The 64 Hexagrams of the I Ching
Each hexagram is an archetypal pattern — a named room of the psyche you can walk into and recognize. Browse the full King Wen sequence below. Pages with full essays are linked; others are coming soon.
The Creative
乾 · Heaven over Heaven
The Receptive
坤 · Earth over Earth
Difficulty at the Beginning
屯 · coming soon
Youthful Folly
蒙 · coming soon
Waiting
需 · coming soon
The Conflict
讼 · coming soon
The Army
师 · coming soon
Holding Together
比 · coming soon
The Taming Power of the Small
小畜 · coming soon
Treading
履 · coming soon
Peace
泰 · coming soon
Standstill
否 · coming soon
Fellowship with Men
同人 · coming soon
Possession in Great Measure
大有 · coming soon
Modesty
谦 · coming soon
Enthusiasm
豫 · coming soon
Following
随 · coming soon
Work on What Has Been Spoiled
蛊 · coming soon
Approach
临 · coming soon
Contemplation
观 · coming soon
Biting Through
噬嗑 · coming soon
Grace
贲 · coming soon
Splitting Apart
剥 · coming soon
Return
复 · coming soon
Innocence (The Unexpected)
无妄 · coming soon
The Taming Power of the Great
大畜 · coming soon
Nourishment
颐 · coming soon
Preponderance of the Great
大过 · coming soon
The Abysmal
坎 · coming soon
The Clinging
离 · coming soon
Influence
咸 · coming soon
Duration
恒 · coming soon
Retreat
遁 · coming soon
The Power of the Great
大壮 · coming soon
Progress
晋 · coming soon
Darkening of the Light
明夷 · coming soon
The Family
家人 · coming soon
Opposition
睽 · coming soon
Obstruction
蹇 · coming soon
Deliverance
解 · coming soon
Decrease
损 · coming soon
Increase
益 · coming soon
Breakthrough
夬 · coming soon
Coming to Meet
姤 · coming soon
Gathering Together
萃 · coming soon
Pushing Upward
升 · coming soon
Oppression
困 · coming soon
The Well
井 · coming soon
Revolution
革 · coming soon
The Cauldron
鼎 · coming soon
The Arousing
震 · coming soon
Keeping Still
艮 · coming soon
Development
渐 · coming soon
The Marrying Maiden
归妹 · coming soon
Abundance
丰 · coming soon
The Wanderer
旅 · coming soon
The Gentle
巽 · coming soon
The Joyous
兑 · coming soon
Dispersion
涣 · coming soon
Limitation
节 · coming soon
Inner Truth
中孚 · coming soon
Preponderance of the Small
小过 · coming soon
After Completion
既济 · coming soon
Before Completion
未济 · coming soon
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