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Table of 64 I Ching Hexagrams
(In Progress)

Derived from I Ching, by Ritsema and Karcher, Barnes and Noble Press, 1995.

HEXAGRAM

YIN

YANG
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1 FORCE
(6)
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(3)
(2)
(1)
 All yang, force, solid. Balances 2, field. 9s@1-6. One Tao extreme. Top, bottom trigrams both yang. Tao: throughout, transform, activate. Absolute change.
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2 FIELD
 All yin, field, open. Balances 1, force. 6s@1-6. One Tao extreme. Top, bottom trigrams both yin. Tao: order, follow, actualize, let-go. Stasis.  

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3 SPROUTING
 Bottom trigram is shake. Begins yang hemicycle by generating new waves. (Note Gk./Lt. fec und: make waves.) Latching form from energy below. Start new cycle.  Top trigram is gorge. Ends yin hemicycle in formlessness. Diffracting waves. Outer unlatching form to energy above. End cycle.
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4 ENVELOPING
 Top trigram is bound. Temporarily stops forward movement. Hides impending change. Being. Latch. Centering. Complete full yin-yang cycle.  Bottom trigram is gorge. Ends yin hemicycle in formlessness. Hidden inner action. Prepare becoming.
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5 ATTENDING
 Top trigram is gorge. Ends yin hemicycle in formlessness. Outer. Danger. Clouds. Trial. Not yet.  Bottom trigram is force. Inner. Attend. Wait. Concentrate. Conform. Vessel.

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6 ARGUING
 Bottom trigram is gorge. Ends yin hemicycle in formlessness. Inner.No solid base. Argue. Trial.  Top trigram is force. Force is center of yin hemicycle. Outer. Dynamic tension. Without solid base, must argue. Loud.

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7 LEGIONS/LEADING
 Top trigram is field. Field is equalizing twixt yin and yang. Balance. Outer. Trial. Serve. Rest. Harvest. Center.  Bottom trigram is gorge. Ends yin hemicycle in formlessness. Inner.Willingness, work, danger sustain leadership.

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8 GROUPING
 Bottom trigram is field. Field is equalizing twixt yin and yang. Inner. Labor. Sow. Hoard. New ways to group appear.  Top trigram is gorge. Ends yin hemicycle in formlessness. Outer. Trial. Leaderless caste grouping.

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9 SMALL ACCUMULATING
 Top trigram is ground. Center of yang hemicycle. Outer. Penetrate. Commingle. New generation. Conform. Bind. Abide.  Bottom trigram is force. Force is center of yin hemicycle. Inner. Accumulate, match, penetrate small. Originate. Go.

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10 TREADING
 Bottom trigram is open. Open begins yin hemicycle via formation. Inner. Reveal form. Tread. Tao smooth. Trial. Squinting.  Top trigram is force. Force is center of yin hemicycle. Outer. Treading adversity. Retreading footprints of great. Reward.

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11 PERVADING
 Top trigram is field. Field is equalizing twixt yin and yang. Border. Outer. Trial. Let go substance. Leave nest. Disarray.  Bottom trigram is force. Force is center of yin hemicycle. Inner. Eradicate old, entangle, enwrap wasteland. Trial. Not going.

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12 OBSTRUCTION
 Bottom trigram is field. Field is equalizing twixt yin and yang. Inner. Field is obstructed, confined. Eradicate. Enwrap. Vessel.  Top trigram is force. Force is center of yin hemicycle. Outer. Possess. Cultivate. Extinguish, subvert obstruction. Rejoice.

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13 CONCORDING PEOPLE
 Bottom trigram is radiance. Radiance ends yang cycle. Inner. Concord people issue forth. Go via Tao. Hiding. Ascending.  Top trigram is force. Force is center of yin hemicycle. Outer. Possess. Control. No resistance. Concord, cry, then laugh. Leave without trouble.

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14 GREAT POSSESSING
 Top trigram is radiance. Radiance ends yang cycle. Outer. Radiate great force. Differentiate. Impress, radiate dependably. Protect.  Bottom trigram is force. Force is center of yin hemicycle. Inner. Great force within. Great possessing. Take. Amass. Carry. Grow princely.

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15 HUMBLING
 Top trigram is field. Field is equalizing twixt yin and yang. Not yet waiting to harvest. Chastise. Subjugation. Not yet acquired calling. Balance, harmony.  Bottom trigram is bound. Complete full yin-yang cycle. Inner. Humbling: wading, calling, toiling.

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16 PROVIDING
 Bottom trigram is field. Field is equalizing twixt yin and yang. Inner. Vessel. Provide. Call. End with no new beginning. Skeptical. Repent.  Top trigram is shake. Begin yang hemicycle. Outer. Trial. Summon to action. Doubtless great moving. Perseverence. Dim provision above. Regression.

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17 FOLLOWING
 Bottom trigram is shake. Begin yang hemicycle. Inner. Adhere husband and let-go son. Mingle gate open/close (mentor/text), issue action.  Top trigram is open. Begin yin hemicycle. Catch and follow. Conform excellence. Grasp, adhere, use. Exhaust.

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18 CORRUPTING
 Top trigram is bound. Complete full yin-yang cycle. Grow, accept, pseudo-honor corruption and corrupt bureaucracy. (Pirsig's Exclusive SQ.)  Bottom trigram is ground. Center of yang hemicycle. Block penetration. Corrupt self-growth. Impede trial. Manage bureaucratic corruptors.
 

We do not expect
to finish these
hexagrams for any
foreseeable future.
Other work is delaying
our effort here.

Doug 12Nov2000.
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

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