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I ChingAncient Chinese book of divination based on 64 hexagrams, or patterns of six lines. The lines may be ‘broken’ or ‘whole’ (yin or yang) and are generated by tossing yarrow stalks or coins. The enquirer formulates a question before throwing, and the book gives interpretations of the meaning of the hexagrams. The I Ching is thought to have originated in the 2nd millennium BC, with commentaries added later by Confucius and other philosophers. It is proto-Taoist in that it is not used for determining the future but for making the enquirer aware of inherent possibilities and unconscious tendencies.
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| Many methods of predicting the future, from tarot to runes and the I Ching, can be traced to ancient cultures, and in Oracles Of The Dead: Ancient Techniques For Predicting The Future, Robert Temple surveys the Greek and Roman traditions and techniques which have carried these methods to modern times. Chapter 3 provides a good introduction to I ching-based divination, explaining in some detail how a hexagram was formed and manipulated and giving some interesting examples of I ching divination in the Ch'ing court. I Ching The Book of Changes and The Unchanging Truth |
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