I Ching
Moving lines and change paths
The I Ching is not a collection of separate hexagrams but a living system. Each moving line turns over and changes one hexagram into another — the resulting image that shows where a situation is heading. Below you can explore those change paths and read the full network of them.
Build a hexagram and explore its change paths
Place two trigrams together or turn a single line. This makes the 64 hexagrams visible as one connected system of change.
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Choose two natural forces or turn one line. The form changes with you.
Current form
1. Creative Force
Force wants forward motion; without measure, a source turns into pressure.
Read this hexagramAll change paths of the 64 hexagrams
Per hexagram: where each moving line (1 = bottom, 6 = top) moves to. These paths follow directly from the structure of the hexagrams, ordered by the classical sequence of King Wen.
- 1. Creative Force
- Line 1 → 44. Encounter
- Line 2 → 13. Community
- Line 3 → 10. Treading
- Line 4 → 9. Small Restraint
- Line 5 → 14. Great Possession
- Line 6 → 43. Breakthrough
- 2. Bearing Strength
- Line 1 → 24. Return
- Line 2 → 7. The Army
- Line 3 → 15. Modesty
- Line 4 → 16. Enthusiasm
- Line 5 → 8. Union
- Line 6 → 23. Crumbling
- 3. Rough Start
- Line 1 → 8. Union
- Line 2 → 60. Limitation
- Line 3 → 63. After Completion
- Line 4 → 17. Following
- Line 5 → 24. Return
- Line 6 → 42. Increase
- 4. Inexperience
- Line 1 → 41. Decrease
- Line 2 → 23. Crumbling
- Line 3 → 18. Repair Work
- Line 4 → 64. Before Completion
- Line 5 → 59. Dissolving
- Line 6 → 7. The Army
- 5. Waiting
- Line 1 → 48. The Well
- Line 2 → 63. After Completion
- Line 3 → 60. Limitation
- Line 4 → 43. Breakthrough
- Line 5 → 11. Peace
- Line 6 → 9. Small Restraint
- 6. Conflict
- Line 1 → 10. Treading
- Line 2 → 12. Standstill
- Line 3 → 44. Encounter
- Line 4 → 59. Dissolving
- Line 5 → 64. Before Completion
- Line 6 → 47. Exhaustion
- 7. The Army
- Line 1 → 19. Approach
- Line 2 → 2. Bearing Strength
- Line 3 → 46. Ascending
- Line 4 → 40. Release
- Line 5 → 29. Abyss
- Line 6 → 4. Inexperience
- 8. Union
- Line 1 → 3. Rough Start
- Line 2 → 29. Abyss
- Line 3 → 39. Obstacle
- Line 4 → 45. Gathering
- Line 5 → 2. Bearing Strength
- Line 6 → 20. Contemplation
- 9. Small Restraint
- Line 1 → 57. Gentleness
- Line 2 → 37. The Family
- Line 3 → 61. Sincerity
- Line 4 → 1. Creative Force
- Line 5 → 26. Great Restraint
- Line 6 → 5. Waiting
- 10. Treading
- Line 1 → 6. Conflict
- Line 2 → 25. Innocence
- Line 3 → 1. Creative Force
- Line 4 → 61. Sincerity
- Line 5 → 38. Opposition
- Line 6 → 58. Joy
- 11. Peace
- Line 1 → 46. Ascending
- Line 2 → 36. Darkening
- Line 3 → 19. Approach
- Line 4 → 34. Great Power
- Line 5 → 5. Waiting
- Line 6 → 26. Great Restraint
- 12. Standstill
- Line 1 → 25. Innocence
- Line 2 → 6. Conflict
- Line 3 → 33. Retreat
- Line 4 → 20. Contemplation
- Line 5 → 35. Rising
- Line 6 → 45. Gathering
- 13. Community
- Line 1 → 33. Retreat
