The 64 Hexagrams

The Creative works sublime success, furthering through perseverance.

The Receptive brings about sublime success, furthering through the perseverance of a mare. If the superior man undertakes something and tries to lead, he goes astray; but if he follows, he finds guidance. It is favorable to find friends in the west and south, to forgo friends in the east and north. Quiet perseverance brings good fortune.

<p>The tiny sprout emerges, heralding a time of sublime prosperity and smoothness. Yet, heed this: steadfastness and uprightness are your allies. Tread carefully, for hasty steps may falter. A path unfolds before you, ripe with possibility. As in days of old when lords were appointed to secure new lands, so too should you establish strong foundations. The beginning brims with potential, but demands reverence and careful tending. Your actions now, however small, echo into the future. Be wise in your choices, firm in your resolve, and mindful of the delicate balance between action and patience. The time is favorable, but success hinges on your ability to nurture this nascent potential with unwavering dedication and foresight.</p>

<p>Childhood. Prosperous and smooth. It is not I who seek the ignorant, The ignorant seeks me. On the first divination, I give light. Repeating again is contemptuous. Being contemptuous, I give no more instruction. Favorable to be steadfast and upright.</p>

<p><strong>Waiting </strong>intimates that with sincerity and firmness there will be brilliant success and good fortune. It will be advantageous to cross the great stream.</p>

<p><strong>Stress </strong>indicates that despite sincere motivations, one still meets with opposition and obstruction. Maintain an apprehensive caution. To prosecute the contention to the bitter end will produce evil results. It is advantageous to see the Great Man. It is not advantageous to cross the great stream.</p>

<p><strong>Discipline </strong>indicates that with firm correctness and a leader of age and experience, there will be good fortune and no error.</p>

<p><strong>Holding Together</strong> indicates good fortune, but let the querent re-examine himself by divination whether his virtue is great, un-intermitting and firm. If so, there will be no error. Those who are ready will then join him, but those who delay will meet with misfortune.</p>

Passive Restraint brings about progress and success. We see dense clouds, but no rain coming from our western borders.

Cautious Advance suggests the idea of one treading on the tail of a tiger, which does not bite him. There will be progress and success.

Harmony shows the inferior departed and the great arrived. There will be good fortune with progress and success.

Divorcement means there is a lack of communication between the different classes of men. This is unfavorable to the superior man. The great has departed and the inferior has arrived.

Union of Forces appears in the remote districts of the country, indicating progress and success. It will be advantageous to cross the great stream. It will be advantageous to maintain the firm correctness of the superior man.

Wealth means great progress and success.

Temperance indicates successful progress. Temperance brings a good issue to the superior man's undertakings.

Enthusiasm indicates that feudal princes may be set up and the army advantageously mobilized.

Following has supreme success. Perseverance furthers. No blame.

Successful progress is indicated for those who properly repair what has been spoiled. It is advantageous to cross the great stream. One should consider carefully the events three days before the turning point and the tasks remaining for three days afterward.

Approach means successful progress through firm correctness. In the eighth month there will be evil.

Contemplation shows us a worshipper who has purified himself, but must still present his sacrifice with that dignified sincerity which inspires reverence.

Success is found in Discernment. The restrictions of the law bring advantage.

Persona should be given its due, but there is no advantage in allowing it to advance and take the lead.

Disintegration means that it is not advantageous to make a movement in any direction whatever.

Progress and freedom of action are found in Return. Goings and comings are unimpeded, and friends approach without error. Return to repeat the proper course. Seven days returns the cycle to its beginning. There is advantage in choosing one's path.

Innocence indicates progress and success through firm correctness. If the action of its subject is incorrect, he will fall into error. In such a case it will not be advantageous to move in any direction.

Controlled Power means being firm and correct. If its subject doesn't enjoy his family revenues at the expense of public service, there will be good fortune. It will be advantageous to cross the great stream.

Nourishment indicates good fortune through firm correctness. Make sure you know what you are feeding, and determine your proper diet.

Critical Mass depicts a weak beam. Under such conditions it is advantageous to move in any direction whatever. Success is indicated.

