Understanding the I ChingThe I Ching, the famous Chinese oracle, has been consulted in one form or another since the Bronze Age, and people of every era have benefited from its timeless wisdom. Understanding the I Ching is a compact guide to the fascinating history and development of this text known as the "Classic of Changes" - with completed instructions for consulting and interpreting it. Cyrille Javary shows that the seemingly random act of "throwing the I Ching" is, in fact, a tool for skillfully revealing the qualities of the present moment - the patterns of energy and relationship, the great and subtle underlying themes, the hidden and apparent imperatives for action. |
Contents
The Invention of Writing | 35 |
The Contributions of Confucius | 46 |
The Invention of Hexagrams | 52 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
ancient Chinese answer attributed become bones Book of Changes burning called cast century BCE Ch'in chance changing lines chaos theory chapter characters China Ching Chou dynasty Chu Hsi civilization Classic of Changes coins commentaries Confucian Confucius core text cracks Cyrille Javary determinist developed dice divinatory Duke of Chou English exist figures French Fu Hsi gives gram Han dynasty heaven hexa Huang idea ideograms important invented Judgment King King Wen Kung language later legend line changes Line Texts logic look Ma Wang means ment movement oracle organized overall period practical Princeton question represent Reversion rhythm scholars seen shamans Shambhala Shang diviners Shao Yung shows side situation sixty-four hexagrams skillful person Sung symbols t'ai Tao-te Ching Taoist thing tion tortoise shells trans translations universe Wang Pi Western wings word writing Y-king yarrow stalks yin and yang yin/yang