- Line 2 → 1. Creative Force
- Line 3 → 25. Innocence
- Line 4 → 37. The Family
- Line 5 → 30. Radiance
- Line 6 → 49. Revolution
- 14. Great Possession
- Line 1 → 50. The Cauldron
- Line 2 → 30. Radiance
- Line 3 → 38. Opposition
- Line 4 → 26. Great Restraint
- Line 5 → 1. Creative Force
- Line 6 → 34. Great Power
- 15. Modesty
- Line 1 → 36. Darkening
- Line 2 → 46. Ascending
- Line 3 → 2. Bearing Strength
- Line 4 → 62. Small Excess
- Line 5 → 39. Obstacle
- Line 6 → 52. Holding Still
- 16. Enthusiasm
- Line 1 → 51. Shock
- Line 2 → 40. Release
- Line 3 → 62. Small Excess
- Line 4 → 2. Bearing Strength
- Line 5 → 45. Gathering
- Line 6 → 35. Rising
- 17. Following
- Line 1 → 45. Gathering
- Line 2 → 58. Joy
- Line 3 → 49. Revolution
- Line 4 → 3. Rough Start
- Line 5 → 51. Shock
- Line 6 → 25. Innocence
- 18. Repair Work
- Line 1 → 26. Great Restraint
- Line 2 → 52. Holding Still
- Line 3 → 4. Inexperience
- Line 4 → 50. The Cauldron
- Line 5 → 57. Gentleness
- Line 6 → 46. Ascending
- 19. Approach
- Line 1 → 7. The Army
- Line 2 → 24. Return
- Line 3 → 11. Peace
- Line 4 → 54. Marrying In
- Line 5 → 60. Limitation
- Line 6 → 41. Decrease
- 20. Contemplation
- Line 1 → 42. Increase
- Line 2 → 59. Dissolving
- Line 3 → 53. Gradual Growth
- Line 4 → 12. Standstill
- Line 5 → 23. Crumbling
- Line 6 → 8. Union
- 21. Biting Through
- Line 1 → 35. Rising
- Line 2 → 38. Opposition
- Line 3 → 30. Radiance
- Line 4 → 27. Nourishment
- Line 5 → 25. Innocence
- Line 6 → 51. Shock
- 22. Grace
- Line 1 → 52. Holding Still
- Line 2 → 26. Great Restraint
- Line 3 → 27. Nourishment
- Line 4 → 30. Radiance
- Line 5 → 37. The Family
- Line 6 → 36. Darkening
- 23. Crumbling
- Line 1 → 27. Nourishment
- Line 2 → 4. Inexperience
- Line 3 → 52. Holding Still
- Line 4 → 35. Rising
- Line 5 → 20. Contemplation
- Line 6 → 2. Bearing Strength
- 24. Return
- Line 1 → 2. Bearing Strength
- Line 2 → 19. Approach
- Line 3 → 36. Darkening
- Line 4 → 51. Shock
- Line 5 → 3. Rough Start
- Line 6 → 27. Nourishment
- 25. Innocence
- Line 1 → 12. Standstill
- Line 2 → 10. Treading
- Line 3 → 13. Community
- Line 4 → 42. Increase
- Line 5 → 21. Biting Through
- Line 6 → 17. Following
- 26. Great Restraint
- Line 1 → 18. Repair Work
- Line 2 → 22. Grace
- Line 3 → 41. Decrease
- Line 4 → 14. Great Possession
- Line 5 → 9. Small Restraint
- Line 6 → 11. Peace
- 27. Nourishment
- Line 1 → 23. Crumbling
- Line 2 → 41. Decrease
- Line 3 → 22. Grace
- Line 4 → 21. Biting Through
- Line 5 → 42. Increase
- Line 6 → 24. Return
- 28. Great Excess
- Line 1 → 43. Breakthrough
- Line 2 → 31. Resonance
- Line 3 → 47. Exhaustion
- Line 4 → 48. The Well
- Line 5 → 32. Endurance
- Line 6 → 44. Encounter
- 29. Abyss
- Line 1 → 60. Limitation
- Line 2 → 8. Union
- Line 3 → 48. The Well
- Line 4 → 47. Exhaustion
- Line 5 → 7. The Army
- Line 6 → 59. Dissolving
- 30. Radiance
- Line 1 → 56. The Wanderer
- Line 2 → 14. Great Possession
- Line 3 → 21. Biting Through
- Line 4 → 22. Grace
- Line 5 → 13. Community
