Thelemic I Ching

The Gematria of the King Wen Sequence of Hexagrams.

The following prayer was created using the values of the 64 I Ching Hexagrams as gematria totals. Many have been frustrated to find a mathematical logic behind the ordering of the famous King Wen sequence of Hexagrams. Perhaps none such will ever be found, but it is possible that the received sequence can be seen as a description of a nobleman's journey through the hierarchy of feudal China. In that spirit, this prayer is a sequence of linked verses describing the path of a Thelemite doing the Great Work.

I am Infinite Space, and the Infinite Stars = 364
come before me in a single robe, and covered with a rich headdress. I love you! = 728
We are not for the poor and sad: the lords of the earth are our kinsfolk. = 646
ye shall exceed the nations of the earth in splendour = 482
but ye are my chosen ones. Obey my prophet! follow out the ordeals = 634
Deem not too eagerly to catch the promises; = 374
destroy the traitors. I am Ra-Hoor-Khuit; and I am powerful to protect my servant. = 725
o scribe and prophet, though thou be of the princes, it shall not assuage thee = 647
thou art truly mine - and doubt it not, = 391
follow out the ordeals of my knowledge! = 373
ye shall turn not back for any. This book shall be translated into all tongues: = 715
do thy will. Do that, and no other shall say nay. = 377
But the work of the comment? That is easy; = 367
I see thee hate the hand & the pen; but I am stronger. = 445
My adepts stand upright; their head above the heavens, their feet below the hells. = 719
The Sun, Strength & Sight, Light; these are for the servants of the Star & the Snake. 701
Sacrifice cattle little and big: after a child. But not now. Ye shall see that hour, = 619
my heart & my tongue, unto whom I send this kiss. = 473
remember, o chosen one, to be me; to follow the love of Nu in the star-lit heaven; = 724
Sing the rapturous love-song unto me! = 404
the kisses of the stars rain hard upon thy body. = 457
Let the rituals be rightly performed with joy & beauty! = 475
Intoxicate the inmost, O my lover, not the outermost! = 485
thus shall my worship be about my secret house. Get the stele of revealing itself; = 727
This shall regenerate the world, the little world = 376
it is revealed by Aiwass the minister of Hoor-paar-kraat. = 472
the wisdom of Ra-Hoor-Khu-it. Also the mantras and spells; = 484
let blood flow to my name. Trample down the Heathen; be upon them, = 608
let the fine be tried in intellect, and the lofty chosen ones in the highest. = 644
Not otherwise may you reach unto the Smooth Point. = 448
seek me only! Then the joys of my love will redeem ye from all pain. = 611
He that lives long & desires death much is ever the King among the Kings. Aye! = 689
Love one another with burning hearts; = 368
Behold! there are three ordeals in one, and it may be given in three ways. = 688
Then the priest fell into a deep trance or swoon, & said = 458
I am the Heart; and the Snake is entwined About the invisible core of the mind. = 718
I invoke, I greet Thy presence, O Ra-Hoor-Khuit! = 394
this be not aright; if ye confound the space-marks, = 454
letters? change them not in style or value! Thou shalt obtain the order = 638
knowing the law of the fortress, and the great mystery of the House of God. = 698
let him stand on the floor of the palace. Will he not sink? Amn. = 481
thou availest: they are the slaves of because: = 403
Thus did V.V.V.V.V. become mad, and wend about naked. = 607
Let the magus act thus in his conjuration. = 365
The temple shall be darkened, save for the fire and the lamp of the altar. = 620
Lift up thyself! for there is none like unto thee among men or among Gods! = 716
who doth not understand these runes shall make a great miss. = 617
words are skew-wise. Enough of Because! Be he damned for a dog! = 635
my servants be few & secret: they shall rule the many & the known. = 610
Hold! Hold! Bear up in thy rapture; fall not in swoon = 446
and if thou do aught joyous, let there be subtlety therein! But exceed! = 700
To me! To me! The Manifestation of Nuit is at an end. = 476
I love you! I am the blue-lidded daughter = 395
Let her follow me in my way! Let her work the work of wickedness! Let her kill her heart! = 697
The end of sorrow is come; I will ravish you away into mine unutterable joy. 691
the ordeals I write not: the rituals shall be half known = 449
Cast thou, O prophet, the cloak upon these slaves. = 392
Tear down that lying spectre of the centuries: veil not your vices = 616
readeth this Book of the Law, and its comment; = 401
this line drawn is a key: then this circle squared in its failure is a key also. = 643
whence I say not, who shall discover the key of it all. = 400
Lighten the ways of the Ka! The ways of the Khabs run through To stir me or still me! = 692
Fear not at all; fear neither men, nor Fates, nor gods, nor anything. = 637
Ye, even ye, know not this meaning all. Fear not = 455