I Ching

The Book of Changes
Addewid
Divination Systems

History
Fu Hsi Sequence
King Wen Sequence
Accomplished Kua

Hexagrams

Resolving Multiple Old (Changing) Yao
Correspondence with
Eight-Fold Seasonal Cycle
Correspondences
Twelve Tidal Kua
Fu Hsi Primary Kua
Definitions
King Wen Primary Kua
Attribute Table

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Fu Hsi Fractured Paradise Primary Kua Attributes ( Fractured Paradise Mandala )
Kua Name Natural
Feature 		Character Family Body Part Compass
Direction 		Element Season
Festival 		Tarot Astrology
Sign
     
   
   

K'un Earth Receptive
Yielding 		Mother Belly,
Solar Plexus 		North Earth Winter
Yule 		XIII / III / XXI Capricorn
Aquarius
     
     
 

Chen Thunder Arousing
Moving 		Eldest
Son 		Foot Northeast Wood Late Winter
Early Spring
Imbolc 		XIII / XII / VII Aquarius
Pisces
 
     
 

Li Fire, Sun,
Lightning 		Clinging
Clarifying 		Middle
Daughter 		Eye East Fire Spring
Ostara 		XVII / XIX / I Aries
Taurus
     
 
 

Tui Lake, Sea,
Marsh, River 		Happy
Joyful 		Youngest
Daughter 		Mouth Southeast Water
Metal 		Late Spring
Early Summer
Beltane 		VI / 0 / XVII Taurus
Gemini
 
 
 

Ch'ien Sky Creative
Strong 		Father Head South Metal Summer
Litha 		XI / IV / XX Cancer
Leo
 
 
     

Sun Wind, Wood,
Spirit, Breath 		Gentle
Penetrating 		Eldest
Daughter 		Thighs Southwest Wood Late Summer
Early Autumn
Lughnassadh 		I / IX / VIII Leo
Virgo
     
 
     

K'an Water, Moon Abyss
Danger 		Middle
Son 		Ear West Water Autumn
Mabon 		XVI / XV / X Libra
Scorpio
 
     
     
Ken Mountain Unmoving
Resting 		Youngest
Son 		Hand Northeast Wood Late Autumn
Early Winter
Samhain 		V / XIV / II Scorpio
Saggitarius
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King Wen Primary Kua Attributes
King Wen Traditional Primary Kua Attributes
Kua Name Family Body Part Compass
Direction 		Element Season Natural
Feature
 
 
 

Ch'ien Father Head NW Metal Late Autumn
Early Winter 		Sky
     
   
   

K'un Mother Belly,
Solar Plexus 		SW Earth Late Summer
Early Autumn 		Earth
     
     
 

Chen Eldest Son Foot E Wood Spring Thunder
 
 
     

Sun Eldest Daughter Thighs SE Wood Late Spring
Early Summer 		Wind, Wood,
Spirit, Breath
     
 
     

K'an Middle Son Ear N Water Early Summer
Winter 		Water, Moon
 
     
 

Li Middle Daughter Eye South Fire Summer Fire, Sun,
Lightning
 
     
     

Ken Youngest Son Hand Northeast Wood Late Winter
Early Spring 		Mountain
     
 
 

