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Chen Xi

Lecturer, International I Ching Research Center

Chen Xi is a Lecturer at the International I Ching Research Center specializing in Han dynasty image-number (xiangshu) Yijing studies. Her expertise in the early technical traditions of hexagram interpretation illuminates the roots of changing-line theory.

Academic Biography

Chen Xi is a Lecturer at the International I Ching Research Center. She earned her Ph.D. in Philosophy from National Taiwan University, where her doctoral research reconstructed the intellectual genealogy of Han dynasty image-number (xiangshu) Yijing learning.

Dr. Chen's expertise centers on the technical Yijing systems developed during the Han dynasty, particularly the hexagram-qi (guaqi) theory of Meng Xi and the sophisticated correlative cosmology of Jing Fang. Her research on the Yijing apocrypha (Yiwei) and related Han prognosticatory texts has provided new clarity on how early Chinese scholars understood the mechanics of changing lines and hexagram transformation.

At I Ching Wisdom, Dr. Chen authors articles on line interpretation, changing-line dynamics, and the structural logic that makes each of the 384 lines meaningful within its hexagram context.

Research Areas

Han dynasty image-number Yijing studiesChanging-line theory and hexagram transformationYiwei (Yijing apocrypha) and Han prognosticationEarly Chinese correlative cosmology

Education

2015

Ph.D. · Chinese Philosophy

National Taiwan University

2010

M.A. · Chinese Philosophy

National Taiwan University

2007

B.A. · History

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Expertise

Han dynasty image-number Yijing systems and prognostication
Changing-line (moving line) theory and interpretation methods
Jing Fang and Meng Xi Yijing scholarship

Editorial Focus

Explaining the mechanics and meaning of changing lines in a reading
Reconstructing the intellectual logic of early Yijing technical traditions
Bridging Han dynasty image-number methods with modern interpretive practice

Articles

Hexagram LoveMay 5, 2026

Hexagram 5 (Waiting [Nourishment]) in Love: I Ching Guidance for Relationships

What does Hexagram 5 (Waiting [Nourishment]) reveal about love and relationships? Waiting is not mere empty hoping. It has the inner certainty of reaching the goal. Such certainty alone gives that light which leads to success. This leads to t... Explore how the I Ching guides emotional connection, dating, and partnership dynamics.

Hexagram LoveMay 5, 2026

Hexagram 11 (Peace) in Love: I Ching Guidance for Relationships

What does Hexagram 11 (Peace) reveal about love and relationships? This hexagram denotes a time in nature when heaven seems to be on earth. Heaven has placed itself beneath the earth, and so their powers unite in deep harmony.... Explore how the I Ching guides emotional connection, dating, and partnership dynamics.

Hexagram HealthMay 5, 2026

Hexagram 18 (Work on What Has Been Spoiled [Decay]) in Health: I Ching Guidance for Wellbeing and Vitality

What does Hexagram 18 (Work on What Has Been Spoiled [Decay]) suggest about health and wellbeing? What has been spoiled through man’s fault can be made good again through man’s work. It is not immutable fate, as in the time of STANDSTILL, that has caused the... Explore how the I Ching frames the balance of energy, rest, and renewal.

Hexagram LoveMay 5, 2026

Hexagram 18 (Work on What Has Been Spoiled [Decay]) in Love: I Ching Guidance for Relationships

What does Hexagram 18 (Work on What Has Been Spoiled [Decay]) reveal about love and relationships? What has been spoiled through man’s fault can be made good again through man’s work. It is not immutable fate, as in the time of STANDSTILL, that has caused the... Explore how the I Ching guides emotional connection, dating, and partnership dynamics.

Hexagram LoveMay 5, 2026

Hexagram 19 (Approach) in Love: I Ching Guidance for Relationships

What does Hexagram 19 (Approach) reveal about love and relationships? The hexagram as a whole points to a time of joyous, hopeful progress. Spring is approaching. Joy and forbearance bring high and low nearer together. Success is... Explore how the I Ching guides emotional connection, dating, and partnership dynamics.

Hexagram LoveMay 5, 2026

Hexagram 30 (The Clinging [Fire]) in Love: I Ching Guidance for Relationships

What does Hexagram 30 (The Clinging [Fire]) reveal about love and relationships? What is dark clings to what is light and so enhances the brightness of the latter. A luminous thing giving out light must have within itself something that pers... Explore how the I Ching guides emotional connection, dating, and partnership dynamics.