The Patterns of Change
Copyright 2004 - 2008
By James Clair Lewis
I began studying the I Ching during the Summer of 1968. As I understood what the lines meant, I wrote notes in the margins of my copy of the Wilhelm/Baynes translation. In 1976 I had a Vision of the 64 Hexagrams in a Circle around the Sun. I took more notes, and from this, I derived the Calendar. I completed writing the lines in the early 1980s, and completed the text of the Hexagrams in 2004. Currently, I am working on the second draft, and writing articles explaining what I have found.
Consulting the I Ching and the KEY Hexagram
Your Birthday and the Cycle of Years
The Eight Corners of the World
Index of the Hexagrams
To use my online translation of the I Ching, open three browser tabs to the Hexagram Index page. Then you can click on the hexagrams you want to study, and switch between the browser tabs for comparison.
| Winter |
Winter
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1976 | . | Spring |
Spring
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1980 | . | Summer |
Summer
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2001 | . | Autumn |
Autumn
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2006 | ||||||||||||||
| Split
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Provide
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Return
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. | Block
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Gradual
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Family
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. | The Break
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Character
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Meeting
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. | Oppose
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Control
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Deliver
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| Think
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Limits
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Approach
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. | Thunder
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Innocence
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Happy
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. | Power
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Travel
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Retreat
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. | Gentle
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Initiative
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Meditate
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| Start
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Trouble
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Stupid
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. | Yes!
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Follow
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Conduct
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. | The Pot
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Light
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Change
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. | Leverage
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Repair
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Modesty
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| Love
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Disperse
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Movement
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. | Progress
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Gather
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Conflict
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. | Success
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Wealth
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Friends
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. | Waiting
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Restraint
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Adversity
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| Increase
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Truth
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Decrease
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. | Bite Me!
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Stuck
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Oppress
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. | Endure
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Danger
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Magick
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. | The Well
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Peace
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Grace
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