The book of changes
64 I Ching hexagrams.
Beginnings and endings. Movement and stillness. A library of images for the changing seasons of being human.
Themes are editorial browsing aids, not traditional classifications.
The Creative
Make room for what wants to begin.
BeginningsThe Receptive
There is strength in making space.
StillnessDifficulty at the Beginning
A beginning does not have to be easy to be worthwhile.
BeginningsYouthful Learning
Begin with the freedom of not knowing.
AwarenessWaiting
Use the pause to prepare.
StillnessConflict
Clarity can matter more than winning.
ConnectionThe Army
Give shared effort a clear purpose.
PracticeHolding Together
Choose the bonds you want to tend.
ConnectionSmall Restraint
Small adjustments can change the direction.
PracticeTreading
Move with care, not with fear.
AwarenessPeace
Let what is working support what comes next.
ConnectionStandstill
A blocked path can ask for a different response.
StillnessFellowship
Find the purpose that reaches beyond you.
ConnectionGreat Possession
Let abundance become good stewardship.
PracticeModesty
Let your work be clear without making yourself smaller.
AwarenessEnthusiasm
Give your energy something worth serving.
BeginningsFollowing
Follow with your eyes open.
ConnectionRepair
Attend to what has been left untended.
ChangeApproach
Meet an opening with generosity and attention.
BeginningsContemplation
Step back until the pattern comes into view.
AwarenessBiting Through
Address the obstacle directly.
PracticeGrace
Let beauty give substance a fitting form.
AwarenessStripping Away
Protect the foundation as the surface changes.
ChangeReturn
You can begin again from here.
BeginningsInnocence
Meet this moment without an extra agenda.
AwarenessGreat Restraint
Develop the strength to hold and direct your energy.
PracticeNourishment
Notice what you take in and what you give out.
PracticeGreat Exceeding
A heavy load calls for a different structure.
ChangeThe Abysmal Water
Find a steady way through uncertainty.
PracticeThe Clinging Fire
Attend to what keeps your light alive.
AwarenessInfluence
Be open to being moved, without losing your center.
ConnectionDuration
Let consistency have room to breathe.
PracticeRetreat
Stepping back can preserve what matters.
StillnessGreat Power
Use strength with proportion.
PracticeProgress
Let growth be visible and grounded.
BeginningsDarkening of the Light
Protect your clarity when conditions are difficult.
StillnessThe Family
Care becomes real in everyday relationships.
ConnectionOpposition
Difference need not erase common ground.
ConnectionObstruction
A detour can be a form of good judgment.
StillnessRelease
Let the easing of tension become a fresh start.
ChangeDecrease
Less can create room for what matters.
StillnessIncrease
Let growth circulate.
BeginningsBreakthrough
Say what needs to be said with steadiness.
ChangeComing to Meet
Notice what you are inviting into your life.
ConnectionGathering
Bring attention back to a shared center.
ConnectionPushing Upward
Trust the work of gradual growth.
BeginningsOppression
Keep contact with what sustains you under pressure.
StillnessThe Well
Care for the source, not just the supply.
PracticeRevolution
Let change have a reason and a readiness.
ChangeThe Cauldron
Give transformation a vessel.
ChangeThe Arousing Thunder
Find your footing after the surprise.
ChangeKeeping Still
You do not have to follow every thought.
StillnessGradual Development
Give what matters time to take root.
PracticeThe Marrying Maiden
Understand the place you are stepping into.
ConnectionAbundance
Be present for fullness without trying to freeze it.
AwarenessThe Wanderer
Travel lightly and pay attention to the place you are in.
AwarenessThe Gentle Wind
Gentle persistence can reach where force cannot.
PracticeThe Joyous Lake
Make room for the kind of joy that connects.
ConnectionDispersion
Loosen what has become rigid.
ChangeLimitation
A useful boundary makes room for life.
PracticeInner Truth
Let your words and actions come closer together.
AwarenessSmall Exceeding
Give the small things enough attention.
PracticeAfter Completion
Finishing is also a moment to take care.
AwarenessBefore Completion
Keep your attention with the crossing.
BeginningsNo matching hexagrams.
Try another word, a number from 1 to 64, or a different theme.
THE EIGHT TRIGRAMS
A chart of all 64 hexagrams.
Choose the lower trigram at the left and the upper trigram along the top. The cell links to your hexagram. Have six coin values instead?