Hexagram Directory
The I Ching's 64 hexagrams describe recurring life situations and the wisdom for responding to change. Browse the entries below to read each hexagram's meaning and guidance.
Hexagram 1 — The Creative: Explained: Judgment, Image, and the Six-Dragon Wisdom of Yuan Heng Li Zhen
Hexagram 2 — The Receptive Explained: Hexagram Lines, Judgment & Modern Divination Guide | I Ching
Hexagram 3 — Difficulty at the Beginning: Explained — Judgment, Image, and the Six Lines of the Sprouting Seed | Yilore
Hexagram 4 — Youthful Folly Explained: Judgment, Lines, and the Wisdom of Enlightenment Through Education
Hexagram 5 — Waiting Explained: The Wisdom of Patient Nourishment and Timely Action
Hexagram 6 Conflict Explained: Resolving Disputes, Line Meanings & Modern Guidance | I Ching
Hexagram 7 The Army Explained: Leadership, Discipline & the Wisdom of Command | I Ching
Hexagram 8 Holding Together (Union) Explained: Unity, Alliance & the Power of Bonding | I Ching
Hexagram 10 Treading (Conduct) Explained: Conduct, Propriety & Treading the Tiger's Tail | I Ching
Hexagram 11 Peace Explained: Harmony of Heaven and Earth, Prosperity & Good Fortune | I Ching
Hexagram 12 Standstill (Stagnation) Explained: Stagnation, Blocked Communication & Enduring Adversity | I Ching
Hexagram 14 Possession in Great Measure Explained: Abundance, Supreme Success & Wise Stewardship | I Ching
Hexagram 15 Modesty Explained: Humility, the Hidden Mountain & the Power of Lowliness | I Ching
Hexagram 16 Enthusiasm Explained: Joyful Action, Inspiring Leadership & Moving With the Times | I Ching
Hexagram 17 Following Explained: Adaptability, Joyful Allegiance & the Wisdom of Yielding | I Ching
Hexagram 18 Work on What Has Been Spoiled: Repairing Decay, Restoring Order & Renewal | I Ching
Hexagram 19 Approach Explained: Authority, Teaching & the Cycle of Influence | I Ching
Hexagram 20 Contemplation Explained: Observation, Insight & the Power of Perspective | I Ching
Hexagram 21 Biting Through Explained: Justice, Removing Obstacles & Decisive Resolution | I Ching
Hexagram 22 Grace Explained: Beauty, Adornment & Knowing When Simplicity Surpasses Elegance | I Ching
Hexagram 23 Splitting Apart Explained: Gradual Erosion, Patient Endurance & Preserving the Seed | I Ching
Hexagram 24 Return Explained: The Turning Point, Renewal & the First Light of Hope | I Ching
Hexagram 25 Innocence Explained: Spontaneity, Natural Action & Trusting the Way | I Ching
Hexagram 26 The Taming Power of the Great Explained: Mountain over Heaven — Accumulating Virtue and Strength | I Ching
Hexagram 27 The Corners of the Mouth (Nourishment) Explained | I Ching
Hexagram 28 Preponderance of the Great Explained | I Ching
Hexagram 29 The Abysmal (Water) Explained | I Ching
Hexagram 30 The Clinging (Fire) Explained | I Ching
Hexagram 31 Influence (Wooing) Explained | I Ching
Hexagram 32 Duration Explained: Enduring Constancy, Steadfast Devotion & Modern Divination Guide | I Ching
Hexagram 33 Retreat Explained: Strategic Withdrawal, The White Deer in the Forest & Modern Divination Guide | I Ching
Hexagram 34 The Power of the Great Explained: Vigorous Strength, The Ram at the Precipice & Modern Divination Guide | I Ching
Hexagram 35 Progress Explained: The Sun Rising Over Earth, Advancement Through Virtue & Modern Divination Guide | I Ching