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The 64 I Ching Hexagrams

The Human Design mandala was made by laying the I Ching over the wheel of the zodiac, so a gate number equals a hexagram number. This table lets you read your own chart the classical way as well.

#NameChineseMeaning
1The CreativeČchienpure creative force that begins before anyone invites it
2The ReceptiveKchunthe strength that carries, and gives direction by receiving
3Difficulty at the BeginningČunsprouting through hard ground — the confusion out of which order forms
4Youthful FollyMengquestions that must ripen before answers can
5Waitingpatience held with the certainty that the time will come
6ConflictSungfriction that clarifies where the boundary runs
7The ArmyŠ’leadership that holds a group together under pressure
8Holding TogetherPinatural gathering around a shared centre
9Small TamingSiao čchufocus on the detail that holds the whole
10Treadingbehaving from your own nature even on foreign ground
11PeaceTchajharmony in which ideas move freely
12StandstillPchia period when caution is wiser than movement
13Fellowship with MenTchung ženthe capacity to hear secrets and not misuse them
14Great PossessionTa jouthe power of resources, which obliges service
15ModestyČchienthe measure that keeps extremes in balance
16Enthusiasma skill that carries others with it
17FollowingSuejan opinion that waits until it is asked for
18Work on the DecayedKuthe joy of repairing what does not work
19ApproachLinsensing others’ needs before they are spoken
20ContemplationKuana presence that sees things as they are
21Biting ThroughŠ’ chethe decisiveness that bites through an obstacle
22GracePibeauty as the way truth becomes bearable
23Splitting ApartPosimplification down to the essential, even when it hurts
24ReturnFuthe same thing returns until it is understood
25InnocenceWu wangaction without an ulterior motive
26Great TamingTa čchuaccumulated force waiting for the right moment
27NourishmentIcare for what actually keeps life going
28Great PreponderanceTa kuothe struggle for a meaning larger than comfort
29The Abysmal (Water)Kchana passage through the depths that cannot be avoided
30The Clinging (Fire)Liemotional clarity that shines only when it has something to burn
31InfluenceSieninfluence that works only when accepted willingly
32DurationChengthe persistence that turns talent into mastery
33RetreatTunwithdrawal as strategy, not as escape
34Great PowerTa čuangpower at its strongest when it proves nothing to anyone
35ProgressŤinchange for its own sake — a hunger for the new
36Darkening of the LightMing ia crisis that teaches survival with the inner light hidden
37The FamilyŤia ženfriendship and the balance of giving and taking
38OppositionKchuejindividuality that needs distance in order to be itself
39ObstructionŤienan obstacle that forces another way
40DeliveranceSierest after work done — the necessary pause
41DecreaseSunthe start of every cycle: fantasy before the deed
42IncreaseIgrowth that has an ending — the cycle must be completed
43BreakthroughKuajan insight that needs timing, or it just sounds odd
44Coming to MeetKouan instinct for people — who fits where
45Gathering TogetherCchuejnatural authority over shared resources
46Pushing UpwardŠengbeing in the right place at the right time — by body, not by plan
47OppressionKchunthe pressure out of which realisation is born
48The WellŤinga depth available to anyone who draws from it
49RevolutionKeoverturning what has stopped serving
50The CauldronTingthe values and rules that hold a community
51The ArousingČenthe shock that awakens — after which nothing is the same
52Keeping StillKenthe stillness in which the essential settles
53Gradual DevelopmentŤienstep-by-step growth that cannot be rushed
54The Marrying MaidenKuej mejthe ambition to connect to something larger
55AbundanceFenga fullness that has both a peak and a descent
56The Wandererthe search for meaning in what happened
57The Gentle (Wind)Suna clarity that penetrates slowly and without force
58The Joyous (Lake)Tuejthe vitality that drives improvement
59DispersionChuanbreaking the barrier between two people
60LimitationŤiethe limit that makes focus possible
61Inner TruthČung futhe pressure to know the unknowable
62Small PreponderanceSiao kuothe detail and order that give things their names
63After CompletionŤi ťithe doubt that checks whether it really holds
64Before CompletionWej ťithe confusion just before the picture comes together

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