Shixiujing · I Ching

64 hexagrams, mapped by situation

What this page is (self-contained)This is an index of the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching, ordered by situation rather than by verdict. Each hexagram has its own page. Every page states four things: what situation it describes, the checkable facts (number, trigrams, inner hexagram), how it differs from its neighbours, and one step you can take today. No page gives a verdict, and none predicts anything.

Where these 64 entries come from

The ordering is by situation, not by verdict. Three rules govern what is taken. First, only the parts of the judgment and the Tuan commentary that describe situations and ways of acting. No verdicts. Second, every entry states checkable facts: number, trigrams, inner hexagram, reversed, inverted, palace and seasonal phase, so a reader can verify them. Third, every entry gives one step you can take today and one thing the hexagram does not do. The source for the original text is the I Ching; the situation descriptions are original to this project.

䷀ 乾 · Qian
You have the strength, and there is nowhere to put it
inner 乾 · law 容量
䷁ 坤 · Kun
Carrying everyone else, unasked
inner 坤 · law 同构
䷂ 屯 · Zhun
Starting out, and the chaos is normal
inner 剥 · law 熵序
䷃ 蒙 · Meng
New field, no entry point yet
inner 复 · law 同构
䷄ 需 · Xu
Waiting for conditions that never come
inner 睽 · law 临界
䷅ 讼 · Song
You are right, but winning is not the point
inner 家人 · law 权衡
䷆ 师 · Shi
Given a job you were never ready for
inner 复 · law 容量
䷇ 比 · Bi
Found your people, immediately compared
inner 剥 · law 同构
䷈ 小畜 · Xiao Chu
Always one small thing short
inner 睽 · law 容量
䷉ 履 · Lu
Promoted before you felt ready
inner 家人 · law 层级
䷊ 泰 · Tai
Everything is fine, and that is the problem
inner 归妹 · law 循环
䷋ 否 · Pi
You cannot make it work, and the reason is not you
inner 渐 · law 熵序
䷌ 同人 · Tong Ren
Surrounded by people, unheard
inner 姤 · law 同构
䷍ 大有 · Da You
Holding the resources, everyone waiting on you
inner 夬 · law 容量
䷎ 谦 · Qian
Quietly capable, quietly invisible
inner 解 · law 容量
䷏ 豫 · Yu
Everyone waiting for someone to move first
inner 蹇 · law 同构
䷐ 随 · Sui
Always following, never choosing
inner 渐 · law 同构
䷑ 蛊 · Gu
Something broke a long time ago, and you have been covering it ever since
inner 归妹 · law 同构
䷒ 临 · Lin
You are high up, and you have not thought about coming down
inner 复 · law 循环
䷓ 观 · Guan
Watching everyone else, never yourself
inner 剥 · law 同构
䷔ 噬嗑 · Shi He
There is something you have been swallowing instead of saying
inner 蹇 · law 同构
䷕ 贲 · Bi
You made it easy to understand, and nobody saw it
inner 解 · law 同构
䷖ 剥 · Bo
Slipping, and covering it
inner 坤 · law 熵序
䷗ 复 · Fu
Back already, still correcting course
inner 坤 · law 循环
䷘ 无妄 · Wu Wang
You know it does not work, and you cannot stop
inner 渐 · law 同构
䷙ 大畜 · Da Xu
You saved it up, and you do not know what for
inner 归妹 · law 容量
䷚ 颐 · Yi
You make your living with your words, and you have said too much
inner 坤 · law 同构
䷛ 大过 · Da Guo
You are carrying it, and the carrying has changed you
inner 乾 · law 容量
䷜ 坎 · Kan
You are still in the pit, and you have started to find a way
inner 颐 · law 容量
䷝ 离 · Li
You are the light, and nobody can keep up
inner 大过 · law 容量
䷞ 咸 · Xian
You felt something, and you have not said it
inner 姤 · law 感应
䷟ 恒 · Heng
Nothing changed, and it still will not hold
inner 夬 · law 同构
䷠ 遯 · Dui
You are retreating, and you have not decided to
inner 姤 · law 循环
䷡ 大壮 · Da Zhuang
You are pushing hard, and you have trapped yourself
inner 夬 · law 容量
䷢ 晋 · Jin
You are going up, and using the wrong way
inner 蹇 · law 权衡
䷣ 明夷 · Ming Yi
You see it clearly, and it is not easy to say
inner 解 · law 同构
䷤ 家人 · Ren Jia
You have no rules, so it rests on you
inner 未济 · law 同构
䷥ 睽 · Kui
You are the same, and it still looks different
inner 既济 · law 同构
䷦ 蹇 · Jian
You cannot move, so you turn back
inner 未济 · law 层级
䷧ 解 · Jie
You won, and you could stop counting
inner 既济 · law 同构
䷨ 损 · Sun
You cut away what you actually wanted
inner 复 · law 容量
䷩ 益 · Yi
You are going up, and it is the right way
inner 剥 · law 同构
䷪ 夬 · Jue
You have to say this in the open
inner 乾 · law 权衡
䷫ 姤 · Gou
Something just appeared, and you are not paying attention
inner 乾 · law 临界
䷬ 萃 · Cui
People are gathering, and nobody has planned for risk
inner 渐 · law 容量
䷭ 升 · Sheng
You are rising, and nobody can see it
inner 归妹 · law 容量
䷮ 困 · Kun
You are stuck, and now is not the time to talk
inner 家人 · law 同构
䷯ 井 · Jing
You changed the method, and nobody noticed
inner 睽 · law 同构
䷰ 革 · Ge
You have already started, and you cannot go back
inner 姤 · law 循环
䷱ 鼎 · Ding
You took on something bigger, and you keep carrying it
inner 夬 · law 容量
䷲ 震 · Zhen
Everyone panicked, and you did not move
inner 蹇 · law 同构
䷳ 艮 · Gen
You have been holding, because you think you should
inner 解 · law 层级
䷴ 渐 · Jian
Every step is right, and it is still slow
inner 未济 · law 容量
䷵ 归妹 · Gui Mei
You knew the ending, and started anyway
inner 既济 · law 循环
䷶ 丰 · Feng
You are at your best, so you have to hold it
inner 大过 · law 临界
䷷ 旅 · Lv
You are away, and you are held together by carefulness
inner 大过 · law 同构
䷸ 巽 · Xun
It is going too well, so nobody warned you
inner 睽 · law 临界
䷹ 兑 · Dui
Nobody takes what you say seriously, and you keep saying it
inner 家人 · law 同构
䷺ 涣 · Huan
You are together, and you are not talking about the same thing
inner 颐 · law 同构
䷻ 节 · Jie
Scattering is the fact, and you gather again
inner 颐 · law 容量
䷼ 中孚 · Zhi
You meant to hold it back, and now it holds you back
inner 颐 · law 容量
䷽ 小过 · Zhong Fu
You have lied to no one, and nobody believes you
inner 大过 · law 同构
䷾ 既济 · Ji Ji
You finished, and the small errors started
inner 未济 · law 临界
䷿ 未济 · Wei Ji
It is not finished, and you already treat it as finished
inner 既济 · law 容量
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