The 64 hexagrams

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No. 1乾QiánThe CreativeNo. 2坤KūnThe ReceptiveNo. 3屯ZhūnDifficulty at the BeginningNo. 4蒙MéngYouthful FollyNo. 5需XūWaitingNo. 6讼SòngConflictNo. 7师ShīThe ArmyNo. 8比BǐHolding TogetherNo. 9小畜Xiǎo ChùSmall TamingNo. 10履LǚTreadingNo. 11泰TàiPeaceNo. 12否PǐStandstillNo. 13同人Tóng RénFellowshipNo. 14大有Dà YǒuGreat PossessionNo. 15谦QiānModestyNo. 16豫YùEnthusiasmNo. 17随SuíFollowingNo. 18蛊GǔWork on the DecayedNo. 19临LínApproachNo. 20观GuānContemplationNo. 21噬嗑Shì KēBiting ThroughNo. 22贲BìGraceNo. 23剥BōSplitting ApartNo. 24复FùReturnNo. 25无妄Wú WàngInnocenceNo. 26大畜Dà ChùGreat TamingNo. 27颐YíNourishmentNo. 28大过Dà GuòGreat PreponderanceNo. 29坎KǎnThe AbysmalNo. 30离LíThe ClingingNo. 31咸XiánInfluenceNo. 32恒HéngDurationNo. 33遯DùnRetreatNo. 34大壮Dà ZhuàngGreat PowerNo. 35晋JìnProgressNo. 36明夷Míng YíDarkening of the LightNo. 37家人Jiā RénThe FamilyNo. 38睽KuíOppositionNo. 39蹇JiǎnObstructionNo. 40解XièDeliveranceNo. 41损SǔnDecreaseNo. 42益YìIncreaseNo. 43夬GuàiBreakthroughNo. 44姤GòuComing to MeetNo. 45萃CuìGathering TogetherNo. 46升ShēngPushing UpwardNo. 47困KùnOppressionNo. 48井JǐngThe WellNo. 49革GéRevolutionNo. 50鼎DǐngThe CaldronNo. 51震ZhènThe ArousingNo. 52艮GènKeeping StillNo. 53渐JiànDevelopmentNo. 54归妹Guī MèiThe Marrying MaidenNo. 55丰FēngAbundanceNo. 56旅LǚThe WandererNo. 57巽XùnThe GentleNo. 58兑DuìThe JoyousNo. 59涣HuànDispersionNo. 60节JiéLimitationNo. 61中孚Zhōng FúInner TruthNo. 62小过Xiǎo GuòSmall PreponderanceNo. 63既济Jì JìAfter CompletionNo. 64未济Wèi JìBefore Completion

Hexagram 30 · 离 · Lí

The Clinging

Element:
Fire over Fire
Key themes:
clarity, illumination, dependence, attachment, guidance

Image

Fire, symbolizing clarity, illumination, and the need for guidance.

Overall message

Hexagram 30 represents the concept of clarity and illumination. It emphasizes the importance of seeking guidance, maintaining clarity, and staying attached to what is true and beneficial. Success comes from navigating through life with clarity and illumination.

Seek clarity and illumination. Depend on and learn from those who can guide you. Success comes from maintaining clarity and staying attached to what is true and beneficial.

Classical text (Legge, 1882)

Judgment. Lî indicates that, (in regard to what it denotes), it will be advantageous to be firm and correct, and that thus there will be free course and success. Let (its subject) also nourish (a docility like that of) the cow, and there will be good fortune.

Image. (The trigram for) brightness, repeated, forms Lî. The great man, in accordance with this, cultivates more and more his brilliant (virtue), and diffuses its brightness over the four quarters (of the land).

From James Legge's translation of the I Ching (Sacred Books of the East, vol. XVI, 1882). Public domain.

The six lines

  1. Line 6 · Completion of Clarity

    The period of clarity and illumination is complete. Reflect on the journey.

    Reflect on the experience and learn from it. Use this knowledge to guide future actions.

  2. Line 5 · Leadership in Clarity

    Strong leadership is crucial in maintaining clarity and illumination.

    Lead with wisdom and clarity. Guide others through the illuminated path.

  3. Line 4 · Seeking Guidance

    Seek guidance and support to maintain clarity.

    Collaborate with others and seek guidance. Support will help you maintain clarity.

  4. Line 3 · Overcoming Confusion

    Confusion may arise, but it can be overcome with clarity.

    Stay focused and seek clarity. Overcome confusion with determination.

  5. Line 2 · Building Understanding

    Understanding is gradually built through guidance and illumination.

    Focus on building your understanding. Seek guidance and stay illuminated.

  6. Line 1 · Initial Clarity

    The first signs of clarity and illumination appear. Be open to guidance.

    Welcome the clarity and seek guidance. Stay open to learning.

Related hexagrams

Opposite: If every line of this hexagram were inverted (yang to yin and vice versa), you would have Hexagram 29 · 坎 · Kǎn. This is the hexagram's structural counterpart — the situation it could become if every dynamic flipped.

Nuclear: The hexagram hidden inside this one, built from lines 2-3-4 and 3-4-5, is Hexagram 28 · 大过 · Dà Guò. The nuclear hexagram describes the inner pattern that produced this situation — what is going on underneath.

Change by line:

If only one line of this hexagram changed in your cast, you would arrive at:

  1. Line 1 changing → Hexagram 56 · 旅 · Lǚ
  2. Line 2 changing → Hexagram 14 · 大有 · Dà Yǒu
  3. Line 3 changing → Hexagram 21 · 噬嗑 · Shì Kē
  4. Line 4 changing → Hexagram 22 · 贲 · Bì
  5. Line 5 changing → Hexagram 13 · 同人 · Tóng Rén
  6. Line 6 changing → Hexagram 55 · 丰 · Fēng