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Hexagram 1, Qian: Reading the Text in Context

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Qian is the first hexagram in King Wen order and is composed of six yang lines. Its six line texts are not interchangeable slogans. The original text disti

At a glance

Try it on a chart or casting record

Use one question and one clearly identified record. In a birth-chart reading, record the birthplace, the historical clock convention, the school and the selected time layer. In a six-line case, retain the actual question, casting order and moving lines. This makes later comparisons checkable.

What this does not establish

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Sources and how to check them

These are source and implementation references, not a claim that every line in a work applies to your record. Locate the relevant passage and inspect its conditions.

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