Book of Changes guides
Find a hexagram by number or name. Learn its traditional meaning, all six changing lines, and how to understand it today.
20 published guides · This collection currently covers Hexagrams 1–18, 21, 23, and 26.
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Qian, The Creative
Six solid yang lines trace creative force through emergence, strength, timing, and excess.
Read the guideKun, The Receptive
Six broken yin lines explore responsiveness, support, direction, and the cost of losing form.
Read the guideZhun, Difficulty at the Beginning
A difficult beginning calls for support and a workable first step.
Read the guideMeng, Youthful Folly
Learning begins with a sincere question and a willingness to practice.
Read the guideXu, Waiting
Prepare while you wait; distinguish patience from drifting.
Read the guideSong, Conflict
Recognize a dispute early and know when to seek fair help.
Read the guideShi, The Army
Shared effort needs capable leadership, clear roles, and restraint.
Read the guideBi, Holding Together
Loyalty, belonging, trust, and whether a bond is freely chosen.
Read the guideXiao Xu, Small Taming
Small adjustments, gentle restraint, and the limits of fine control.
Read the guideLu, Treading
Careful conduct, real risk, and keeping caution proportional.
Read the guideTai, Peace
Earth above Heaven describes exchange and flourishing, while its lines show that favorable conditions change.
Read the guidePi, Standstill
Blockage, broken exchange, withdrawal, and recognizing when effort cannot move the structure.
Read the guideTong Ren, Fellowship
Shared purpose, open belonging, disagreement, and the limits of consensus.
Read the guideDa You, Great Possession
Abundance, capacity, responsibility, and deciding what deserves what you have.
Read the guideQian, Humility
Proportion, grounded confidence, accurate self-assessment, and strength without self-inflation.
Read the guideYu, Enthusiasm
Excitement, readiness, momentum, evidence, and the point where movement needs testing.
Read the guideSui, Following
Influence, responsiveness, earned trust, commitment, and the pause that reveals what you are following.
Read the guideGu, Work on the Decayed
Root repair, inherited problems, and what has been left too long.
Read the guideShì Kè, Biting Through
Address what is blocking progress with clarity and proportion.
Read the guideBō, Splitting Apart
A weakening base, the cost of keeping things intact, and what may still be saved.
Read the guideDà Chù, Great Taming
Build and contain strength until it can be used well.
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The Book of Changes contains 64 hexagrams. This collection currently covers Hexagrams 1–18, 21, 23, and 26, and each card above links to a complete guide you can read now.
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