The I Ching Oracle: A Guide Through The Human Maze
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781789047042 |
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| Publisher: | Collective Ink |
| Publication date: | 10/01/2021 |
| Pages: | 264 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.58(w) x 8.62(h) x 0.58(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Preface 1
Part I Using The I Ching As An Oracle 3
Chapter 1 Introduction 5
1.1 What is the I Ching?
1.2 Our relationship with the I Ching 6
1.3 A brief history of the I Ching 7
1.4 The mechanism of change 9
1.5 Trigrams and Hexagrams 10
1.5.1 The Trigrams
1.5.2 The Hexagrams 12
Chapter 2 How to consult the I Ching oracle 16
2.1 Questions to ask the I Ching
2.2 Understanding how the oracle works 17
2.3 Preparation for the consultation 20
2.4 Choosing the method of consultation 21
2.4.1 The stick method
2.4.2 The coin method 24
Chapter 3 Interpreting the result of an I Ching consultation 26
3.1 General principles
3.2 Examples from our own I Ching consultations 28
3.2.1 A hexagram with a single moving line
3.2.2 A hexagram with multiple moving lines 32
3.2.3 Static hexagrams and inner hexagrams 40
Part II The 64 Hexagrams 45
Hexagram 1 The Creative 47
Hexagram 2 The Receptive 50
Hexagram 3 Difficulty in Making a Beginning 53
Hexagram 4 Caution and Restraint 56
Hexagram 5 Waiting for Nourishment 59
Hexagram 6 Conflict 62
Hexagram 7 The Army 65
Hexagram 8 Unity 68
Hexagram 9 The Power of Endurance 71
Hexagram 10 Treading Correctly 74
Hexagram 11 Peace 77
Hexagram 12 Standstill 80
Hexagram 13 Fellowship (Mutual Cooperation) 83
Hexagram 14 Great Personal Resources 86
Hexagram 15 Modesty 89
Hexagram 16 Enthusiasm 92
Hexagram 17 Guided by Events 95
Hexagram 18 Work on What Others Have Spoiled 98
Hexagram 19 Approach 101
Hexagram 20 The View 104
Hexagram 21 Making a Judgment 107
Hexagram 22 Authenticity 110
Hexagram 23 Collapse 113
Hexagram 24 Return 116
Hexagram 25 Following the Will of Heaven 119
Hexagram 26 Biding One's Time 122
Hexagram 27 Seeking Nourishment 125
Hexagram 28 Carrying a Heavy Burden 128
Hexagram 29 The Power of Flowing Water 131
Hexagram 30 Clarity 134
Hexagram 31 Influence (Attraction) 137
Hexagram 32 Duration 140
Hexagram 33 Retreat 143
Hexagram 34 Exercising Restraint 146
Hexagram 35 Progress 149
Hexagram 36 The Darkening of the Light 152
Hexagram 37 The Home 155
Hexagram 38 Discord 158
Hexagram 39 Obstruction 161
Hexagram 40 Deliverance 164
Hexagram 41 Decrease 167
Hexagram 42 Increase 170
Hexagram 43 Breakthrough 173
Hexagram 44 Encounters 176
Hexagram 45 Gathering Together 179
Hexagram 46 Authentic Development 182
Hexagram 47 Exhaustion 185
Hexagram 48 The Well 188
Hexagram 49 The Revolution 191
Hexagram 50 The Cauldron 194
Hexagram 51 The Shock 197
Hexagram 52 Keeping Still 200
Hexagram 53 Working towards a Goal 203
Hexagram 54 Transience 206
Hexagram 55 Abundance 209
Hexagram 56 The Wanderer 212
Hexagram 57 Penetration 215
Hexagram 58 The Joyful 218
Hexagram 59 Dispersion 221
Hexagram 60 Limitations 224
Hexagram 61 Trust 227
Hexagram 62 Unrealistic Ambitions 230
Hexagram 63 After the Crossing 233
Hexagram 64 The Crossing 236
Epilogue 239
Key for Identifying the Hexagrams 241
Table of Hexagrams and Their Inner Hexagrams 242
Bibliography 244
Authors Biography 245