I Ching: The Classic Chinese Oracle of Change: The First Complete Translation with Concordance [What is the I Ching? ; The name of the book ; What is divination? ; Origin, history and development of the Classic of I ; Using the I. This translation ; Questioning the Oracle ; Getting an answer ; Reading the response ; Keywords: traps for Tao ; Encounters with the Oracle ; THe global system: the universal compass. Divination and traditional science ; THe time cycle ; Yin and Yang: struction and action ; Yin and Yang: choice and change ; The five transformative moments ; The Trigram Cycle -- Part 2. A quick guide to the Oracle. Hexagram texts and their function ; Orthography and punctuation ; A list of the Hexagrams. The sections of the Hexagra

Rudolf Ritsema ; Stephen Karcher

ISBN 10: 156619945X / ISBN 13: 9781566199452

Published by Fall River Press, New York, 2002, 1995

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805 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm ; ISBN 9781566199452, 156619945X ; OCLC ; 461265193 ; "The I Ching is an oracle. Its answers change the way you see things. Your anxieties, fears, and desires emerge to be recognized and resolved, and hidden transformative energies are released. Developed as an essential wisdom system over 3000 years ago in China, the I Ching was originally reserved for the use of the rulers but later its help became available to individuals in troubled times like our own."--Publisher ; Contents: Part 1. Introduction. What is the I Ching? ; The name of the book ; What is divination? ; Origin, history and development of the Classic of I ; Using the I. This translation ; Questioning the Oracle ; Getting an answer ; Reading the response ; Keywords: traps for Tao ; Encounters with the Oracle ; THe global system: the universal compass. Divination and traditional science ; THe time cycle ; Yin and Yang: struction and action ; Yin and Yang: choice and change ; The five transformative moments ; The Trigram Cycle -- Part 2. A quick guide to the Oracle. Hexagram texts and their function ; Orthography and punctuation ; A list of the Hexagrams. The sections of the Hexagrams ; The Hexagrams 1 to 64 -- Part 3. Concordance ; Further reading ; A key to the Hexagrams.

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• Title: I Ching: The Classic Chinese Oracle of Change: The First Complete Translation with Concordance [What is the I Ching? ; The name of the book ; What is divination? ; Origin, history and development of the Classic of I ; Using the I. This translation ; Questioning the Oracle ; Getting an answer ; Reading the response ; Keywords: traps for Tao ; Encounters with the Oracle ; THe global system: the universal compass. Divination and traditional science ; THe time cycle ; Yin and Yang: struction and ...
• Publisher: Fall River Press, New York, 2002
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 156619945X
• ISBN 13: 9781566199452
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book

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"The I Ching is an oracle." The answers change the way you see things. Your anxieties, fears, and desires emerge to be recognized and resolved, and hidden transformative energies are released. The I Ching was developed as an essential wisdom system over 3000 years ago in China, originally reserved for the use of rulers but later it available to individuals in troubled times like our own. We need the book when we stand at a crossroad of the soul. It is an active sourcebook for the care of the soul. Part 2 is a Quick Guide to the Oracle and A List of the Hexagrams; Part 3 contains a Concordance, Further Reading, A Key to the Hexagrams. New York: Fall River Press, 2002. 6in x 9.5in tall; 805pp.