Library's review
The I Ching, or Book of Changes may well be the oldest book extant in the world. It is the product of religious thought which predates both Confucianism and Taoism and goes back to the origins of Chinese civilization. For well over 2,000 years philosophers have debated the precise meaning of its
The Deck of Changes, our patented card deck which contains a unique way of consulting the oracle without the use of coins or yarrow stalks, yet yields the same mathematical probability of the ancient and time-consumng yarrow stalk technique. Due to popular demand we have put that same translation into book form as Essential Changes.
The Deck of Changes is unobtainable and has not been annotated this bibliography. Essential Changes has no bibliography an in the introduction by the translator the coin method of divination is given. The attributes of the eight trigrams are given. For each of the sixty-four hexagrams the text and line text is given.
Contents
Editor's preface
Introduction
Attributes of the eight trigrams are given
Attributes of the sixty-four hexagrams are given
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deep reflective powers of the mysteries of the universe. The I Ching teaching holds that the womb of the universe is a limitless, imperceptible void-T'ai chi, the Absolute. In this all objects have their being and each owes its transient individuality to a particular combination of Yin (negative) and Yang (positive) forces. Its antiquity, extreme terseness and mystical nature, all combine to make the I Ching highly enigmatic. Most English verisons of the book contain so many sections, each composed of flat, disjointed aphorism, so that smooth reading and understanding is difficult. Essential Changes therefore presents merely the essence of the I Ching in a fresh and vibrant new translation which is easily understandable and at the same time satisfies many discrepancies of earler translations. Essential Changes was originally synthesized from a comparison of all existing translations of the Book of Changes, with refereral to the original texts where necessary. Beginning students will find Essential Changes is useful introductory tool and advanced students will find this handy pocket edition useful for consulting the oracle and as a traveling companion.The Deck of Changes, our patented card deck which contains a unique way of consulting the oracle without the use of coins or yarrow stalks, yet yields the same mathematical probability of the ancient and time-consumng yarrow stalk technique. Due to popular demand we have put that same translation into book form as Essential Changes.
The Deck of Changes is unobtainable and has not been annotated this bibliography. Essential Changes has no bibliography an in the introduction by the translator the coin method of divination is given. The attributes of the eight trigrams are given. For each of the sixty-four hexagrams the text and line text is given.
Contents
Editor's preface
Introduction
Attributes of the eight trigrams are given
Attributes of the sixty-four hexagrams are given
Show Less
ISBN
912358238
Publication
Omen Press /tucson, Arizona