The I Ching Points of Balance and Cycles of Change

Centered on the study of sixty-four 6-line figures (The Hexagrams) representing the yin and yang of the ten thousand things under Heaven, The Classic of Changes or "I Ching," is one of the oldest books in the world. In this revisioning of the "I Ching," retired Jungian analyst Peggy Jones explores the processes of change and balance as reflected in the hexagrams for the contemporary reader.

Centred on the study of sixty-four 6-line figures (The Hexagrams) representing the yin and yang of the ten thousand things under Heaven, The Classic of Changes or I Ching is one of the oldest books in the world. In this revisioning of the I Ching, the author explores the processes of change and balance as reflected in the hexagrams for the contemporary reader.

Introduction , The Hexagrams , Ch'ien / The Creative, Heaven , K'un / The Receptive, Earth , Chun / Difficulty at the Beginning , Mêng / Youthful Folly , Hsü / Waiting (Nourishment) , Sung / Conflict , Shih / The Army , Pi / Holding Together (Union) , Hsiao Ch'u / The Taming Power of the Small , Lü / Treading (Conduct) , T'ai / Peace , P'i / Standstill , T'ung Jên / Fellowship , Ta Yu / Possession in Great Measure , Ch'ien / Modesty , Yü / Enthusiasm , Sui / Following (Tracking) , Ku / Work on What Has Been Spoiled (Decay) , Lin / Approach , Kuan / Contemplation (View) , Shih Ho / Biting Through , Pi / Grace , Po / Splitting Apart (Letting Go / Release) , Fu / Return (The Turning Point) , Wu Wang / Innocence (The Unexpected) , Ta Chu / The Taming Power of the Great , I / Corners of the Mouth (Providing Nourishment) , Ta Kuo / Preponderance of the Great , K'an / The Abysmal (Water) (The Deep, The Depths) , Li / The Clinging, Fire , Hsien / Influence (Wooing) , Hêng / Duration , Tun / Retreat , Ta Chuang / The Power of the Great , Chin / Progress , Ming I / Darkening of the Light (‘Wounding of the Bright’) , Chia Jên / The Family (The Clan) , K'uei / Opposition , Chien / Obstruction , Hsieh / Deliverance , Sun / Decrease , I / Increase , Kuai / Breakthrough (Resoluteness) , Kou / Coming To Meet , Ts'ui / Gathering Together , Shêng / Pushing Upward , K'un / Oppression (Exhaustion) , Ching / The Well , Ko / Revolution (Moulting) , Ting / The Cauldron , Chên / The Arousing, Thunder , Kên / Keeping Still, Mountain , Chien / Development (Gradual Progress) , Kuei Mei / The Marrying Maiden , Fêng / Abundance , Lü / The Wanderer (The Outsider) , Sun / The Gentle (The Penetrating, Wind) , Tui / The Joyous, Lake , Huan / Dispersion , Chieh / Limitation , Chung Fu / Inner Truth , Hsiao Kuo / Preponderance of the Small , Chi Chi / After Completion , Wei Chi / Before Completion , >The Trigrams and the Sequence of Later Heaven , The Lines , Further Comments on the Process of Consulting the I Ching and Instructions for Dividing the Yarrow Stalks , The Sequence of Earlier Heaven and the Tao , : The Grid

Peggy Jones