- Line 6 → 55. Abundance
- 31. Resonance
- Line 1 → 49. Revolution
- Line 2 → 28. Great Excess
- Line 3 → 45. Gathering
- Line 4 → 39. Obstacle
- Line 5 → 62. Small Excess
- Line 6 → 33. Retreat
- 32. Endurance
- Line 1 → 34. Great Power
- Line 2 → 62. Small Excess
- Line 3 → 40. Release
- Line 4 → 46. Ascending
- Line 5 → 28. Great Excess
- Line 6 → 50. The Cauldron
- 33. Retreat
- Line 1 → 13. Community
- Line 2 → 44. Encounter
- Line 3 → 12. Standstill
- Line 4 → 53. Gradual Growth
- Line 5 → 56. The Wanderer
- Line 6 → 31. Resonance
- 34. Great Power
- Line 1 → 32. Endurance
- Line 2 → 55. Abundance
- Line 3 → 54. Marrying In
- Line 4 → 11. Peace
- Line 5 → 43. Breakthrough
- Line 6 → 14. Great Possession
- 35. Rising
- Line 1 → 21. Biting Through
- Line 2 → 64. Before Completion
- Line 3 → 56. The Wanderer
- Line 4 → 23. Crumbling
- Line 5 → 12. Standstill
- Line 6 → 16. Enthusiasm
- 36. Darkening
- Line 1 → 15. Modesty
- Line 2 → 11. Peace
- Line 3 → 24. Return
- Line 4 → 55. Abundance
- Line 5 → 63. After Completion
- Line 6 → 22. Grace
- 37. The Family
- Line 1 → 53. Gradual Growth
- Line 2 → 9. Small Restraint
- Line 3 → 42. Increase
- Line 4 → 13. Community
- Line 5 → 22. Grace
- Line 6 → 63. After Completion
- 38. Opposition
- Line 1 → 64. Before Completion
- Line 2 → 21. Biting Through
- Line 3 → 14. Great Possession
- Line 4 → 41. Decrease
- Line 5 → 10. Treading
- Line 6 → 54. Marrying In
- 39. Obstacle
- Line 1 → 63. After Completion
- Line 2 → 48. The Well
- Line 3 → 8. Union
- Line 4 → 31. Resonance
- Line 5 → 15. Modesty
- Line 6 → 53. Gradual Growth
- 40. Release
- Line 1 → 54. Marrying In
- Line 2 → 16. Enthusiasm
- Line 3 → 32. Endurance
- Line 4 → 7. The Army
- Line 5 → 47. Exhaustion
- Line 6 → 64. Before Completion
- 41. Decrease
- Line 1 → 4. Inexperience
- Line 2 → 27. Nourishment
- Line 3 → 26. Great Restraint
- Line 4 → 38. Opposition
- Line 5 → 61. Sincerity
- Line 6 → 19. Approach
- 42. Increase
- Line 1 → 20. Contemplation
- Line 2 → 61. Sincerity
- Line 3 → 37. The Family
- Line 4 → 25. Innocence
- Line 5 → 27. Nourishment
- Line 6 → 3. Rough Start
- 43. Breakthrough
- Line 1 → 28. Great Excess
- Line 2 → 49. Revolution
- Line 3 → 58. Joy
- Line 4 → 5. Waiting
- Line 5 → 34. Great Power
- Line 6 → 1. Creative Force
- 44. Encounter
- Line 1 → 1. Creative Force
- Line 2 → 33. Retreat
- Line 3 → 6. Conflict
- Line 4 → 57. Gentleness
- Line 5 → 50. The Cauldron
- Line 6 → 28. Great Excess
- 45. Gathering
- Line 1 → 17. Following
- Line 2 → 47. Exhaustion
- Line 3 → 31. Resonance
- Line 4 → 8. Union
- Line 5 → 16. Enthusiasm
- Line 6 → 12. Standstill
- 46. Ascending
- Line 1 → 11. Peace
- Line 2 → 15. Modesty
- Line 3 → 7. The Army
- Line 4 → 32. Endurance
- Line 5 → 48. The Well
- Line 6 → 18. Repair Work
- 47. Exhaustion
- Line 1 → 58. Joy
- Line 2 → 45. Gathering
- Line 3 → 28. Great Excess
- Line 4 → 29. Abyss
- Line 5 → 40. Release
- Line 6 → 6. Conflict
- 48. The Well
- Line 1 → 5. Waiting
- Line 2 → 39. Obstacle
- Line 3 → 29. Abyss
