Squaring the circular Xiantian diagram
This is an experimental illustration taking the circular Xiantian diagram (see star pattern) and extending the final sixth level out to a square, which was then deformed to a rectangle for effect. The 64 hexagrams are now arranged 16 along each of the sides, eight by eight in each quarter. There is no particular point to this, save to assuage my own curiosity.
See my archive of Chinese diagrams for original Xiantian illustrations, in both rectangular and circular formats. More details on the Xiantian diagram in Yijing hexagram sequences.
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