meets error.
(2nd=9) Alarm sounded, arms in the night. No fear.
(3rd=9) Advance with a determined look brings misfortune. The superior one is resolute, walks alone in the rain. Malicious gossip. No error.
(4th=9) The thighs have no skin. No regret to be led like a lamb, but advice is ignored.
(5th=9) Weeds must be uprooted with firm resolve. Walking the Middle Way without error.
(Top=6) No one to call for help. Misfortune.
Decision:
A strong maiden appears. Best not to marry her.
Image:
Wind under heaven. The ruler's decrees made known to the people.
Lines:
(1st=6) Apply a metal brake. Good fortune in firm correctness, while advance brings misfortune. A lean pig leaps about.
(2nd=9) Fish are in the bag. No blame. They are not for the guests.
(3rd=9) The thighs have no skin. Peril, but no error.
(4th=9) No fish in the bag. Misfortune.
(5th=9) Leaves hide the melon. It drops down as from heaven.
(Top=9) Meeting in a horny place. Regret, but no blame.
Decision:
Success. The ruler goes to the ancestral temple. Advantage to see the great one, in firm correctness, and to proceed. Offering great sacrifices brings good fortune.
Image:
Lake above the earth. The superior one keeps weapons sharp, ready for the unforeseen.
Lines:
(1st=6) Sincere desire for unity confuses those around. Cry out, and smiles will return. No Regret. Proceed with no error.
(2nd=6) Being led brings good fortune and no error. With sincerity, advantage in even a small offering at spring worship.
(3rd=6) Seeking unity without error, but with small regret.
(4th=9) Great good fortune, and no blame.
(5th=9) Promoting unity. No error. Persistent virtuous conduct brings eventual trust.
(Top=6) Sighing and weeping. No error.
Decision:
Prosperity. See the great one without worry. Good fortune in going south.
Image:
Trees growing from the earth. The superior one cultivates virtue, accumulating the small, to achieve the high and great.
Lines:
(1st=6) Rising to the welcome of those above. Great good fortune.
(2nd=9) Sincerity makes even a small spring offering acceptable. No error.
(3rd=9) Rising into an empty city.
(4th=6) Making the ruler's offerings on Mount Chi. Good fortune. No error.
(5th=6) Good fortune in firm correctness. Rising step by step.
(Top=6) Blindly rising. Advantage in tireless firm correctness.
Decision:
Success. Good fortune for the great one with firm correctness. No error. Speeches will not impress.
Image:
No water in the lake. The superior one's life is the Way.
Lines:
(1st=6) Tangled in a barren tree. Into a dark valley, seeing no light for three years.
(2nd=9) Troubled by food and drink, red official robes approach. Advantage to offer sacrifices. Misfortune in action. No error.
(3rd=6) Overhanging rocks with only thorns to grasp. Coming home, spouse not there. Misfortune.
(4th=9) Proceeding slowly, halted by a golden carriage. Regret, but a good ending.
(5th=9) With nose and feet cut off, yet with a serene look, hindered by an official with purple knee bands. Advantage to make offerings.
(Top=6) Bound by creeping vines, moving unsteadily saying: this will bring regret. Remorse opens the Way to good fortune.
Decision:
The town may move, but the well cannot. Its level is constant, though they come to draw water. Misfortune if the rope be too short or the jug broken.
Image:
Water over wood. The superior one inspires the people to work and help each other.
Lines:
(1st=6) An old muddy well with undrinkable water. No animals visit.
(2nd=9) A hole in the well where water and fish escape. Water leaks from the cracked jug.
(3rd=9) The well is clean, but sadly unused. With an enlightened ruler, the people would benefit.
(4th=6) A well lined with bricks. No error.
(5th=9) A well with cool clear drinking water.
(Top=6) An open well, like the sincerity that brings good fortune.
Decision:
Once achieved, reform is believed. Progress and success. Advantage in firm correctness. No regret.
Image:
Fire in the lake. The superior one regulates the calendar and defines the seasons.
Lines:
(1st=9) Bound by thongs of yellow oxhide.
(2nd=6) Reform at the right time. Good fortune in new ventures. No error.
(3rd=9) Misfortune in new ventures. Peril in Persistence. Discuss reform three times before acting.
(4th=9) Regret disappears. Sincere reform brings good fortune.
(5th=9) The great one reforms as a tiger changes its stripes. Believed, even before consulting the oracle.
(Top=6) The superior one reforms as a leopard changes its spots, while the low change their faces. Misfortune in new ventures. Good fortune in firm correctness.
Decision:
Supreme good fortune. Success.
Image:
Fire over wood. The superior one attends to the Way of Heaven.
Lines:
(1st=6) A pot upturned to empty the decay. No error to take the concubine for the son she bears.
(2nd=9) A pot filled with food. My envious company cannot harm me. Good fortune.
