Cast Hexagram: 1

Cast Hexagram:

1 - One

Ch'ien / Creative Activity

Heaven above and Heaven below:
Heaven in constant motion.
With the strength of the dragon, the Superior Person steels himself for ceaseless activity.

Productive Activity.
Potent Influence.
Sublime Success if you keep to your course.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

The time for action has come.
You now have the focus and the stamina necessary for accomplishing great tasks.
The path before you is being cleared and reward lies ahead.

for Hexagram 1,
by Richard Wilhelm.

Very short instruction for

the Cast Hexagram

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With the Cast Hexagram begins the answer to your question, often explaining the situation you are now in, or what has gone before.

Cast Hexagram

Hexagram Lines

Transformed Hex

Trigram Symbols

Cast Hexagram: 1

Very short instruction for

the Changing Lines

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Changing Lines transform into their polar opposite during the course of your consultation.
When there are more than one lines changing, there is a problem in interpretation; if these lines are contradictory, which one to choose?
At I Ching Online we have chosen to apply a set of rules to determine the one Changing Line that prevails as an answer to your question.

This one Changing Line is selected initially, but you can read about any Changing (red) Line by clicking on it.
Changing Lines are part of the answer to your question, but any NON-changing (black) Line can be read as well by clicking on it.
(Clicking the Hexagram Lines tab again will reset.)

Although this set of rules is old and widespread, it is just one of many methods that can be found to handle this delicate issue.
Consider it a guideline, which is not compelling at all.

The following rules are applied for the seven possible number of changing lines:

0.	There are no Changing Lines.	Read only the Cast Hexagram.
1.	There is one Changing Line.	Consult this changing line.
2.	There are two Changing Lines.	If both lines are Six (Old Yin) or Nine (Old Yang), the Upper Line applies. If one is Six and the other Nine, the Six prevails. (* See "Instruction page".)
3.	There are three Changing Lines.	The middle line counts.
4.	There are four Changing Lines.	Read the upper NON-changing line.
5.	There are five Changing Lines.	Read the only NON-changing line.
6.	All lines are Changing.	Only the Transformed Hexagram applies. With two exceptions: If all lines are Six or all lines are Nine, read both Cast Hexagram and Transformed Hexagram.

Cast Hexagram

Hexagram Lines

Transformed Hex

Trigram Symbols

Transformed Hex: 2

Transformed Hexagram:

2 - Two

K'un / Receptive Force

Earth above and Earth below:
The Earth contains and sustains.
In this situation, the Superior Person should not take the initiative; he should follow the initiative of another.
He should seek receptive allies in the southwest; he should break ties with immovable allies in the northeast.

Responsive devotion.
Receptive influence.
Sublime Success if you keep to your course.

SITUATION ANALYSIS:

This is a time for dealing with reality as it is, not as you would have it be.
If you realize that in this situation you are the receptor, not the transmitter of the stimulus, you will find yourself reaching goals that seemed unattainable under your own steam.
If you persist in futile efforts to be the Shaper rather than the Shaped, you will completely miss this unique opportunity.

for Hexagram 2,
by Richard Wilhelm.

Very short instruction for

the Transformed Hexagram

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The Transformed Hexagram describes the future situation, after the lines have changed, and if you follow the advice the I Ching has given.

If there are no Changing Lines, this Hexagram is equal to the Cast Hexagram.

Cast Hexagram

Hexagram Lines

Transformed Hex

Trigram Symbols

Upper Trigram:

Ch'ien / Heaven

Image: Heaven
Qualities: Creative, Strong, Light of Day, Firmness, Inspiring, Power, Aggression, Completion.
Direction: Northwest.
Family Member: Father.
Body Part: Head.
Season: Early Winter.
Time of Day: Daytime.
Animal: Horse.
Color: Purple.
Element: Metal.
Miscellaneous: Round, Prince, Jade, Cold, Ice, Tree Fruit, Upper Garment, Word, Prehistoric, Flesheater.

Lower Trigram:

See Upper Trigram.

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Very short instruction for

the Upper and Lower Trigrams

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A Hexagram is made up of two Trigrams, one atop the other.
Only the Trigram Symbols of the Cast Hexagram are displayed.

A Trigram is made up of any combination of three yin and yang lines.
There are eight possible combinations, each with its own distinct attributes:




Ch'ien / Heaven	Chên / Thunder	K'an / Water	Kên / Mountain



K'un / Earth	Sun / Wind	Li / Fire	Tui / Lake

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