I Ching · Book of Changes
King Wen, Duke of Zhou, ConfuciusWestern Zhou (c.1000 BCE)
The foremost classic, source of the Great Way. Sixty-four hexagrams and three hundred eighty-four lines encompass the principles of change for all things. King Wen composed judgments, the Duke of Zhou line texts, Confucius the Ten Wings — three sages bridging heaven and humanity.
Heaven moves with power — the superior man makes himself strong and untiring. Earth is receptive — the superior man carries the world with breadth of character.
Contents · 64 chapters
1Hexagram 1 · Qian · The Creative→2Hexagram 2 · Kun · The Receptive→3Hexagram 3 · Zhun · Difficulty at the Beginning→4Hexagram 4 · Meng · Youthful Folly→5Hexagram 5 · Xu · Waiting→6Hexagram 6 · Song · Conflict→7Hexagram 7 · Shi · The Army→8Hexagram 8 · Bi · Holding Together→9Hexagram 9 · Xiao Xu · Small Taming→10Hexagram 10 · Lü · Treading→11Hexagram 11 · Tai · Peace→12Hexagram 12 · Pi · Standstill→13Hexagram 13 · Tong Ren · Fellowship→14Hexagram 14 · Da You · Great Possession→15Hexagram 15 · Qian · Modesty→16Hexagram 16 · Yu · Enthusiasm→17Hexagram 17 · Sui · Following→18Hexagram 18 · Gu · Decay→19Hexagram 19 · Lin · Approach→20Hexagram 20 · Guan · Contemplation→21Hexagram 21 · Shi He · Biting Through→22Hexagram 22 · Bi · Grace→23Hexagram 23 · Bo · Splitting Apart→24Hexagram 24 · Fu · Return→25Hexagram 25 · Wu Wang · Innocence→26Hexagram 26 · Da Xu · Great Taming→27Hexagram 27 · Yi · Nourishment→28Hexagram 28 · Da Guo · Preponderance of the Great→29Hexagram 29 · Kan · The Abysmal→30Hexagram 30 · Li · The Clinging→31Hexagram 31 · Xian · Influence→32Hexagram 32 · Heng · Duration→33Hexagram 33 · Dun · Retreat→34Hexagram 34 · Da Zhuang · Power of the Great→35Hexagram 35 · Jin · Progress→36Hexagram 36 · Ming Yi · Darkening of the Light→37Hexagram 37 · Jia Ren · The Family→38Hexagram 38 · Kui · Opposition→39Hexagram 39 · Jian · Obstruction→40Hexagram 40 · Jie · Deliverance→41Hexagram 41 · Sun · Decrease→42Hexagram 42 · Yi · Increase→43Hexagram 43 · Guai · Break-through→44Hexagram 44 · Gou · Coming to Meet→45Hexagram 45 · Cui · Gathering Together→46Hexagram 46 · Sheng · Pushing Upward→47Hexagram 47 · Kun · Oppression→48Hexagram 48 · Jing · The Well→49Hexagram 49 · Ge · Revolution→50Hexagram 50 · Ding · The Cauldron→51Hexagram 51 · Zhen · The Arousing→52Hexagram 52 · Gen · Keeping Still→53Hexagram 53 · Jian · Development→54Hexagram 54 · Gui Mei · The Marrying Maiden→55Hexagram 55 · Feng · Abundance→56Hexagram 56 · Lü · The Wanderer→57Hexagram 57 · Xun · The Gentle→58Hexagram 58 · Dui · The Joyous→59Hexagram 59 · Huan · Dispersion→60Hexagram 60 · Jie · Limitation→61Hexagram 61 · Zhong Fu · Inner Truth→62Hexagram 62 · Xiao Guo · Preponderance of the Small→63Hexagram 63 · Ji Ji · After Completion→64Hexagram 64 · Wei Ji · Before Completion→