(3rd=9) A pot with no handles that cannot be moved. The fine pheasant meat is uneaten. Rain coming ends regret. Eventual good fortune.
(4th=9) The pot's legs broken, the chief's meal spills. Regret and misfortune.
(5th=6) A pot with yellow handles and golden rings. Advantage in firm correctness.
(Top=9) The pot with jade rings. Great good fortune. No disadvantage.
Decision:
Success. Crash of thunder. Horror, then excitement. Terrifying for thirty miles, though steady hands carry the sacrificial wine.
Image:
Thunder repeated. The superior one fearfully works on virtue.
Lines:
(1st=9) Crash of thunder. Horror, then excitement. Good fortune.
(2nd=6) Thunder brings peril. Treasure abandoned to climb the high hills. No need to search for what is lost. After seven days it will be returned.
(3rd=6) Thunder terrifies. Misfortune avoided if the shock stimulates action.
(4th=9) Thunder absorbed by mud.
(5th=6) Coming and going amid the thunder. Peril, with tasks to perform.
(Top=6) Terrified gazes in the thunder. Misfortune in any venture. Caution when it reaches your neighbour. No error, but some gossip.
Decision:
Back still, unaware of the body. Noticing no one in the courtyard. No blame.
Image:
Mountain upon mountain. The superior one dwells in the present.
Lines:
(1st=6) Toes still. No error. Advantage in firm correctness.
(2nd=6) Resting calves and legs. Unable to help the one who leads. Unhappy heart.
(3rd=9) Keeping the hips still, ribs showing. Peril. The heart burns.
(4th=6) Body at rest. No error.
(5th=6) Stilling the jaws, words have order. Regret disappears.
(Top=9) Solemn stillness. Good fortune.
Decision:
A maiden given in marriage. Good fortune. Advantage in firm correctness.
Image:
Tree on a mountain. The superior one by exemplary dignity and virtue, guides the people.
Lines:
(1st=6) The wild geese draw near the shore. Young one faces peril and gossip. No error.
(2nd=6) The wild geese draw near the cliffs, eating and drinking in happy harmony. Good fortune.
(3rd=9) The wild geese draw near to land. A man sets out, not to return. A woman bears a dead child. Misfortune. Advantage to resist robbers.
(4th=6) The wild geese draw near the tree, seeking flat branches. No error.
(5th=9) The wild geese reach the hill. The woman bears no child for three years, then gives birth. Good fortune.
(Top=9) The wild geese reach the mountain. Their feathers can be used for ceremony. Good fortune.
Decision:
Misfortune in any venture. No advantage.
Image:
Thunder over the lake. The superior one, while looking to the future, attends to present mistakes.
Lines:
(1st=9) She marries as a secondary wife, lame but able to progress. Good fortune in any venture.
(2nd=9) Blind in one eye yet able to see. Advantage in the resolve of a hermit.
(3rd=6) She marries as a concubine. Returning home, she remarries as a secondary wife.
(4th=9) Postponed marriage, happens at a later date.
(5th=6) The Emperor I gave his daughter in marriage. Her dress less ornate than her attendant's. The moon, almost full, brings good fortune.
(Top=6) Her basket is nearly empty. The slaughtered lamb is bloodless. No advantage.
Decision:
Prosperity. The ruler attaining abundance should not be sad, but like the sun at midday.
Image:
Thunder and lightning. The superior one decides lawsuits and proper punishments.
Lines:
(1st=9) Two rulers meet for ten days. No regret. Advantage in a shared venture.
(2nd=6) So many curtains, the pole star is visible at midday. Advancement arouses suspicion. Good fortune in sincere persistence.
(3rd=9) The banner so large, a star is visible at midday. Broken right arm. No Error.
(4th=9) So many curtains, the pole star is visible at midday. The two rulers meet. They are of like mind. Good fortune.
(5th=6) Great ones arrive. Rejoicing and good fortune.
(Top=6) The house is large with curtains and banners. Peeping through the door, the house is empty. For three years no one is seen. Misfortune.
Decision:
Success in small things. Firm correctness brings good fortune to the wanderer.
Image:
Fire on the mountain. The superior one uses cautious wisdom when imposing penalties, ensuring no lawsuits drag on.
Lines:
(1st=6) The mean wanderer, busy with trivial things, earns misfortune.
(2nd=6) The wanderer stays at an inn, with some possessions and a trusted servant.
(3rd=9) The inn burns down. The servant is lost. Peril.
(4th=9) The wanderer is sheltering with an axe for protecting possessions. But no peace of mind.
(5th=6) Shooting a pheasant, losing an arrow. Eventual praise and responsibility.
(Top=9) A bird's nest on fire. First laughter, then weeping. An ox is lost. Misfortune.
Decision:
Success in small things. Advantage in any direction, and to see the great one.
Image:
One wind follows another. The superior one commands those below, and attends to affairs.
Lines:
(1st=6) Advancing or retreating, advantage in the discipline of a warrior.
