I Ching
A Chinese Divination Classic of Sixty-Four Hexagrams, Yin-Yang Cosmology, and Ethical Insight into TransformationBy Anonymous
Length16h 36m
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The *I Ching*, or *Book of Changes*, is one of the foundational texts of classical Chinese thought and a singular work of divination, philosophy, and symbolic literature. Organized around sixty-four hexagrams formed from combinations of broken and unbroken lines, it offers judgments, images, and interpretive counsel concerning ethical conduct, political responsibility, personal crisis, and the ceaseless transformations of circumstance. Its terse, allusive language invites commentary rather than passive reading, while its layered structure reflects the interrelation of human action, natural process, and cosmic order. Emerging from the ancient Chinese classic tradition and shaped by centuries of Confucian and other philosophical interpretation, the text occupies a distinctive position between oracle, wisdom literature, and metaphysical system. The designation "Anonymous" is especially appropriate: the *I Ching* is not the product of a single identifiable author but a composite work assembled and reinterpreted across generations. Its earliest materials are associated with archaic divinatory practices, while later traditions attribute commentaries to figures such as King Wen, the Duke of Zhou, and Confucius. This layered authorship preserves the intellectual history of a civilization continually revising its understanding of change, order, and moral agency. Recommended for readers interested in philosophy, comparative religion, psychology, political thought, and literary symbolism, the *I Ching* rewards sustained, reflective engagement. It is best approached not as a collection of fixed predictions, but as a disciplined method for examining decisions and possibilities. Readers seeking an ancient text that remains intellectually provocative and personally resonant will find it an enduring companion.
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Length16 hrs 36 mins
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Publish dateSep 10, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Complete Works of Wilkie Collins: Novels, Short Stories, Plays, Essays and Memoirs (Illustrated)
26Hexagram XVII.17 Sui
2PREFACE
27Hexagram XVIII.18 Kû
3INTRODUCTION
28Hexagram XIX.19 Lin
4CHAPTER I THE YÎ KING FROM THE TWELFTH CENTURY B.C. TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN ERA
29Hexagram XX.20 Kwân
5CHAPTER II THE SUBJECT-MATTER OF THE TEXT. THE LINEAL FIGURES AND THE EXPLANATION OF THEM
30Hexagram XXI.21 Shih Ho
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6CHAPTER III THE APPENDIXES
31Hexagram XXII.22 Pî
7PLATES I, II, III, EXHIBITING THE HEXAGRAMS AND TRIGRAMS
32Hexagram XXIII.23 Po
8THE TEXT
33Hexagram XXIV.24 Fû
9SECTION I
34Hexagram XXV.25 Wû Wang
10Hexagram I.1 Khien
35Hexagram XXVI.26 Tâ Khû
11Hexagram II.2 Khwăn
36Hexagram XXVII.27 Î
12Hexagram III.3 Kun
37Hexagram XXVIII.28 Tâ Kwo
13Hexagram IV.4 Măng
38Hexagram XXIX.29 Khan
14Hexagram V.5 Hsü
39Hexagram XXX.30 Lî
15Hexagram VI.6 Sung
40SECTION II
16Hexagram VII.7 Sze
41Hexagram XXXI.31 Hsien
17Hexagram VIII.8 Pî
42Hexagram XXXII.32 Hăng
18Hexagram IX.9 Hsiâo Khû
43Hexagram XXXIII.33 Thun
19Hexagram X.10 Lî
44Hexagram XXXIV.34 Tâ Kwang
20Hexagram XI.11 Thâi
45Hexagram XXXV.35 Ȝin
21Hexagram XII.12 Phî
46Hexagram XXXVI.36 Ming Î
22Hexagram XIII.13 Thung Zăn
47Hexagram XXXVII.37 Kiâ Zăn
23Hexagram XIV.14 Tâ Yû
48Hexagram XXXVIII.38 Khwei
24Hexagram XV.15 Khien
49Hexagram XXXIX.39 Kien
25Hexagram XVI.16 Yü
50Hexagram XL.40 Kieh
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