no2DO: Hexagramms of the I Ching (Yijing)

no2DO - a western approximation to

The hexagrams are formed by two trigrams, with the movement going upwards, just like plant growth: the The hexagram is built from bottom to top (for example when doing the oracle) and later read accordingly.

Upper Trigram Element Lower Trigram Element	¦¦¦ Kun Earth EARTH ST, SP	\|\|¦ Dui Lake METAL LU	\|¦\| Li Fire FIRE SI	¦\|\| Sun Wind WOOD LIV	\|\|\| Qian Heaven FIRE HE	\|¦¦ Zhen Thunder HOLZ GB	¦\|¦ Kan Water WATER BL, KI	¦¦\| Gen Mountain METAL LI
¦¦¦ Kun Earth EARTH ST, SP	02	45	35	20	12	16	08	23
\|\|¦ Dui Lake METAL LU	19	58	38	61	10	54	60	41
\|¦\| Li Fire FIRE SI	36	49	30	37	13	55	63	22
¦\|\| Sun Wind WOOD LIV	46	28	50	57	44	32	48	18
\|\|\| Qian Heaven FIRE HE	11	43	14	09	01	34	05	26
\|¦¦ Zhen Thunder HOLZ GB	24	17	21	42	25	51	03	27
¦\|¦ Kan Water WATER BL, KI	07	47	64	59	06	40	29	04
¦¦\| Gen Mountain METAL LI	15	31	56	53	33	62	39	52

01 Determination  qián
02 The Receptive  kūn
03 Difficulty at the Beginning  chún
04 Youthful Folly  méng
05 Waiting  xū
06 Conflict  sòng
07 The Army  shī
08 Holding Together  bǐ
09 The Taming Power of the Small  xiǎo chù
10 Treading  lǔ
11 Peace  taì
12 Standstill  pǐ
13 Fellowship with Men  tóng rén
14 Possession in Great Measure  dà yǒu
15 Modesty  qiān
16 Enthusiasm  yù
17 Following  suí
18 Work on What Has Been Spoiled  gǔ
19 Approach  lín
20 Contemplation  guān
21 Biting Through  shì kè
22 Grace  bì
23 Splitting Apart  bō
24 Return  fù
25 Innocence  wú wàng
26 The Taming Power of the Great  dà chù
27 Providing Nourishment  yí
28 Preponderance of the Great  dà guò
29 The Abysmal  kǎn
30 The Clinging  lí
31 Influence  xián
32 Duration  héng

33 Retreat  dùn
34 The Power of the Great  dà zhuàng
35 Progress  jìn
36 Darkening of the Light  míng yí
37 The Clan  jiā rén
38 Opposition  kúi
39 Obstruction  jiǎn
40 Deliverance  xìe
41 Decrease  sǔn
42 Increase  yì
43 Break-Through  guài
44 Coming to Meet  gòu
45 Gathering Together  cùi
46 Pushing Upward  shēng
47 Oppression  kùn
48 The Well  jǐng
49 Revolution  gé
50 The Caldron  dǐng
51 Arousing  zhèn
52 Keeping Still  gèn
53 Development  jiàn
54 The Marrying Maiden  gūi mèi
55 Abundance  fēng
56 The Wanderer  lǔ
57 The Gentle  xùn
58 The Joyous  dùi
59 Dispersion  huàn
60 Limitation  jíe
61 Inner Truth  zhōng fú
62 Preponderance of the Small  xiǎo gùo
63 After Completion  jì jì
64 Before Completion  wèi jì

Trigrams can be categorize according the the Five Elements Theory. Herefrom specific relationships within each hexagram result:

Sheng-Cycle, Cycle of Generation (Mother-Son)	Cycle of Sedation (Son-Mother)	Ko-Cycle, Cycle of Control (Grandmother-Son)	Cycle of Rebellion (Son-Grandmother)
Wood feeds Fire Fire creates Earth (ash) Earth bears Metal Metal creates Water (condensation) Water nourishes Wood	Fire burns Wood Wood absorbs Water Water rusts Metal Metal breaks up Earth Earth smothers Fire	Water extincts Fire Fire melts Metal Metal splits Wood Wood controls Earth (nutrients; roots) Earth kontrolliert Water	Water erodes Earth Earth suffocates Wood Wood blunts Metal Metal absorb Fire (Heat) Fire evaporates Water