The trigram of Danger, here repeated, shows the possession of sincerity, through which the mind is penetrating. Action in accordance with this will be of high value.

The free course and success of Clarity comes from firm correctness. The nourishment of bovine docility creates good fortune.

Upon fulfillment of the conditions implied in Initiative, there will be free course and success. Advantage depends upon firm correctness, as in marrying a young lady. Good fortune.

Consistency means successful progress without error through firm correctness. Movement in any direction is advantageous.

Retreat means successful progress. Advantage comes from firm correctness and attention to details.

Great Power necessitates firm correctness.

Progress. The powerful prince is honored with horses in large numbers. In a single day he is granted audience three times.

Under the conditions of Clouded Perception be aware of the difficulty of your position and maintain firm correctness.

For the regulation of The Family, what is most advantageous is that the wife be firm and correct.

Despite Mutual Alienation there will be success in small matters.

During an Impasse advantage is found in the southwest, disadvantage in the northeast. See the great man. Firm correctness brings good fortune.

Liberation finds advantage in the southwest. When the operation is completed, a return to stability brings good fortune. If operations are incomplete, it is best to finish them quickly.

Compensating Sacrifice means that sincerely maintained rectitude brings great success. Action is appropriate if one's sacrifice is sincere -- even two baskets of grain, though there be nothing else, may be offered.

Increase denotes advantage in every movement which shall be undertaken -- it will be advantageous even to cross the great stream.

Recognizing the risks involved in criminal prosecution, justice demands a resolute proof of the culprit's guilt in the royal court. One informs one's own city that armed force is not necessary. In this way progress is assured.

Temptation shows a female who is bold and strong. It will not be good to marry such a female.

When forces are gathering, the King goes to his ancestral temple. For successful progress, maintain firm correctness and see the great man. A large sacrifice brings good fortune -- proceed toward your destination.

Pushing Upward means successful progress. Have no anxiety about meeting with the great man. An advance to the south is fortunate.

Oppression means that successful progress is still possible. The perseverance of the truly great man brings good fortune without error; but if he relies on words, no one will believe them.

Although a town site may be altered, The Well remains the same. Its water level neither disappears nor receives any great increase, and the people can draw from it freely. Misfortune ensues if the rope breaks or the bucket is broken before it reaches the water.

Metamorphosis is believed in only after it has been accomplished. Firm correctness abolishes regret and brings successful progress.

The Sacrificial Vessel means great progress and success.

Shock intimates ease and development. When the time of movement which it indicates comes, the subject of the hexagram will be found looking out with apprehension, and yet smiling and talking cheerfully. When the movement like a crash of thunder terrifies all within a hundred miles, he will be like the sincere worshipper who is not startled into dropping his ladle and cup of sacrificial spirits.

When his repose is like the back, and he loses all consciousness of self; when he walks in his courtyard and does not see the people, there will be no error.

Gradual Progress shows the good fortune attending the marriage of a young lady. Firm correctness brings advantage.

Propriety indicates that action will be evil, and in no wise advantageous.

Abundance has success. The king attains abundance. Be not sad. Be like the sun at midday.

Transition means that small attainments are possible. If the traveling stranger is firm and correct, there will be good fortune.

Penetration indicates modest success. See the great man and move in the direction that implies.

Joy intimates that under its conditions there will be progress and attainment, but it will be advantageous to be firm and correct.

Expansion brings progress and success. The king approaches his temple. It will be advantageous to cross the great stream. It will be advantageous to be firm and correct.

Restrictive Regulations bring progress and success, but if they are severe and difficult they cannot be permanent.

Inner Truth moves even pigs and fish, and leads to good fortune. There will be advantage in crossing the great stream. There will be advantage in being firm and correct.

Small Powers indicates that there will be progress and attainment in small affairs, but not in great affairs. It will be advantageous to be firm and correct. It is like the song of a flying bird: It is better to descend than to ascend. In this way there will be good fortune.

Completion intimates progress and success in small matters. There is advantage in firm correctness. There had been good fortune in the beginning; there may be disorder in the end.

Unfinished Business suggests successful progress, but if the young fox that has nearly crossed the stream gets his tail wet, there will be no advantage.