✉️ Scroll - Book of Changes

Heaven Hexagram (Heaven as Qian) Qian above, Qian below Qian: Supreme inception, smoothness, favor, perseverance. First Nine: Hidden dragon, do not act. Second Nine: Dragon appears in the field. Favorable to meet the great person. Third Nine: The noble one is vigilant and diligent all day; at night, cautious as if in peril: No blame. Fourth Nine: Leaping from the abyss at times: No blame. Fifth Nine: Soaring dragon in the sky. Favorable to meet the great person. Top Nine: Arrogant dragon brings remorse. Using Nine: Seeing dragons without a leader: Auspicious.

Earth Hexagram (Earth as Kun) Kun above, Kun below Kun: Supreme smoothness. Favorable the steadfastness of a mare. The noble one who ventures forth first loses the way, later gains mastery: favorable. Southwest gains companions; Northeast loses companions. Peaceful perseverance brings auspiciousness. First Six: Treading frost, solid ice approaches. Second Six: Straight, square, vast. Unpracticed yet nothing unfavorable. Third Six: Contained brilliance may be steadfast. If engaged in royal service, achieve not completion but closure. Fourth Six: Tie the sack: no blame, no praise. Fifth Six: Yellow lower garment: supreme auspiciousness. Top Six: Dragons battle in the wilderness; their blood dark and yellow. Using Six: Favorable perpetual steadfastness.

Zhun Hexagram (Water over Thunder) Kan above, Zhen below Zhun: Supreme smoothness, favorable perseverance. Do not act hastily. Favorable to establish lords. First Nine: Firm as a boulder. Favorable to abide steadfastly. Favorable to establish lords. Second Six: Halting and circling, riding horses in array. Not robbers, but suitors for marriage. A maiden steadfastly declines union; after ten years, she weds. Third Six: Pursuing deer without a guide, entering the forest depths. The noble one perceives it is better to desist than persist. Advancement brings regret. Fourth Six: Riding horses in array, seeking marriage alliance. Advance: auspicious, no misfortune. Fifth Nine: Hoarding riches: small scale brings auspicious perseverance; large scale brings ominous perseverance. Top Six: Riding horses in array, weeping tears of blood unceasingly.

Meng Hexagram (Mountain over Water) Gen above, Kan below Meng: Smooth progress. It is not I who seek the ignorant youth, but the ignorant youth who seeks me. The first divination is answered; repeated inquiries show disrespect and receive no answer. Favorable to persevere. First Six: Initiating enlightenment. Beneficial to employ discipline, to remove shackles. Advancing leads to regret. Second Nine: Embracing ignorance, auspicious. Taking a wife, auspicious. The son manages the household. Third Six: Do not marry such a woman. She beholds a wealthy man and loses self-restraint. No benefit in any action. Fourth Six: Confounded ignorance, hardship. Fifth Six: Ignorant youth, auspicious. Top Nine: Striking ignorance. Unfavorable to act as invaders; favorable to resist invaders.

Xu Hexagram (Water over Heaven) Kan above, Qian below Xu: With sincerity, luminous success. Steadfastness brings auspiciousness. Favorable to cross great rivers. First Nine, waiting in the wilderness, constancy brings advantage, no blame. Second Nine, waiting on sand, minor disputes, ends auspiciously. Third Nine, waiting in mud, invites bandits' approach. Fourth Six, waiting amidst bloodshed, emerges from the cavern. Fifth Nine, waiting with wine and food, steadfastness brings auspiciousness. Top Six, entering the cavern, three uninvited guests arrive. Respect them, ends auspiciously.

Song Hexagram (Heaven over Water) Qian above, Kan below Song: Sincerity constrained, vigilance. Midst auspiciousness, ends in peril. Favorable to meet noble ones. Unfavorable to cross great rivers. First Six, not persisting in disputes, minor reproach, ends auspiciously. Second Nine, failing in litigation, retreat to flee. His village of three hundred households remains unharmed. Third Six, feeding on past virtue, steadfastness brings peril, ends auspiciously. Engaging in royal affairs brings no achievement. Fourth Nine, failing in litigation, return to obey the altered mandate. Steadfastness brings auspiciousness. Fifth Nine, litigation, primordially auspicious. Top Nine, though granted a ceremonial belt, thrice stripped before day's end.

