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•  I Ching

•  Ba Gua

	heaven	father
	pond	third daughter
	fire	second daughter
	thunder	first son
	wind	first daughter
	water	second son
	mountain	third son
	earth	mother

•  Sixty-Four Gua

Extracts from the Wilhelm's I-Ching translation's introductory : " The Book of Changes – I Ching in Chinese – is unquestionably one of the most important books in the world's literature. Its origin goes back to mythical antiquity, and it has occupied the attention of the most eminent scholars of China down to the present day [i. e. around 1920]. Nearly all that is greatest and most significant in the three thousand years of Chinese cultural history has either taken its inspiration from this book, or has exerted an influence on the interpretation of its text. Therefore it may safely be said that the seasoned wisdom of thousands of years has gone into the making of the I Ching. Small wonder then that both of the two branches of Chinese philosophy, Confucianism and Taoism, have their common roots here."

	01	Qian / The Creative
	02	Kun / The Receptive
	03	Tun / Difficulty at the Beginning
	04	Meng / Youthful Folly
	05	Xu / Waiting (Nourishment)
	06	Song / Conflict
	07	Shi / The Army
	08	Bi / Holding Together [Union]
	09	Xiao Xu / The Taming Power of the Small
	10	Lü / Treading [Conduct]
	11	Tai / Peace
	12	Pi / Standstill [Stagnation]
	13	Tong Ren / Fellowship with Men
	14	Da You / Possession in Great Measure
	15	Qian / Modesty
	16	Yu / Enthusiasm
	17	Sui / Following
	18	Gu / Work on What Has Been Spoiled [Decay]
	19	Lin / Approach
	20	Guan / Contemplation (View)
	21	Shi He / Biting Through
	22	Bi / Grace
	23	Po / Splitting Apart
	24	Fu / Return (The Turning Point)
	25	Wu Wang / Innocence (The Unexpected)
	26	Da Xu / The Taming Power of the Great
	27	Yi / Corners of the Mouth (Providing Nourishment)
	28	Da Guo / Preponderance of the Great
	29	Kan / The Abysmal (Water)
	30	Li / The Clinging, Fire
	31	Hsien / Influence (Wooing)
	32	Heng / Duration
	33	Dun / Retreat
	34	Da Zhuang / The Power of the Great
	35	Jin / Progress
	36	Ming Yi / Darkening of the Light
	37	Jia Ren / The Family [The Clan]
	38	Kui / Opposition
	39	Jian / Obstruction
	40	Jie / Deliverance
	41	Sun / Decrease
	42	Yi / Increase
	43	Guai / Break-through (Resoluteness)
	44	Hou / Coming to Meet
	45	C'ui / Gathering Together [Massing]
	46	Sheng / Pushing Upward
	47	K'un / Oppression (Exhaustion)
	48	Jing / The Well
	49	Ge / Revolution (Molting)
	50	Ding / The Caldron
	51	Zhen / The Arousing (Shock, Thunder)
	52	Gen / Keeping Still, Mountain
	53	Jian / Development (Gradual Progress)
	54	Gui Mei / The Marrying Maiden
	55	Feng / Abundance [Fullness]
	56	Lü / The Wanderer
	57	Sun / The Gentle (The Penetrating, Wind)
	58	Dui / The Joyous, Lake
	59	Huan / Dispersion [Dissolution]
	60	Jie / Limitation
	61	Zhong Fu / Inner Truth
	62	Xiao Guo / Preponderance of the Small
	63	Ji Ji / After Completion
	64	Wei Ji / Before Completion