(2nd=9) Cowering under the bed, priests and exorcists are called for. Good fortune. No Error.
(3rd=9) Repeated penetration. Regret.
(4th=6) Regret vanishes. When hunting, three kinds of game.
(5th=9) Good fortune in firm correctness. Regret vanishes. No Disadvantage. Not a good beginning, but a good ending. Deliberation three days before and three days after brings good fortune.
(Top=9) Cowering under the bed, protection lost. Misfortune in persistence.
Decision:
Success. Advantage in firm correctness.
Image:
Two lakes together. The superior one with friends for discussion and activities.
Lines:
(1st=9) Joy of harmony. Good fortune.
(2nd=9) Joy in sincerity. Good fortune. Regret disappears.
(3rd=6) Pleasure seeking. Misfortune.
(4th=9) Choosing pleasures bring unrest. After nearly meeting harm, joy.
(5th=9) Trusting an enemy. Peril.
(Top=6) Joy in attracting others to pleasure.
Decision:
Prosperity. The ruler visits the temple. Advantage to cross the great water, and in firm correctness.
Image:
Wind over water. Rulers of old built temples and made offerings to Heaven.
Lines:
(1st=6) Rescue with a strong horse. Good fortune.
(2nd=9) An opportunity seized at the time of dispersion. Regret disappears.
(3rd=6) Selfish thoughts dispelled. No regret.
(4th=6) Dispersing those who have gathered around. Great good fortune. Ordinary people do not understand that dispersion brings renewed gathering.
(5th=9) The ruler dispenses the royal granaries, body sweating. No error.
(Top=9) Turning away from bloodshed, retiring to a distant land. No Error.
Decision:
Success. Do not persist with harsh rules.
Image:
Water over lake. The superior one creates number and measure, debating virtue and correct conduct.
Lines:
(1st=9) Not leaving the courtyard. No error.
(2nd=9) Not leaving the courtyard. Misfortune.
(3rd=6) Ignoring the rules brings regret. No blame.
(4th=6) Observing the rules brings success.
(5th=9) Sweetly observing the rules brings good fortune. Going brings praise.
(Top=6) Harsh rules bring misfortune. Regret disappears.
Decision:
Good fortune, even for pigs and fish. Advantage to cross the great water, and in firm correctness.
Image:
Wind over lake. The superior one, slow to judge, delays execution.
Lines:
(1st=9) Good fortune in self-repose. Avoid distractions.
(2nd=9) A crane in the shade, says to its young: I have good wine to share with you.
(3rd=6) Meeting another. Now beating a drum, stopping, weeping, singing.
(4th=6) The moon is nearly full. A team horse strays. No error.
(5th=9) Sincerity bring followers. No error.
(Top=9) A cock's crowing reaches heaven. Misfortune in persistence.
Decision:
Advantage in firm correctness. Success in small things, not great. Only when a bird flies low is its song heard. Great good fortune.
Image:
Thunder over the mountain. The superior one shows extreme humility in conduct, grief in mourning, and thrift in spending.
Lines:
(1st=6) A bird flies high, meeting misfortune.
(2nd=6) Passing a grandfather, meeting a grandmother. Not seeing the ruler, meeting a minister. No error.
(3rd=9) Harm and misfortune without extra defences.
(4th=9) No error. Meeting peril with caution. Do not persist with force.
(5th=6) Dense clouds, no rain from the western borders. The chief shoots and hits a bird in the cave.
(Top=6) Overreaching, a bird flying too high brings misfortune.
Decision:
Success in small matters. Advantage in firm correctness. Initial good fortune. Eventual confusion.
Image:
Water over fire. The superior one protects against misfortune.
Lines:
(1st=9) Applying the brakes. A fox's tail gets wet in the stream. No error.
(2nd=6) She loses the curtain on her carriage. No need to look for it. It will return on the seventh day.
(3rd=9) Illustrious Ancestor conquered the barbarian after three year's campaigning. Low people not to be used.
(4th=6) Seeking rags to plug leaks. Alert all day.
(5th=9) The eastern neighbour slaughters an ox, while the western neighbour's small offering receives its blessing.
(Top=6) Head under water. Peril.
Decision:
Success. A fox's tail gets wet in the stream. No advantage.
Image:
Fire over water. The superior one discriminates between things, each in their proper place.
Lines:
(1st=6) The fox's tail gets wet. Regret.
(2nd=9) Applying the brakes. Good fortune in firm correctness.
(3rd=6) Unfinished matters. Misfortune in persistence. Advantage to cross the great water.
(4th=9) Good fortune in firm correctness. Regret disappears. Roused to punish the barbarian. In three years, great reward.
(5th=6) Good fortune in firm correctness. No Regret. The light of inner sincerity. Good fortune.
(Top=9) Drinking wine within one's limits. No blame. Excess wets the head. Sincerity compromised.