Shi Hexagram (Earth over Water) Kun above, Kan below Shi: Steadfast leadership brings auspiciousness, no blame. First Six, marching troops with discipline, disorder brings peril. Second Nine, central command in the army, auspicious, no blame. The king thrice bestows mandates. Third Six, troops bearing corpses, peril. Fourth Six, army encamps leftward, no blame. Fifth Six, game in the field. Favorable to uphold orders, no blame. Elders lead the army; juniors bear corpses, steadfastness meets peril. Top Six, the great ruler decrees: establish states, inherit households. Petty men not to be employed.

Bi Hexagram (Water over Earth) Kan above, Kun below Bi: Auspicious. Primordial divination, enduring correctness without blame. Restlessness approaches; latecomers face peril. First Six, aligning with sincerity, no blame. Trust fills the jar, in the end comes unexpected fortune, auspicious. Second Six, alliance from within, steadfastly auspicious. Third Six, alliance with the unworthy. Fourth Six, alliance from without, steadfastly auspicious. Fifth Nine, resplendent alliance. The king hunts with triple pursuit, letting game escape. Townsfolk unalarmed, auspicious. Top Six, alliance without a leader, peril.

Xiao Xu Hexagram (Wind over Heaven) Xun above, Qian below Xiao Xu: Success. Dense clouds without rain. From our western outskirts. First Nine, [Returning to one's path, what blame? Auspicious. Second Nine, Drawn back together, auspicious. Third Nine, the cart sheds its axle. Husband and wife turn hostile eyes. Fourth Six, with trust, bloodshed ceases. Vigilance brings no blame. Fifth Nine, bonded through sincerity, enriching neighbors. Top Nine, rain falls, then halts. Virtue bears fruit. A woman's steadfastness brings peril. Near the full moon, noble action meets danger.

Lyu Hexagram (Heaven over Lake) Qian above, Dui below Lyu: Treading a tiger's tail, yet it does not bite. Smooth progress. First Nine: Simple treading, advancing: No blame. Second Nine: Treading a level path. The reclusive one's steadfastness brings auspiciousness. Third Six: Dim-sighted yet seeing, lame yet treading. Treads the tiger's tail it bites: Ominous. A warrior serves the great ruler. Fourth Nine: Treading the tiger's tail, trembling cautiously: Ends in auspiciousness. Fifth Nine: Decisive treading. Steadfastness brings peril. Top Nine: Observing the tread's signs, its cycle brings supreme auspiciousness.

Tai Hexagram (Earth over Heaven) Kun above, Qian below Tai: Small departs, great approaches. Auspicious, smooth progress. First Nine: Uprooting reed grass with its kind. Advance: Auspicious. Second Nine: Embracing vastness, crossing rivers without neglect. Companions vanish, yet honor is found in balanced action. Third Nine: No plain without slope, no going without return. Hardship and perseverance: No blame. Fear not sincerity; in sustenance, there is fortune. Fourth Six: Fluttering down. Not enriching through neighbors, yet trusting without caution. Fifth Six: Emperor Yi marries his sister, bringing supreme auspiciousness. Top Six: Walls crumble into moats. Do not mobilize armies; from the town comes decree. Steadfastness brings regret.

Pi Hexagram (Heaven over Earth) Qian above, Kun below Pi: Stagnation deviates from the proper way. Unfavorable for noble perseverance. Great departs, small approaches. First Six: Uprooting reed grass with its kind. Steadfastness brings auspiciousness; smooth progress. Second Six: Contained compliance. For petty ones, auspicious; for great ones, stagnation. Smooth progress. Third Six: Contained disgrace. Fourth Nine: Receiving a mandate: No blame. Companions share blessings. Fifth Nine: Stagnation ceases. For great ones, auspicious. Will it perish? Will it perish? Tied to a clump of mulberries. Top Nine: Overthrowing stagnation. Stagnation first, joy follows.

Tong Ren Hexagram (Heaven over Fire) Qian above, Li below Tong Ren: Harmonizing people in the wilderness, Smooth progress. Favorable to cross great rivers. Favorable for noble steadfastness. First Nine: Harmonizing at the gate: No blame. Second Six: Harmonizing within the clan: Regret. Third Nine: Ambushing troops in thickets, ascending the high ridge three years without triumph. Fourth Nine: Mounting the ramparts, unable to attack: Auspicious resolve. Fifth Nine: Harmonizing begins with wailing, ends with laughter. The great army prevails; allies meet. Top Nine: Harmonizing in the outskirts: No regret.

