Book of Changes (I Ching)The 8 Trigrams & 64 Hexagrams

Revered as the fountainhead of classical Chinese thought and Taoist cosmology, the Book of Changes (Zhouyi) maps the ceaseless interplay of Yin and Yang across nature and human affairs. From Fu Xi’s primordial Eight Trigrams (Bagua) to King Wen’s Sixty-Four Hexagrams, each six-line emblem illuminates the art of timely action, stillness, and inner cultivation practiced on Wudang Mountain.

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The 8 Primordial Trigrams

Three lines each, yin or yang: the eight images from which every hexagram is built. Choose one to see the hexagrams that contain it.

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The 64 Hexagrams

In King Wen’s order, from 乾 to 未济. Search by number, name or pinyin, or filter by trigram; open any hexagram for its Judgment and Image.

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Study and Contemplation

Assemble a hexagram from its trigrams or its six lines, or cast one with the traditional three coins, then read its classical text.

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Chinese text: the received Zhouyi (通行本). English and French translations are Wudang.org’s own. Each hexagram also has a full practical guide in the I Ching section. The 64 hexagram guides →