La Livrée d'Hermès — a treatise in 111 plates
La Livrée d'Hermès is a book of philosophy and mathematics, freely available at the link below. It is centered on the construction of magic squares and their transcription into Jacquard weaving.
New to the site? The project's key notions are explained in the lexicon, and the articles (in French) take the approach further. All the site's tools and the treatise are also gathered in one place.
The book
The treatise is published in French, English, Spanish and Thai; it can also be read on this site in Simplified Chinese, Russian, Portuguese and Hindi. On this site, the home page, the treatise page and the lexicon exist in French, English, Spanish, Thai, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Portuguese and Hindi; the list of works in French, English, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Portuguese and Hindi; the tools page and the support page in French, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Portuguese and Hindi; the 64 hexagrams in French, English, Spanish and Thai; the articles and the 256 pattern pages in French and English.
The grid
00 → 63The oracle
The Yi Jing is a book of wisdom that can be used as an oracle. If you have a specific question, hold it in mind before pressing Cast. Without a particular question, the casting shows the situation of the moment. You can chain several castings for several questions — but a single casting is already enough on its own for the message that corresponds to your consultation.
If you simply want to explore the meaning of the hexagrams and their related images, select a square on the board directly. For more information about the images, feel free to read the book.
Meaning of the 6 positions (bottom to top)
