Main description:

Centred on the study of sixty-four 6-line figures (The Hexagrams) representing the yin and yang of the ten thousand things under Heaven, The Classic of Changes or I Ching is one of the oldest books in the world. In this revisioning of the I Ching, the author explores the processes of change and balance as reflected in the hexagrams for the contemporary reader.

Contents:

Introduction , The Hexagrams , Ch'ien / The Creative, Heaven , K'un / The Receptive, Earth , Chun / Difficulty at the Beginning , Meng / Youthful Folly , Hsu / Waiting (Nourishment) , Sung / Conflict , Shih / The Army , Pi / Holding Together (Union) , Hsiao Ch'u / The Taming Power of the Small , Lu / Treading (Conduct) , T'ai / Peace , P'i / Standstill , T'ung Jen / Fellowship , Ta Yu / Possession in Great Measure , Ch'ien / Modesty , Yu / Enthusiasm , Sui / Following (Tracking) , Ku / Work on What Has Been Spoiled (Decay) , Lin / Approach , Kuan / Contemplation (View) , Shih Ho / Biting Through , Pi / Grace , Po / Splitting Apart (Letting Go / Release) , Fu / Return (The Turning Point) , Wu Wang / Innocence (The Unexpected) , Ta Chu / The Taming Power of the Great , I / Corners of the Mouth (Providing Nourishment) , Ta Kuo / Preponderance of the Great , K'an / The Abysmal (Water) (The Deep, The Depths) , Li / The Clinging, Fire , Hsien / Influence (Wooing) , Heng / Duration , Tun / Retreat , Ta Chuang / The Power of the Great , Chin / Progress , Ming I / Darkening of the Light ('Wounding of the Bright') , Chia Jen / The Family (The Clan) , K'uei / Opposition , Chien / Obstruction , Hsieh / Deliverance , Sun / Decrease , I / Increase , Kuai / Breakthrough (Resoluteness) , Kou / Coming To Meet , Ts'ui / Gathering Together , Sheng / Pushing Upward , K'un / Oppression (Exhaustion) , Ching / The Well , Ko / Revolution (Moulting) , Ting / The Cauldron , Chen / The Arousing, Thunder , Ken / Keeping Still, Mountain , Chien / Development (Gradual Progress) , Kuei Mei / The Marrying Maiden , Feng / Abundance , Lu / The Wanderer (The Outsider) , Sun / The Gentle (The Penetrating, Wind) , Tui / The Joyous, Lake , Huan / Dispersion , Chieh / Limitation , Chung Fu / Inner Truth , Hsiao Kuo / Preponderance of the Small , Chi Chi / After Completion , Wei Chi / Before Completion , >The Trigrams and the Sequence of Later Heaven , The Lines , Further Comments on the Process of Consulting the I Ching and Instructions for Dividing the Yarrow Stalks , The Sequence of Earlier Heaven and the Tao , : The Grid