Tui Youngest Daughter Mouth West Water/Metal Autumn Lake, Sea,
Marsh, River
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Resolving Multiple Old (Changing/Moving) Yao (Yao of value '6' [Yin] or '9' [Yang])
Two moving lines of same type
( i.e. Yin/Yin or Yang/Yang ) 		Consult Lower
Two moving lines of different type
( i.e. Yin/ Yang ) 		Consult Yin (Yao of value '6')
Three moving lines Consult Middle Changing Yao
Four moving lines Consult upper of Non-moving Yao
Five moving lines Consult Non-moving Yao
Six moving lines Consult Approaching Kua
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First Octave (Ch'ien)
1 Ch'ien Creativity
2 Kuai Resolution
3 Ta Yu Wealth, Great Possessions
4 Ta Chuang Power, Greatness
5 Hsaio Kuo Clouds, Small Nurture
6 Hsu Waiting, Calculated Inaction
7 Ta Ch'u Energy, Great Nuture
8 T'ai Peace
Second Octave (Tui)
9 Lu Conduct, Treading Carefully
10 Tui Joy, Sea, Lake, Marsh, River, Deeps
11 K'uei Estrangement, Opposition
12 Kuei Mei Subordination, The Marriageable Maiden
13 Chung Fu Insight, Inner Truth, Sincerity
14 Chieh Restraint, Limitation
15 Sun Decline, Loss, Reduction
16 Lin Approach, Promotion
Third Octave (Li)
17 T'ung Jen Partnership, Community, Friends, Lovers, Union
18 Ko Revolution, Uprising, Renovation
19 Li Beauty, Life, Intelligence
20 Feng Abundance, The Zenith
21 Chia Jen Family
22 Chi Chi Completion, Equilibrium
23 P'i Elegance, Grace
24 Ming I Darkening, Injury, Repression
Fourth Octave (Chen)
25 Wu Wang Innocence, The Unexpected
26 Sui Following, Adaptation, Accord
27 Shih Ho Gnawing, Reform
28 Chen Shock, Thunder
29 I Gain, Benefit
30 Chun Difficulty
31 I Nourishment, Mouths, Jaws
32 Fu Return, Repeating
Fifth Octave (Sun)
33 Kou Temptation, Contact, Sexual Meeting
34 Ta Kuo Excess, Strain
35 Ting Cauldron, Sacrificial Vessel
36 Heng Endurance, Continuance
37 Sun Gentleness, Breath, Wind, Spirit
38 Ching Well, Source
39 Ku Decay
40 Sheng Ascending, Advancement
Sixth Octave (K'an)
41 Sung Conflict
42 K'un Adversity, Oppression, Weariness
43 Wei Chi Incompletion, Before Ending
44 Hsieh Release
45 Huan Dispersal, Dissolution, Scattering
46 K'an Abyss, Water, Danger
47 Meng Immaturity, Ignorance, Inexperience
48 Shih Army, Collective Force
Seventh Octave (Ken)
49 Tun Retreat, Withdrawal, Yielding
50 Hsien Attraction, Pleasure
51 Lu Travel
52 Hsiao Kuo Smallness, Details
53 Chien Development, Progress, Partnership
54 Chien Trouble, Obstacles, Difficulty
55 Ken Stillness, Mountain, Solitude, Meditation
56 Ch'ien Modesty, Moderation
Eighth Octave (K'un)
57 P'i Stagnation, Standstill
58 Ts'ui Assembling, Gathering
59 Chin Progress
60 Yu Repose, Harmony
61 Kuan Contemplation
62 Pi Unity, Joining, Coordination
63 Po Splitting, Peeling Off, Deterioration
64 K'un Nature, Earth, Creation
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King Wen Sequence
1 Ch'ien Creativity
2 K'un Quiescence
3 Chun Difficulties at the beginning (birth pangs)
4 Meng Youth (inexperience)
5 Hsu Nourishment
6 Sung Conflict
7 Shih The army
8 Pi Unity
9 Hsiao Ch'u Restraint (by the weak)
10 Lu Treading
11 T'ai Peace
12 P'i Disharmony (stagnation)
13 T'ung Jen Social harmony
14 Ta Yu Wealth
15 Ch'ien Modesty
16 Yu Enthusiasm (calm confidence)
17 Sui Adaptive following
18 Ku Reparation (decay)
19 Lin Conduct (getting ahead)
20 Kuan Consolidation (contemplation)
21 Shih Ho Biting through
22 Pi Gracefulness (adornment)
23 Po Breaking-down (shedding)
24 Fu Return
25 Wu Wang Simplicity (simple integrity)
26 Ta Ch'u Restrained power
27 I Nourishment
28 Ta Kuo Excess
29 K'an The deep (the perilous chasm)
30 Li Fire (brilliant beauty)
31 Hsien Stimulus (mutual attraction)
32 Heng Continuance
33 Tun Retreat
34 Ta Chuang Great power (vigorous strength)
35 Chin Progress
36 Min I Advancing darkness
37 Chia Jen Family
38 K'uei Disunity (opposites)
39 Chien Obstruction
40 Hsieh Liberation
41 Sun Decrease
42 I Increase
43 Kuai Determination (renewed advance)
44 Kou Temptation (sudden encounters)
45 Ts'ui Harmoniousness
46 Sheng Pushing upwar(ascending)
47 K'un Oppression (exhausting restriction)
48 Ching The well
49 Ko Revolution
50 Ting The cauldron
51 Chen Thunderclap
52 Ken Keeping still
53 Chien Progressive development (gradual advance)
54 Kuei Mei The marrying maiden
55 Feng Fullness (abundant prosperity)
56 Lu The travelling stranger
57 Sun The penetrating wind
58 Tui Joyousness
59 Huan Dispersion
60 Chieh Limitation
61 Chung Fu Truth
62 Hsiao Kua Small successes
63 Chi Chi Completion achieved
64 Wei Chi Before completion
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Tidal Kua

Eleventh

December
Turning Back
Fu Hsi: 32
King Wen: 24
Earth over Thunder
Returning, Repeating, Turning Back
( Fu )

Changing to:
8 8 8 8 8 7

Twelfth January Approaching 16 19
6     8
5     8
4     8
3     8
2   7
1   7
Earth over Lake
Approach, Promotion, Approaching, The Forest
( Lin ) First February Advance 8 11
6     8
5     8
4     8
3   7
2   7
1   7
Earth over Sky
Peace, Advance, Unity, Greatness
( T'ai, Tai ) Second March Great Strength 4 34
6     8
5     8
4   7
3   7
2   7
1   7
Thunder over Sky
Power, Greatness, Great Strength, Great Maturity
( Ta Chuang, Da Zhuang, Taizhuang ) Third April Eliminating 2 43
6     8
5   7
4   7
3   7
2   7
1   7
Lake over Sky
Resolution
( Kuai ) Fourth May Initiating 1 1
6   7
5   7
4   7
3   7
2   7
1   7
Sky over Sky
Heaven, Air, Sky, Authority
( Ch'ien ) Fifth June Encountering 33 44
6   7
5   7
4   7
3   7
2   7
1     8
Sky over Wind
Temptation, Contact, Sexual Meeting, Encountering
( Kou, Gou ) Sixth July Retreat 49 33
6   7
5   7
4   7
3   7
2     8
1     8
Sky over Mountain
Retreat, Withdrawal, Yielding
( Tun, Dun ) Seventh August Hindrance 57 12
6   7
5   7
4   7
3     8
2     8
1     8
Sky over Earth
Stagnation, Standstill, Hindrance
( P'i, Pi ) Eighth September Watching 61 20
6   7
5   7
4     8
3     8
2     8
1     8
Wind over Earth
Contemplation, Watching
( Kuan, Guan ) Ninth October Falling Away 63 23
6   7
5     8
4     8
3     8
2     8
1     8
Mountain over Earth
Splitting, Peeling Off, Deteriorating, Flaying
( Po, Bo ) Tenth November Responding 64 2
6     8
5     8
4     8
3     8
2     8
1     8
Earth over Earth
Nature, Earth, Creation, Responding
( K'un, Kun )


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