![]() I still consider myself a total beginner student even though I’ve been involved with the book for close to 40 years now. It was my constant companion for 10 years where I consulted its wisdom for the majority of that time daily. I am thankful that I was introduced to the I Ching at an early age by Arnold Bud Ihlen, as it helped immensely growing up in a dysfunctional family, where great turmoil was norm. ![]() It wouldn’t be for many more years when I became interested in psychology that I realized who wrote the foreword for this version of the I Ching: none other than the famous Swiss psychiatrist/ psychotherapist and former prodigy of Sigmund Freud himself, Dr. For me it was more about being open minded, allowing ancient wisdom to connect with my Inner Truth helping me make wiser choices along my life’s journey… which was always changing.įor many years I studied this ancient Chinese classic rendered into German by Richard Wilhelm and then into English by Gary F. I (Terry) never looked at the I Ching as a book that could tell me my future such as a fortuneteller would. The book is also known at The Book of Changes as the future is seen as continually changing. In some sense, the book has been known to help prepare you in gaining awareness of possible outcomes to a given set of current circumstances and course of action you might take, thus helping to increase awareness and make wiser decisions. They can be used to guide the consulting individual in any given situation. The 64 possible hexagrams are assigned meanings in the I Ching. Each method’s end result will conclude in the forming of a hexagram, composed of broken (yin) lines and unbroken (yang) lines. The oldest method and longest in procedure is the throwing of yarrow stalks. Another is to use select number of marbles. One method and the most modern is to toss three coins. There are different methods in which you can consult the I Ching. The analysis of the interaction of these forces is used as a tool for divination that is, as a source of guidance. ![]() Fu Xi was one of the 1st rulers of Ancient China prior to the Han.Įssentially, the universe is regarded as influenced by the opposite forces of yin and yang - male and female, light and dark, hard and soft. It is said to date back to Fu Xi 2800BCE-2737BCE. Influenced by Taoist and Confucian philosophy, and older that the Bible, it is thought to be one of the oldest books in the world. ![]() The I Ching (Yijing), also known as the Classic of Changes or Book of Changes in English, is an ancient divination text and the oldest of the Chinese classics. ![]()
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