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 · Water over Thunder
Youthful Folly
蒙 · Mountain over Water
Waiting
需 · Water over Heaven
The Conflict
讼 · Heaven over Water
The Army
师 · Earth over Water
Holding Together
比 · Water over Earth
The Taming Power of the Small
小畜 · Wind over Heaven
Treading
履 · Heaven over Lake
Peace
泰 · Earth over Heaven
Standstill
否 · Heaven over Earth
Fellowship with Men
同人 · Heaven over Fire
Great Possession
大有 · Fire over Heaven
Modesty
谦 · Earth over Mountain
Enthusiasm
豫 · Thunder over Earth
Following
随 · Lake over Thunder
Repairing Decay
蛊 · Mountain over Wind
Approach
临 · Earth over Lake
Contemplation
观 · Wind over Earth
Biting Through
噬嗑 · Fire over Thunder
Grace
贲 · Mountain over Fire
Splitting Apart
剥 · Mountain over Earth
Return
复 · Earth over Thunder
Innocence
无妄 · Heaven over Thunder
Great Taming
大畜 · Mountain over Heaven
Nourishment
颐 · Mountain over Thunder
Great Excess
大过 · Lake over Wind
Repeated Danger
坎 · Water over Water
Radiance
离 · Fire over Fire
Influence
咸 · Lake over Mountain
Duration
恒 · Thunder over Wind
Retreat
遁 · Heaven over Mountain
Great Vigor
大壮 · Thunder over Heaven
Progress
晋 · Fire over Earth
Darkening of the Light
明夷 · Earth over Fire
The Family
家人 · Wind over Fire
Opposition
睽 · Fire over Lake
Obstruction
蹇 · Water over Mountain
Deliverance
解 · Thunder over Water
Decrease
损 · Mountain over Lake
Increase
益 · Wind over Thunder
Breakthrough
夬 · Lake over Heaven
Coming to Meet
姤 · Heaven over Wind
Gathering Together
萃 · Lake over Earth
Ascending
升 · Earth over Wind
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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