Early Heaven vs Later Heaven Bagua: Understanding the Two Trigram Arrangements
A comparison of the Fuxi and King Wen bagua arrangements, their origins, trigram positions, meanings, and uses in feng shui and the I Ching.
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Hung Kings Worship - Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
The Hung Kings Worship, a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage, reflects Vietnam's tradition of remembering the source when drinking water.
The Eighteen Hùng Kings and the State of Văn Lang: What Old Histories Record and What Is Legend
How old histories record the eighteen Hùng kings and the state of Văn Lang, and which parts are legend: the sources, the fifteen bộ and the Hùng cult.
Who Wrote the I Ching: The Fu Xi and King Wen Tradition and What Excavated Manuscripts Show
Fu Xi, King Wen, the Duke of Zhou and Confucius are all credited with the I Ching, but excavated manuscripts point to a late Western Zhou compilation.
Ngô Quyền and the 938 Battle of Bạch Đằng: From Từ Lương Xâm to the New Temple in Cổ Loa
Ngô Quyền, the 938 Battle of Bạch Đằng, and the journey from Từ Lương Xâm to the new temple in Cổ Loa, showing the gratitude of later generations.
What is Kinh Dịch?
The I Ching is an ancient Chinese philosophical and divination system built on 64 hexagrams formed from the eight trigrams, or Bagua.
Strategy and Authority in Human Design: How the System Tells You to Decide, and How Far to Take It
Strategy and Authority are Human Design's two decision-making pillars. This analysis covers how they work by type and their limits as guides.
What Is the Ten Wings? The Ten Commentaries on the I Ching, What Each One Does, and Who Wrote Them
The Ten Wings (Thập Dực) are ten commentaries on the I Ching: Thoán, Tượng, Hệ Từ, Văn Ngôn, Tự Quái, Thuyết Quái, Tạp Quái.
What is Bát Quái?
Bát Quái are the eight basic trigrams of the I Ching, each made of three yin or yang lines that symbolize eight natural phenomena.
Hexagram 35 Fire Over Earth (Jin, 晉): Advancing, Rising, and the Six Line Texts of the I Ching
Hexagram 35 Fire Over Earth (Jin) in the I Ching: the sun rising above the earth, a sign of advancing and being recognized.
The 64 Hexagrams of the I Ching: Structure and Basic Interpretation
Explore the structure of the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching: from trigrams, lines, judgments to basic interpretation methods.
The Pure Yang Hexagram in the 64 Hexagrams of the I Ching: Origins and Meaning
Explore the Pure Yang Hexagram (Qian), the first hexagram in the I Ching: a symbol of heaven, creativity, and infinite potential.
What Does Hexagram 32, Lei Feng Heng (恆, ䷟), Say About Endurance, and Why Does Endurance Not Mean Standing Still?
Hexagram 32, Lei Feng Heng (恆, ䷟), concerns the way of sustaining what lasts. Its texts show endurance is not standing still but moving forward.
Hexagram Hỏa Thủy Vị Tế (No. 64, 未濟, ䷿): Meaning, the Six Line Texts, and Why the I Ching Ends with 'Not Yet Complete'
Hỏa Thủy Vị Tế is hexagram 64, the last of the I Ching, its six lines out of position yet paired. Its texts show why it ends on 'not yet complete'.
How the I Ching Became a Classic: How Song Scholars Read the Changes, and the Routes the I Ching Took to Vietnam and the West
Canonized in 135 BCE, the I Ching was reread by Song scholars along image-number and meaning-principle lines, then spread to Vietnam and the West.
Hexagram 22 (Bi, Mountain over Fire) - Meaning and Application in the I Ching
Hexagram 22 (Bi, Mountain over Fire) in the I Ching covers adornment and refinement, plus how to apply its lessons in life, work and relationships.
Hexagram Hỏa Phong Đỉnh (No. 50, 鼎): The Cauldron That Cooks the New After the Old Is Discarded
Hexagram Hỏa Phong Đỉnh, No. 50 in the I Ching, is the three-legged ritual cauldron that cooks the new after the old is discarded.
Hexagram 47 Trạch Thủy Khốn (困) in the I Ching: meaning in times of exhaustion and why words cannot save you
Hexagram 47 Trạch Thủy Khốn in the I Ching describes depleted resources and words that go unheeded, with the Judgment, Image, and six line texts.
Hexagram 25 (Wu Wang / Innocence) - Meaning and Application in the I Ching
Hexagram 25 (Wu Wang / Innocence) in the I Ching: its image, judgment and meaning, plus how integrity and sincerity apply in life, career and spirituality.
Hexagram 54 Lei Ze Gui Mei (歸妹): Entering a New Bond Without the Initiative
Hexagram 54 Lei Ze Gui Mei in the I Ching covers entering a bond without holding the initiative, with the judgment, six line texts and the Image.
What is Nhân Tướng Học?
Physiognomy is the traditional Eastern practice of observing facial features, hands, and body to infer personality and destiny, serving as a reference.
Hexagram Mountain over Water (Meng) in the I Ching: The Origin and Meaning of Innocence
Hexagram 4 of the I Ching, Mountain over Water, comes from Kan and Gen and speaks of innocence, enlightenment, and acting amid immaturity.
Decoding Hexagram Wind over Earth (Guan) in the I Ching: Structure and Lessons
Hexagram Guan (Wind over Earth) in the I Ching symbolizes observation and contemplation, with lessons on seeing oneself and the world clearly before acting.
The Water-Earth Bi Hexagram in the 64 I Ching Hexagrams: Origins, Meaning, and Practical Applications
The Water-Earth Bi Hexagram in the I Ching: its origins, structure, symbolic meaning, hexagram text, and uses in life, career, and relationships.
