The Mysterious I Ching

by dreamshark

I have always been interested in divination and philosophy and things of that nature. When I was younger I flirted with the I Ching. Considered an ancient Chinese classical text, it’s been dated back 5000 years. The asking and generating a response process is deceptively simple (got a question? 3 coins with differentiated sides – you know, heads and tails?), plus a book for hexagram definitions and you’re ready to go. But then comes interpreting your answer – wow! The possibilities were overwhelming to me. Too complex, too much study required, no simple thing at all. I Ching interpretation made tarot cards look like a piece of cake, comparatively. But I really do love pattern recognition and interpretation, and that is definitely what the I Ching is about. The book is described as a symbol system used to identify order in chance events. Plus, one of my favorite authors, Terence McKenna, connected his own studies of the I Ching with historical patterns and the Mayan end date of 2012. So, I am going to undertake a bit of study on this fascinating subject. I plan to start with this seminal book, translated by Richard Wilhelm.

The I Ching

Amazon: I Ching book of changes
Amazon: I Ching workbook
just looking for the fun part? Ask a question and see what this free online I Ching oracle predicts