- Line 4 → 28. Great Excess
- Line 5 → 46. Ascending
- Line 6 → 57. Gentleness
- 49. Revolution
- Line 1 → 31. Resonance
- Line 2 → 43. Breakthrough
- Line 3 → 17. Following
- Line 4 → 63. After Completion
- Line 5 → 55. Abundance
- Line 6 → 13. Community
- 50. The Cauldron
- Line 1 → 14. Great Possession
- Line 2 → 56. The Wanderer
- Line 3 → 64. Before Completion
- Line 4 → 18. Repair Work
- Line 5 → 44. Encounter
- Line 6 → 32. Endurance
- 51. Shock
- Line 1 → 16. Enthusiasm
- Line 2 → 54. Marrying In
- Line 3 → 55. Abundance
- Line 4 → 24. Return
- Line 5 → 17. Following
- Line 6 → 21. Biting Through
- 52. Holding Still
- Line 1 → 22. Grace
- Line 2 → 18. Repair Work
- Line 3 → 23. Crumbling
- Line 4 → 56. The Wanderer
- Line 5 → 53. Gradual Growth
- Line 6 → 15. Modesty
- 53. Gradual Growth
- Line 1 → 37. The Family
- Line 2 → 57. Gentleness
- Line 3 → 20. Contemplation
- Line 4 → 33. Retreat
- Line 5 → 52. Holding Still
- Line 6 → 39. Obstacle
- 54. Marrying In
- Line 1 → 40. Release
- Line 2 → 51. Shock
- Line 3 → 34. Great Power
- Line 4 → 19. Approach
- Line 5 → 58. Joy
- Line 6 → 38. Opposition
- 55. Abundance
- Line 1 → 62. Small Excess
- Line 2 → 34. Great Power
- Line 3 → 51. Shock
- Line 4 → 36. Darkening
- Line 5 → 49. Revolution
- Line 6 → 30. Radiance
- 56. The Wanderer
- Line 1 → 30. Radiance
- Line 2 → 50. The Cauldron
- Line 3 → 35. Rising
- Line 4 → 52. Holding Still
- Line 5 → 33. Retreat
- Line 6 → 62. Small Excess
- 57. Gentleness
- Line 1 → 9. Small Restraint
- Line 2 → 53. Gradual Growth
- Line 3 → 59. Dissolving
- Line 4 → 44. Encounter
- Line 5 → 18. Repair Work
- Line 6 → 48. The Well
- 58. Joy
- Line 1 → 47. Exhaustion
- Line 2 → 17. Following
- Line 3 → 43. Breakthrough
- Line 4 → 60. Limitation
- Line 5 → 54. Marrying In
- Line 6 → 10. Treading
- 59. Dissolving
- Line 1 → 61. Sincerity
- Line 2 → 20. Contemplation
- Line 3 → 57. Gentleness
- Line 4 → 6. Conflict
- Line 5 → 4. Inexperience
- Line 6 → 29. Abyss
- 60. Limitation
- Line 1 → 29. Abyss
- Line 2 → 3. Rough Start
- Line 3 → 5. Waiting
- Line 4 → 58. Joy
- Line 5 → 19. Approach
- Line 6 → 61. Sincerity
- 61. Sincerity
- Line 1 → 59. Dissolving
- Line 2 → 42. Increase
- Line 3 → 9. Small Restraint
- Line 4 → 10. Treading
- Line 5 → 41. Decrease
- Line 6 → 60. Limitation
- 62. Small Excess
- Line 1 → 55. Abundance
- Line 2 → 32. Endurance
- Line 3 → 16. Enthusiasm
- Line 4 → 15. Modesty
- Line 5 → 31. Resonance
- Line 6 → 56. The Wanderer
- 63. After Completion
- Line 1 → 39. Obstacle
- Line 2 → 5. Waiting
- Line 3 → 3. Rough Start
- Line 4 → 49. Revolution
- Line 5 → 36. Darkening
- Line 6 → 37. The Family
- 64. Before Completion
- Line 1 → 38. Opposition
- Line 2 → 35. Rising
- Line 3 → 50. The Cauldron
- Line 4 → 4. Inexperience
- Line 5 → 6. Conflict
- Line 6 → 40. Release
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Read what is moving in your own situation.
A change path takes on meaning in relation to your own question. Ask one and read what appears — and where it moves.