What Does Hexagram 48, Thủy Phong Tỉnh (井, The Well), Say: Nourishing People Without Moving From Its Place?
Hexagram 48, Thủy Phong Tỉnh, the Well, teaches that the village may change but the well does not, nourishing people without moving.
What Does Hexagram 55, Lei Huo Feng (豐), Say About Times of Great Prosperity, and Why Does the Sun Decline Once It Reaches Its Peak?
Hexagram 55, Lei Huo Feng (豐), speaks of great prosperity and success, like the sun at noon, with a warning that once the sun peaks it will decline.
Decoding the Hexagram Ze Lei Sui (Following) in the I Ching: Structure and Lessons
Explore the structure of the hexagram Ze Lei Sui (Following, #17) in the I Ching, along with profound lessons on following, leadership, and adaptation.
The Water Heaven Xu Hexagram in the 64 Hexagrams of the I Ching: Origins, Meaning, and Practical Lessons
Hexagram 5, Water Heaven Xu, covers its origins, structure and meaning: waiting, nurturing trust and patience, with lessons for modern life.
The Li Trigram in the Eight Trigrams: Symbolism and Meaning
Explore the Li trigram (☲) in the Bagua: its symbolism of fire, clarity, mutual dependence, and its profound philosophical meaning in the I Ching.
What is Quẻ?
A hexagram (卦) is a unit of the I Ching, made of six lines arranged from bottom to top that represent a situation or state of change in all things.
The Zhen Trigram in the Bagua: Symbolism and Meaning
The Zhen trigram (☳) is one of the eight Bagua, symbolizing thunder, spring, awakening and action, with one yang line below two yin lines.
Hexagram Earth over Heaven Tai (number 11, 泰, ䷊): why is earth above and heaven below called opening and peace?
Hexagram 11, Earth over Heaven Tai, has inner Qian and outer Kun, heaven and earth in harmony. It covers the judgment, image, six line texts and commentaries.
The Earth-Water Hexagram (Shi) in the 64 I Ching Hexagrams: Origins, Meanings, and Practical Applications
The Earth-Water Hexagram (Shi) in the I Ching symbolizes the commander, discipline and unity, plus its uses in management and leadership.
Decoding Hexagram Shan Feng Gu (Mountain over Wind) in the I Ching - Structure and Lessons
Hexagram Shan Feng Gu (18) in the I Ching symbolizes decay and the need for repair, with lessons on staying calm and reforming with tact.
The Pure Kun Hexagram in the 64 Hexagrams of the I Ching: Origins and Meaning
Explore the Pure Kun hexagram (hexagram 2) in the I Ching: its origins, structure, philosophical meaning, and practical applications in life.
Hexagram 24 (Earth over Thunder - Fu/Return) - Meaning and Application in the I Ching
Hexagram 24 (Fu/Return) in the I Ching marks the return of yang energy and recovery after decline, with guidance on patience and steady action.
What Does Hexagram 42, Feng Lei Yi (Phong Lôi Ích), Say About Benefiting, Reducing the Top to Add to the Bottom?
Hexagram 42 Phong Lôi Ích in the 64 I Ching hexagrams: wind above thunder below, the Judgment, the Image, and reducing the top to add to the bottom.
What Does Hexagram 45, Tsui (Gathering Together, 萃), Say About Bringing People Together, and Why Does Gathering Require a Shared Place of Worship?
Hexagram 45, Tsui (Gathering Together, 萃), covers the judgment, image, and six lines on how groups form and why shared ground and trust hold them.
The Wind Heaven Xiao Xu Hexagram in the 64 Hexagrams of the I Ching: Origins, Meaning, and Lessons in Conduct
The Wind Heaven Xiao Xu hexagram (Hexagram 9) in the I Ching: its origins, structure, meaning, and lessons on patience and gradual accumulation.
What Does Hexagram 31, Trạch Sơn Hàm (咸, ䷞), Say About Mutual Attraction Between Two People, and Why Does the Lower Canon Open With This Hexagram?
Hexagram 31, Trạch Sơn Hàm, opens the I Ching's Lower Canon and traces mutual attraction through six lines, from the big toe to the tongue.
How Does Online I Ching Coin Tossing Work and How Do You Read the Result? A Guide from Casting to Interpretation
Online I Ching casting tosses three coins six times to form one hexagram. This guide covers the Tam Tài principle, the primary and changing hexagrams.
What Does Hexagram 34, Lei Tian Da Zhuang (Great Power), Say About Great Strength and Its Limits?
Hexagram 34, Lei Tian Da Zhuang, covers great strength and its limits, with its structure, Judgment, six line texts and lessons on conduct.
Hexagram Zhen (number 51, 震) in the I Ching: rolling thunder and how to stay calm when afraid
Hexagram Zhen (number 51) in the I Ching stacks thunder upon thunder, covering sudden shock and six ways to respond to upheaval with a calm mind.
The 64 hexagrams of the I Ching
All 64 hexagrams in King Wen order, with Vietnamese and Han names, upper and lower trigrams, and the image.
Daily hexagram by the Gua Qi method, 1900 to 2100
Every solar day from 1900 to 2100 with its ruling hexagram under the Gua Qi method (six days seven parts), the line ruling the day, the position in the sixty-hexagram cycle, the winter solstice anchor and the minutes elapsed since it, the solar term and the cardinal hexagram line for that term. Enough to recompute every row independently.
Order of the sixty Gua Qi hexagrams
The sixty hexagrams that take turns ruling the days under the Gua Qi method, in order from Inner Truth at the winter solstice, with their solar month, their rank (duke, sovereign, marquis, grand master, minister) and when each takes over counted from the solstice. The lookup table for the que-ngay-quai-khi-1900-2100 dataset.