I ching

The trigram Qian is in command of bestowal; the trigram Kun is command of receiving nourishment. Change refers to the change and transformation of Yin and Yang. As Yin and Yang act upon each other they create the six trigrams Fire ☲, Water ☵, Thunder ☳, Lake ☱, Mountain ☶ and Wind ☴. Heaven and Earth are Father and Mother, the other six trigrams are Sons and Daughters.

Use these I Ching diagrams to explore ideas, theories, and relationships between hexagrams. As with all I Ching charts, regardless of era or author, watch for errors! Click on each diagram to see l…

The I Ching is a book of wisdom based on ancient Chinese scholars’ philosophical writings and musings, namely Confucius. It is the oldest of all the classical books on divination and wisdom, written around 1000 BC. It is not an easy read, nor could this form of divination be a…

The Yi Jing Hexagrams are a set of 64 symbols that appear in the I Ching (Yi Jing) and which are used for divination.

I Ching, also Yi Jing or The Book of Changes, is thought to be the oldest and most abstruse classic in Chinese history. It has been an aid to foretell the future and make decisions for thousands of years.

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The above picture (page 102) is taken from the book, “Tai Chi Chuan and I Ching – Second Edition – by Da Liu, 1981 R&KP". Da Liu, a grandmaster of Tai Chi Chuan, had taught this ever popular Chinese martial art - suitable for both the young and the old - in the US for more than twenty years. While no accompanying explanations or credits to the picture were given in the book, Da Liu had elaborated on how the movements of Tai Chi Chuan - as founded by Zhang SanFeng - relate to the various…