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The 64 I Ching hexagrams

The I Ching, or Book of Changes, uses 64 hexagrams built from six broken or unbroken lines. A consultation is a symbolic way to explore a situation and its possible changes, not a verified prediction.

Hexagram 1: The Creative1 →Hexagram 2: The Receptive2 →Hexagram 3: Difficulty at the Beginning3 →Hexagram 4: Youthful Folly4 →Hexagram 5: Waiting5 →Hexagram 6: Conflict6 →Hexagram 7: The Army7 →Hexagram 8: Holding Together8 →Hexagram 9: Small Taming9 →Hexagram 10: Treading10 →Hexagram 11: Peace11 →Hexagram 12: Standstill12 →Hexagram 13: Fellowship13 →Hexagram 14: Great Possession14 →Hexagram 15: Modesty15 →Hexagram 16: Enthusiasm16 →Hexagram 17: Following17 →Hexagram 18: Work on What Has Been Spoiled18 →Hexagram 19: Approach19 →Hexagram 20: Contemplation20 →Hexagram 21: Biting Through21 →Hexagram 22: Grace22 →Hexagram 23: Splitting Apart23 →Hexagram 24: Return24 →Hexagram 25: Innocence25 →Hexagram 26: Great Taming26 →Hexagram 27: Nourishment27 →Hexagram 28: Great Exceeding28 →Hexagram 29: The Abysmal Water29 →Hexagram 30: The Clinging Fire30 →Hexagram 31: Influence31 →Hexagram 32: Duration32 →Hexagram 33: Retreat33 →Hexagram 34: Great Power34 →Hexagram 35: Progress35 →Hexagram 36: Darkening of the Light36 →Hexagram 37: The Family37 →Hexagram 38: Opposition38 →Hexagram 39: Obstruction39 →Hexagram 40: Deliverance40 →Hexagram 41: Decrease41 →Hexagram 42: Increase42 →Hexagram 43: Breakthrough43 →Hexagram 44: Coming to Meet44 →Hexagram 45: Gathering Together45 →Hexagram 46: Pushing Upward46 →Hexagram 47: Oppression47 →Hexagram 48: The Well48 →Hexagram 49: Revolution49 →Hexagram 50: The Cauldron50 →Hexagram 51: The Arousing Thunder51 →Hexagram 52: Keeping Still52 →Hexagram 53: Development53 →Hexagram 54: The Marrying Maiden54 →Hexagram 55: Abundance55 →Hexagram 56: The Wanderer56 →Hexagram 57: The Gentle Wind57 →Hexagram 58: The Joyous Lake58 →Hexagram 59: Dispersion59 →Hexagram 60: Limitation60 →Hexagram 61: Inner Truth61 →Hexagram 62: Small Exceeding62 →Hexagram 63: After Completion63 →Hexagram 64: Before Completion64 →