64 Hexagrams

Hexagram 36 Darkening of the Light (明夷) is about protecting inner clarity in hostile conditions and surviving without exposing what must remain guarded.

Hexagram 37 Family (家人) is about order within the home, role clarity, and building stable culture from the inside outward.

Hexagram 38 Opposition (睽) is about divergence, misalignment, and how to preserve connection without pretending differences do not exist.

Hexagram 39 Obstruction (蹇) is about blockage, difficult passage, and finding help, redirection, or better terrain instead of forcing a stuck path.

Hexagram 4 Youthful Folly (蒙) is about learning through guidance, sincere questioning, disciplined instruction, and turning confusion into education.

Hexagram 40 Deliverance (解) is about release after tension, loosening knots, and restoring movement once blockage or pressure begins to break.

Hexagram 41 Decrease (損) is about deliberate reduction, cutting excess, and giving up part of something so the whole can regain balance and sincerity.

Hexagram 42 Increase (益) is about true augmentation, adding support where it multiplies life, and strengthening a system by feeding the right place.

Hexagram 43 Breakthrough (夬) is about decisive declaration, clearing what can no longer remain hidden, and acting firmly without becoming reckless.

Hexagram 44 Coming to Meet (姤) is about sudden encounter, powerful emergence, and the need to handle what arrives quickly before it takes over the structure.