I Ching
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I Ching Rotation and Inversion
There are two core ways in which the trigrams and hexagrams change to their “opposite”: Rotate or Invert. While any hexagram can have any other hexagram within a I Ching divination, I find that studying these corners is putting a structure behind how the situations relate in the whole. I think of them like table Continue reading
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I Ching Hexagram Structure
Lines Line Meanings Line Groupings Primary Trigrams Nuclear Trigrams The Nuclear Trigrams can also be combined into a “Nuclear Hexagram”, which unfolds into some interesting patterns when applied to the full set of 64 hexagrams. Whether or not this was a consideration within the original text is contested, and not essential when consulting the I Continue reading
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I Ching Foundations
I Ching is a divination system based on 64 “typical situations” (the hexagrams), their movements as the situation changes, judgment of “fortune or misfortune”, and advice on the most wise action within the situation. When casting/consulting the I Ching, the result is 2 Hexagrams – the Primary, and the Hexagram it changes to (“Relating Hexagram”) Continue reading
