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I Ching Oracle: 64 Hexagrams Library | Book of Changes

Explore the I Ching Oracle with all 64 hexagrams, names, trigrams, palace classifications, and modern guidance for love, career, and timing. Each hexagram includes judgement text, line meanings, and practical applications.

I Ching 64 hexagrams wheel

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64 Hexagrams Directory

01

The Creative

乾 Palace

Creation, beginning, strength, action, masculinity

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02

The Receptive

坤 Palace

Submissive, accepting, nourishing, carrying, feminine

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03

Difficulty at the Beginning

坎 Palace

New life, difficulties, and chaos

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04

Youthful Folly

離 Palace

Enlightenment, education, chaos not yet begun

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05

Waiting (Nourishment)

坤 Palace

Waiting, need, patient expectation

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06

Conflict

離 Palace

Litigation, conflict, contradiction

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07

The Army

坎 Palace

Military, leadership, discipline and people

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08

Holding Together (Union)

坤 Palace

Closeness, assistance, solidarity and cooperation

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09

The Taming Power of the Small

巽 Palace

Savings, brewing, small obstacles

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10

Treading (Conduct)

艮 Palace

Perform, practice, act with caution

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11

Peace

坤 Palace

Smooth and prosperous, peace and tranquility, harmony of yin and yang

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12

Standstill (Stagnation)

乾 Palace

Occlusion, blockage, disharmony between yin and yang

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13

Fellowship with Men

乾 Palace

Harmony, unity, like-mindedness

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14

Possession in Great Measure

乾 Palace

Harvest, abundant, bright

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15

Modesty

艮 Palace

Humility, concession, open-mindedness

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16

Enthusiasm

震 Palace

Joy and pleasure, preparation, prevention before it happens

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17

Following

震 Palace

Follow, comply, follow

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18

Decay

巽 Palace

Weaknesses, rectification, ordering things out of chaos

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19

Approach

兌 Palace

To rule, to supervise, to command from above

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20

Contemplation (View)

巽 Palace

Observe, admire, scrutinize

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21

Biting Through

震 Palace

Bite, punish, remove obstacles

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22

Grace

離 Palace

Decoration, adornment, beautification

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23

Splitting Apart

坤 Palace

Peeling, erosion, villains take over

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24

Return (The Turning Point)

震 Palace

Recovery, rejuvenation, rebirth of yang energy

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25

Innocence (The Unexpected)

乾 Palace

No illusion, truth, let nature take its course

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26

The Taming Power of the Great

乾 Palace

Great accumulation, restraint, accumulation and accumulation

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27

The Corners of the Mouth (Providing Nourishment)

震 Palace

Ways of nourishment, nourishment, and food

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28

Preponderance of the Great

巽 Palace

Extremely excessive, extraordinary action

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29

The Abysmal (Water)

坎 Palace

Dangerous, bumpy, and accustomed to

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30

The Clinging, Fire

離 Palace

The Clinging

Attached, bright, dependent

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31

Influence (Wooing)

艮 Palace

Induction, speed, love between men and women

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32

Duration

巽 Palace

Persistence, persistence, adhering to the normal path

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33

Retreat

乾 Palace

Retreat, retreat, protect yourself wisely

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34

The Power of the Great

乾 Palace

Strong, powerful, wary of arrogance

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35

Progress

坤 Palace

Promotion, advancement, aboveboard

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36

Darkening of the Light

離 Palace

Damaged light, darkness, hiding one's strength and biding one's time

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37

The Family (The Clan)

離 Palace

Family, household, internal order

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38

Opposition

兌 Palace

Be deviant, disobey, seek common ground while reserving differences

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39

Obstruction

坎 Palace

Difficult, limp, halting

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40

Deliverance

坎 Palace

Relief, release, liberation

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41

Decrease

兌 Palace

Loss, decrease, loss below profit above

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42

Increase

震 Palace

Gain, benefit, loss above gain below

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43

Break-through (Resoluteness)

乾 Palace

Decide, clear, decide

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44

Coming to Meet

巽 Palace

Encounter, meeting, yin grows and yang diminishes

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45

Gathering Together (Massing)

兌 Palace

Gathering, assembly, gathering of elites

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46

Pushing Upward

巽 Palace

Rise, promotion, accumulation of small things into great things

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47

Oppression (Exhaustion)

坎 Palace

Difficult, needy, waiting for help

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48

The Well

巽 Palace

Water well, nourishment, the power is to nourish people

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49

Revolution (Molting)

離 Palace

Change, revolution, eradicate the old and introduce the new

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50

The Cauldron

巽 Palace

Tripod, innovation, stability and authority

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51

The Arousing

震 Palace

Shock, fear, careful reflection

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52

Keeping Still

艮 Palace

Stop, be still, stop when enough is enough

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53

Development

艮 Palace

Gradual, step-by-step, steady development

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54

The Marrying Maiden

震 Palace

Married daughter, destination, illegal union

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55

Abundance

坎 Palace

Rich, grand, kept full

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56

The Wanderer

離 Palace

Travel, wandering, way of living as a guest

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57

The Gentle

巽 Palace

Xun Shun, humility, popular in the world

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58

The Joyous

兌 Palace

joy, agreeableness, conversation

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59

Dispersion

離 Palace

disperse, separate, save dispersed

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60

Limitation

坎 Palace

Temperance, frugality, moderation

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61

Inner Truth

艮 Palace

CITIC, Chengxin, Xin and Dolphin

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62

Preponderance of the Small

坎 Palace

Small fault, slightly excessive

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63

After Completion

坎 Palace

Things are done, keep things done, and be wary of failure

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64

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Before Completion

離 Palace

Things are not yet done, hope, meet the challenge

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