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Hexagram 46: 升 Shēng — Pushing Upward
Hexagram 46 (升 Shēng, Pushing Upward) reads Earth over Wind — a plain guide to its Judgment, Image, practical counsel, and changing…
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Category: <span>Chinese Metaphysics</span>
Qi Men Dun Jia, Da Liu Ren, and the wider arts of Chinese metaphysics.
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Hexagram 45: 萃 Cuì — Gathering Together
Hexagram 45 (萃 Cuì, Gathering Together) reads Lake over Earth — practitioner notes on its Judgment, Image, guidance for work and love,…
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Hexagram 44: 姤 Gòu — Coming to Meet
Hexagram 44, 姤 Gòu (Coming to Meet), pairs Heaven over Wind. A plain practitioner reading of its Judgment, Image, guidance and changing…
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Hexagram 43: 夬 Guài — Breakthrough (Displacement)
Hexagram 43 (夬 Guài), Breakthrough — Lake over Heaven. A plain practitioner reading of the Judgment, Image, guidance, and changing lines.
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Hexagram 42: 益 Yì — Increase
Hexagram 42 (益 Yì, Increase) pairs Wind over Thunder — a plain practitioner reading of its Judgment, Image, guidance, and changing lines.
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Hexagram 41: 損 Sǔn — Decrease
Hexagram 41 (損 Sǔn, Decrease) sets Mountain over Lake — the practitioner's guide to deliberate reduction, sincere giving, and where this quiet…
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Hexagram 40: 解 Jiě — Deliverance
Hexagram 40 解 Jiě (Deliverance) pairs Thunder over Water — the storm breaks and tension releases. A plain read of its Judgment,…
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Hexagram 4: 蒙 Méng — Youthful Folly
Hexagram 4 (蒙 Méng, Youthful Folly) reads Mountain over Water — a plain practitioner guide to its Judgment, Image, guidance and changing…
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Hexagram 39: 蹇 Jiǎn — Obstruction (Limping)
Hexagram 39 (蹇 Jiǎn), Obstruction — water over mountain. A plain practitioner reading of the Judgment, the Image, timing, and how the…
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Hexagram 38: 睽 Kuí — Opposition
Hexagram 38 (睽 Kuí), Opposition — Fire over Lake. What the two trigrams picture, the Judgment and Image in plain voice, and…
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Hexagram 37: 家人 Jiā Rén — The Family
Hexagram 37, 家人 Jiā Rén (The Family), pairs Wind over Fire — a practitioner reading of its Judgment, Image, guidance and changing…
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Hexagram 36: 明夷 Míng Yí — Darkening of the Light
Hexagram 36, 明夷 Míng Yí (Darkening of the Light), reads Earth over Fire: keep your light guarded in a dim time and…
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Hexagram 35: 晉 Jìn — Progress
Hexagram 35 (晉 Jìn), Progress — fire over earth, the sun rising above the land. A plain-voice guide to its judgment, image,…
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Hexagram 34: 大壯 Dà Zhuàng — Great Power
Hexagram 34, 大壯 Dà Zhuàng (Great Power), pairs Thunder over Heaven — read its Judgment, Image, and practical counsel on using strength…
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Hexagram 33: 遯 Dùn — Retreat
Hexagram 33, 遯 Dùn (Retreat), pairs Heaven over Mountain. A calm practitioner's read of its Judgment, Image, guidance, and changing lines.
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Hexagram 32: 恆 Héng — Duration (Persevering)
Hexagram 32 恆 Héng, Duration — Thunder over Wind. A plain-voice reading of its Judgment, Image, practical guidance, and changing lines.
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Hexagram 31: 咸 Xián — Influence
Hexagram 31 (咸 Xián, Influence) pairs Lake over Mountain — a plain-voice reading of its Judgment, Image, practical guidance, and changing lines.
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Hexagram 30: 離 Lí — The Clinging (Radiance, Fire)
Hexagram 30, 離 Lí (The Clinging, Fire), is fire doubled — radiance that depends on what it rests on. Read its Judgment,…
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Hexagram 3: 屯 Zhūn — Difficulty at the Beginning
Hexagram 3, 屯 Zhūn (Difficulty at the Beginning), pairs Water over Thunder — a plain-voice guide to its judgment, image, guidance and…
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Hexagram 29: 坎 Kǎn — The Abysmal (Gorge, Water)
Hexagram 29, 坎 Kǎn (The Abysmal, Water), doubles the trigram of danger. A plain practitioner reading of its Judgment, Image, guidance and…
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Hexagram 28: 大過 Dà Guò — Great Exceeding
Hexagram 28, 大過 Dà Guò (Great Exceeding), pictures a sagging ridgepole. Plain practitioner notes on its Judgment, Image, guidance and changing lines.
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Hexagram 27: 頤 Yí — Nourishment
Hexagram 27, 頤 Yí (Nourishment), pairs Mountain over Thunder. A calm practitioner's guide to its Judgment, Image, guidance, and changing lines.
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Hexagram 26: 大畜 Dà Xù — Great Taming
Hexagram 26, 大畜 Dà Xù (Great Taming), places Mountain over Heaven — a calm practitioner's read of its Judgment, Image, guidance and…
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Hexagram 25: 无妄 Wú Wàng — Innocence
Hexagram 25 (无妄 Wú Wàng, Innocence) pairs Heaven over Thunder — a plain reading of its Judgment, Image, practical guidance, and changing…
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Hexagram 24: 復 Fù — Return
Hexagram 24 (復 Fù, Return) in the I Ching — Earth over Thunder, the turning point where light comes back. Its judgment,…
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Hexagram 23: 剝 Bō — Splitting Apart (Stripping)
Hexagram 23 (剝 Bō), Splitting Apart, pairs Mountain over Earth — five yielding lines wearing away the last firm one. A calm…
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Hexagram 22: 賁 Bì — Grace (Adorning)
Hexagram 22 (賁 Bì), Grace or Adorning — Mountain over Fire. A plain-voice reading of its Judgment, Image, practical guidance, and changing…
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Hexagram 21: 噬嗑 Shì Kè — Biting Through
Hexagram 21, 噬嗑 Shì Kè (Biting Through), pairs Fire over Thunder — a calm practitioner reading of the Judgment, Image, guidance, and…
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Hexagram 20: 觀 Guān — Contemplation (Viewing)
Hexagram 20, 觀 Guān (Contemplation), sets Wind over Earth. A calm practitioner reading of its Judgment, Image, guidance for work, and changing…
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Hexagram 2: 坤 Kūn — The Receptive
Hexagram 2, 坤 Kūn (The Receptive), is Earth over Earth — a calm practitioner's read of its judgment, image, guidance, and changing…