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Hexagrams for Career Questions (問事業) 問事業 · all 64 hexagrams in Career context

問事業 — the 64 I Ching hexagrams read in career-question context. Classical I Ching commentary reads career questions through the hexagram's overall register of action, timing, and the relationship between effort and reward. The hexagram describes the field of forces around the career question; classical doctrine reads whether the moment favours bold action, patient consolidation, strategic withdrawal, or reconsideration of direction.


Career questions in classical I Ching

This sub-hub indexes all 64 classical I Ching hexagrams read specifically through the lens of career questions. Classical I Ching commentary reads career questions through the hexagram's overall register of action, timing, and the relationship between effort and reward. The hexagram describes the field of forces around the career question; classical doctrine reads whether the moment favours bold action, patient consolidation, strategic withdrawal, or reconsideration of direction.

Voice constraint: the cell pages describe each hexagram’s register for career-domain questions. They do not teach the casting procedure, identification of changing lines, derivation of the secondary hexagram, or chart integration. For chart-aware reading on a specific career question, book a BaZi consultation — the four-pillar chart layered with the I Ching reading produces the diagnostic depth this reference page deliberately does not provide.

All 64 hexagrams for career questions

Click any hexagram to see its classical reading specific to career questions.

Hexagrams 1–8

#1 Qián · The Creative
#2 Kūn · The Receptive
#3 Zhūn · Difficulty at the Beginning
#4 Méng · Youthful Folly
#5 Xū · Waiting
#6 Sòng · Conflict
#7 Shī · The Army
#8 Bǐ · Holding Together (Union)

Hexagrams 9–16

小畜
#9 Xiǎo Xù · The Taming Power of the Small
#10 Lǚ · Treading (Conduct)
#11 Tài · Peace
#12 Pǐ · Standstill (Stagnation)
同人
#13 Tóng Rén · Fellowship with Men
大有
#14 Dà Yǒu · Possession in Great Measure
#15 Qiān · Modesty
#16 Yù · Enthusiasm

Hexagrams 17–24

#17 Suí · Following
#18 Gǔ · Work on What Has Been Spoiled (Decay)
#19 Lín · Approach
#20 Guān · Contemplation (View)
噬嗑
#21 Shì Kè · Biting Through
#22 Bì · Grace
#23 Bō · Splitting Apart
#24 Fù · Return (The Turning Point)

Hexagrams 25–32

無妄
#25 Wú Wàng · Innocence (The Unexpected)
大畜
#26 Dà Xù · The Taming Power of the Great
#27 Yí · The Corners of the Mouth (Providing Nourishment)
大過
#28 Dà Guò · Preponderance of the Great
#29 Kǎn · The Abysmal (Water)
#30 Lí · The Clinging (Fire)
#31 Xián · Influence (Wooing)
#32 Héng · Duration

Hexagrams 33–40

#33 Dùn · Retreat
大壯
#34 Dà Zhuàng · The Power of the Great
#35 Jìn · Progress
明夷
#36 Míng Yí · Darkening of the Light
家人
#37 Jiā Rén · The Family (The Clan)
#38 Kuí · Opposition
#39 Jiǎn · Obstruction
#40 Xiè · Deliverance

Hexagrams 41–48

#41 Sǔn · Decrease
#42 Yì · Increase
#43 Guài · Breakthrough (Resoluteness)
#44 Gòu · Coming to Meet
#45 Cuì · Gathering Together (Massing)
#46 Shēng · Pushing Upward
#47 Kùn · Oppression (Exhaustion)
#48 Jǐng · The Well

Hexagrams 49–56

#49 Gé · Revolution (Molting)
#50 Dǐng · The Cauldron
#51 Zhèn · The Arousing (Shock, Thunder)
#52 Gèn · Keeping Still (Mountain)
#53 Jiàn · Development (Gradual Progress)
歸妹
#54 Guī Mèi · The Marrying Maiden
#55 Fēng · Abundance (Fullness)
#56 Lǚ · The Wanderer

Hexagrams 57–64

#57 Xùn · The Gentle (The Penetrating, Wind)
#58 Duì · The Joyous (Lake)
#59 Huàn · Dispersion (Dissolution)
#60 Jié · Limitation
中孚
#61 Zhōng Fú · Inner Truth
小過
#62 Xiǎo Guò · Preponderance of the Small
既濟
#63 Jì Jì · After Completion
未濟
#64 Wèi Jì · Before Completion

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Frequently asked questions

How do classical I Ching commentaries read career questions?

Classical I Ching commentary reads career questions through the hexagram's overall register of action, timing, and the relationship between effort and reward. The hexagram describes the field of forces around the career question; classical doctrine reads whether the moment favours bold action, patient consolidation, strategic withdrawal, or reconsideration of direction. Each of the 64 hexagrams describes a specific field of forces; the cell pages on this sub-hub apply each hexagram’s general register to career-question context. The reading is reference-level — the chart-specific application requires a BaZi consultation.

Are some hexagrams more favourable than others for career questions?

Classical I Ching commentary doesn’t partition hexagrams into ‘favourable’ and ‘unfavourable’ for any specific question type. Each hexagram describes a specific field of forces; the same hexagram can read favourably or cautiously depending on the changing lines, the secondary hexagram, the question framing, and the querent’s situation. The cell pages on this sub-hub describe each hexagram’s general register for career questions; the chart-specific reading layers in the other three inputs.

What other question types are covered?

This sub-hub covers career questions specifically. The full master hub covers four question types: career, relationships, decision, and health. See the master hub for the full directory across all 4 × 64 = 256 hexagram-question-type pairings.

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