Introduction to the I Ching (An Overview of the Book of Changes for Beginners‪)‬

The ‘I CHING’ or the ‘Book of Changes’ is one of the oldest Chinese classic texts and contains a divination system that was used in ancient China. As a manual of divination, it interpreted events through readings based on symbols expressed in the trigrams and hexagrams. The ‘I CHING’ successfully offered guidance to emperors, generals and civilians. Although thousands of years have passed, the popularity of using the ‘I CHING’ as an oracle remains.



This e-book is not a direct translation of the ‘I CHING’. It provides a foundation for advanced studies and gives the overview of practical application in the modern world.



Table of Contents



I. The History of the ‘I CHING’

II. What Is the ‘I CHING’

III. Elements of the ‘I CHING’

IV. The Structure of the Book ‘I CHING’

V. The Eight Trigrams

VI. The Overview of 64 Hexagrams

VII. Modern Oracle Usage of ‘I CHING’

VIII. The Method of Divination

IX. An Example of Divination

X. Appendix (Table of Trigrams/Hexagrams)