Map of the Way

Map showing the Way through the highereaching pages.

You may go directly to the Hexagrams and their Poetry by <clicking> the Golden Dragon on the highereaching Home page.

The Hexagram written in Yarrow stalks as the fashion of King Wen.

<click> on the Hexagram to go to the next Hexagram in King Wên's arrrangement.

Chinese character for the Hexagram Name

Hexagram Name and Judgement text in Pinyin

The Judgement text in Chinese

<click> to view the full Hexagram text in Chinese

Qian
Yuan Heng Li Zhen

In the jungle mists, a light, the spirits dance
A perfect gift enjoying the happy coincidence!

Poetic imagery in the pictures from the ancient forms of the Chinese text

The ancient Chinese characters evoke images. Haiku is a brush to paint these character images in words, following the Chinese text, to illustrate this ancient literary painting of Zhou Yi

Following the literary steps of King Wên, the poetry of the Judgement Text is told. Some day the path will bring me to the Lines!

dawn in the banyan
the sun frees the morning mist
creation springs forth

Literary allusions to the Hexagrams are collected herein. To see them, <click> here.

Pathways to the other Hexagrams. To jump another, <click> here.