Da You Hexagram (Fire over Heaven) Li above, Qian below Da You: Supreme smoothness. First Nine: No harm in avoiding harmful interactions. Hardship brings no blame. Second Nine: A great cart bears the load. Having a destination: No blame. Third Nine: A duke presents offerings to the Son of Heaven. Petty ones cannot attain this. Fourth Nine: Not in excess: No blame. Fifth Six: Sincerity intertwined with dignity: Auspicious. Top Nine: Heaven's aid descends. Auspicious, nothing unfavorable.

Qiaan Hexagram (Earth over Mountain) Kun above, Gen below Qian: Smooth progress. The noble one attains completion. First Six: Humbly humble noble one. Employing this to cross great rivers: Auspicious. Second Six: Resonant humility. Steadfastness brings auspiciousness. Third Nine: Toiling humbly, the noble one attains completion: Auspicious. Fourth Six: Nothing unfavorable, enacting humility. Fifth Six: Not enriching through neighbors. Favorable to use invasion and conquest: Nothing unfavorable. Top Six: Resonant humility. Favorable to mobilize armies and subdue cities.

Yu Hexagram (Thunder over Earth) Zhen above, Kun below Yu: Favorable to establish lords and mobilize armies. First Six: Boasting complacency: Ominous. Second Six: Firm as a rock, not lingering all day. Steadfastness brings auspiciousness. Third Six: Gazing in complacency, regret; delaying brings further regret. Fourth Nine: Proceeding through complacency, great gains. Doubt not. Companions gather like hairpins. Fifth Six: Steadfast amid illness: Enduring without death. Top Six: Obscure complacency, success with change. No blame.

Sui Hexagram (Lake over Thunder) Dui above, Zhen below Sui: Supreme smoothness, favorable perseverance, no blame. First Nine: Official position shifts. Steadfastness brings auspiciousness. Venturing out to interact brings achievement. Second Six: Binding the young, losing the husband. Third Six: Binding the husband, losing the young. Following with purpose: Attainment. Favorable to abide steadfastly. Fourth Nine: Following brings gain; perseverance brings adversity. Sincerity illuminates the path: What blame? Fifth Nine: Sincerity in excellence: Auspicious. Top Six: Confining and binding, then following and securing. The king offers sacrifice at Western Mountain.

Gu Hexagram (Mountain over Wind) Gen above, Xun below Gu: Supreme smoothness. Favorable to cross great rivers. Three days before and after the Jia day. First Six: Rectifying the father's decay. With a son, the father incurs no blame. Harshness ends in auspiciousness. Second Nine: Rectifying the mother's decay: Not favorable to persevere. Third Nine: Rectifying the father's minor obscurities: No major blame. Fourth Six: Indulging the father's decay: Advancing brings regret. Fifth Six: Rectifying the father's decay: Employing acclaim. Top Nine: Not serving kings or lords; elevating one's affairs.

Lin Hexagram (Earth over Lake) Kun above, Dui below Lin: Supreme smoothness, favorable perseverance. Until the eighth month, there is adversity. First Nine: Universal approach. Steadfastness brings auspiciousness. Second Nine: Universal approach, auspicious. Nothing unfavorable. Third Six: Pleasant approach, no lasting benefit; if one reflects on this, no blame. Fourth Six: Utmost approach: No blame. Fifth Six: Wise approach, fitting for a great ruler: Auspicious. Top Six: Sincere approach, auspicious, no blame.

Guan Hexagram (Wind over Earth) Xun above, Kun below Guan: Ritual cleansing without presenting offerings. Sincerity manifests as solemn reverence. First Six: Childlike observation. For petty persons, no blame; for noble ones, regret. Second Six: Peering observation. Favorable for a woman's steadfastness. Third Six: Observing my life's path, advancing or retreating. Fourth Six: Observing the nation's glory. Favorable to be guest to the king. Fifth Nine: Observing my life's path. Noble ones incur no blame. Top Nine: Observing his life's path. Noble ones incur no blame.