-- Got Hexagram?  Identify with the Master Map --

To use: on the left are trigram images of the Below or lower trigram. Next, look across the Above or upper trigram until you match what you have. Cross reference to find your hexagram. Make note of its Change Cycle number (c), name, and traditional number (t). Read its counsel and take action as indicated.

Master Sheet of All Hexagrams: 64 I Ching Hexagrams in Change Cycle

Correlation Sheet: Wilhelm/Baynes month references offer remarkable patterns

The Correlation Sheet matches hexagrams with month reference by Wilhelm/Baynes, on the left, to the hexagram image on the right. A natural pattern emerges. Notice how Change Cycle numbers increase/decrease in step with evolving hexagram images, while traditional numbers remain paired (see far right vertical bars). These are the Twelve Principle Hexagrams. The Correlation Sheet and the Twelve Principle Hexagrams illustrate the simplicity and intuitive basis for the Change Cycle. It reveals a possible explanation for Shao Yung's hexagram arrangement. Wilhelm's mystery is solved. The Correlation Sheet shows a natural order to the 64 hexagrams. Therefore, by extension, the 64 I Ching hexagrams in the Change Cycle show a natural order to the unfolding of human experiences. In essence, the Change Cycle stamps order on your experiences in a past, present, and potential future framework. One experience cascading into the next. The storms of personal and interpersonal chaos are calmed by a question and a primary hexagram. They set you within a reading change cycle, where events become predictable in the short-term because you know the starting condition - your primary hexagram. If you see past events unfolding in the counsel of your reading change cycle, then you are empowered to avoid danger and succeed in reaching towards your dreams. Make conscious decisions and take conscientious action.

The Change Cycle Chart shows the connections between all 64 hexagrams. Interestingly, it reflects a certain statistical feature in its bell-shape making it more likely that the majority of our personal experiences are reflected in the center column of 20 Active Hexagrams. However, our experiences shown in a reading change cycle will unfold across the Change Cycle Chart. Our experiences illuminate a specific pathway from Creative Heaven (1c/1t) on far lower left to the Receptive Earth (64c/2t) on the far lower right. The cycle resets sparking new experiences and reading change cycles. Enjoy your meditations on the flow of life.