The I Ching Basics

The I Ching Basics

 

The I CHING or Book of Changes is an ancient manual designed to deal with changes.  It describes, warns and prepares us for change.  The Universe is constantly changing and the only constant in the Universe is change.  No one can avoid change.  It is a fact of life.  The I CHING represents this eternal change.   And I believe, based on my personal experience that it works. 

 

The 64 Stages of Change

 

The I CHING divides change into 64 different stages. These stages are known as Hexagrams, which are made up of six fixed positions and four different variations for each of these six fixed positions.

 

The six fixed positions are:

 

  • The sixth line on top
  • The fifth line
  • The fourth line
  • The third line
  • The second line
  • The first line at the bottom

 

The four possible variations for each fixed positions are:

 

1)         The number which combination totals six (3 tails).  This number represents an old feminine or negative YIN line, which is about to change to a young masculine or positive YANG line. (We could say that this line has a tendency to come up whenever the conditions which management has been facing have been too YIN or negative and are about to turn into a positive or YANG situation)

 

2)         The number which combination totals seven (two tails and one head).  This number represents a young masculine or positive YANG line, which has no change or transformation because it is already young. (We could say that this line has a tendency to come up whenever the conditions which management has been facing will continue under the actual YANG or positive conditions.)

 

3)         The number which combination totals eight (two heads and one tail).  This line represents a young feminine or negative YIN line, which has no change or transformation because it is already young.  (We could say that this line has a tendency to come up whenever the conditions which management has been facing will continue under the actual YIN or negative conditions.)

 

4)         The number which combination totals nine (three heads).  This line represents an old masculine or positive YANG line, which is about to turn into a young feminine or negative YIN line.  (We could say that this line has a tendency to come up whenever the conditions which management has been facing have been too YANG or positive and are about to turn into a negative or YIN situation)

 

 

These lines look like this:

 

  • 6 — x –: (three tails) an old YIN (negative/feminine) line, which is about to become a young YANG line.

 

  • 7 ——-: (two tails and one head) a young YANG (positive/masculine) line, which does not change.

 

  • 8 — —: (two heads and one tail) a young YIN (negative/feminine) line, which does not change.

 

  • 9 —o— (three heads) an old YANG line (positive/masculine), which is about to become a young YIN line.

 

           

Single moving lines:

 

If you come up with a hexagram, which has a single moving line, it would be best to invest if the Hexagram is a Heaven or a Lake Hexagram, but pay attention to the single moving line.  It would tell you to be aware of the time period the investment will be favorable or unfavorable. 

 

 

Multiple moving lines

 

If you come up with a hexagram which has a number of lines each representing a different verdict or advice, and you find that there is a conflict between the lines and that sometimes the lines in the positions one or two which have a lower hierarchy tell you that the investment will be excellent, but at the same time some lines with a higher hierarchy such as in the fifth or sixth lines will tell you that the investment will be bad, or vice versa, then the best thing to do is not to invest.  Do not try to reconcile the conflict in the reading.  Remember that whenever you have doubts about an investment you should not invest; however, if the change is positive such as Heaven to Heaven or Lake to Lake you may take the risk but be aware that there will be many drastic changes throughout the investment period in accordance with the moving lines.

 

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