Chinese Oracle
I Ching
The Book of Changes
The I Ching is one of humanity's oldest oracles, with over 3,000 years of Chinese wisdom. Its 64 hexagrams represent all possible life situations and offer profound guidance for making conscious decisions.
The 8 Trigrams
The fundamental building blocks of the I Ching, each representing a force of nature.
☰乾 Qián
Heaven
Creative, strong
天 Cielo☷坤 Kūn
Earth
Receptive, devoted
地 Tierra☳震 Zhèn
Thunder
Arousing, exciting
雷 Trueno☵坎 Kǎn
Water
Abysmal, dangerous
水 Agua☶艮 Gèn
Mountain
Still, immovable
山 Montaña☴巽 Xùn
Wind
Gentle, penetrating
風 Viento☲離 Lí
Fire
Luminous, clinging
火 Fuego☱兌 Duì
Lake
Joyous, serene
澤 LagoUpper Canon (1-30)
Each hexagram is formed by two trigrams and represents an archetypal life situation.
䷀#1
The Creative
乾䷁#2
The Receptive
坤䷂#3
Difficulty at the Beginning
屯䷃#4
Youthful Folly
蒙䷄#5
Waiting
需䷅#6
Conflict
訟䷆#7
The Army
師䷇#8
Holding Together
比䷈#9
The Taming Power of the Small
小畜䷉#10
Treading
履䷊#11
Peace
泰䷋#12
Standstill
否䷌#13
Fellowship with People
同人䷍#14
Great Possession
大有䷎#15
Modesty
謙䷏#16
Enthusiasm
豫䷐#17
Following
隨䷑#18
Work on What Has Been Spoiled
蠱䷒#19
Approach
臨䷓#20
Contemplation
觀䷔#21
Biting Through
噬嗑䷕#22
Grace
賁䷖#23
Splitting Apart
剝䷗#24
Return
復䷘#25
Innocence
無妄䷙#26
The Taming Power of the Great
大畜䷚#27
Nourishment
頤䷛#28
Great Excess
大過䷜#29
The Abysmal
坎䷝#30
The Clinging
離Lower Canon (31-64)
䷞#31
Influence
咸䷟#32
Duration
恆䷠#33
Retreat
遁䷡#34
The Power of the Great
大壯䷢#35
Progress
晉䷣#36
Darkening of the Light
明夷䷤#37
The Family
家人䷥#38
Opposition
睽䷦#39
Obstruction
蹇䷧#40
Deliverance
解䷨#41
Decrease
損䷩#42
Increase
益䷪#43
Breakthrough
夬䷫#44
Coming to Meet
姤䷬#45
Gathering Together
萃䷭#46
Pushing Upward
升䷮#47
Oppression
困䷯#48
The Well
井䷰#49
Revolution
革䷱#50
The Cauldron
鼎䷲#51
The Arousing
震䷳#52
Keeping Still
艮䷴#53
Development
漸䷵#54
The Marrying Maiden
歸妹䷶#55
Abundance
豐䷷#56
The Wanderer
旅䷸#57
The Gentle
巽䷹#58
The Joyous
兌䷺#59
Dispersion
渙䷻#60
Limitation
節䷼#61
Inner Truth
中孚䷽#62
Small Excess
小過䷾#63
After Completion
既濟䷿#64