Unravelling the secrets of the I-Ching oracle is almost as easy as tossing a coin--provided you have the right interpreter. For over 2,000 years, the Chinese have divined the hidden meanings of the sixty-four prophetic hexagrams and applied their wisdom to questions of love, marriage, family, business, and health. At last, you can answer your most perplexing questions, predict the future and determine your fortune with the help of The Pocket I-Ching. Follow its simple, clear directions to allow the wisdom of the I-Ching oracle to enter your life.
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In this easy-to-follow edition, the ancient Chinese system of predicting the future has been made simple, opening the hidden world if the I-Ching to the non-specialist. The method of divining the 64 prophetic hexagrams, and the way to interpret their meaning correctly, is clearly explained, and--to give extra assistance--each hexagram is divided into 20 different categories of concern, ranging from love and marriage, to your best bets in business, and how to take care of your health. Your fortune can be revealed in a way that has been followed throughout the orient for more than 2,000 years.
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Gary G. Melyan presently lives in Taipei. Having lived as a youth in Japan and Taiwan, he returned to there in pursuit of a doctorate in Chinese literature. Currently he is a University of Washington Ph.D. candidate in that subject.
Wen-kuang Chu, a noted authority on Chinese literature, received his doctorate in biochemistry from the University of California at Berkeley. Educated in the West, and a permanent U.S. resident, he is nonetheless motivated by traditions from China's past, among them the I-Ching.
Wen-kuang Chu, a noted authority on Chinese literature, received his doctorate in biochemistry from the University of California at Berkeley. Educated in the West, and a permanent U.S. resident, he is nonetheless motivated by traditions from China's past, among them the I-Ching.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
easy to use,
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This review is from: The Pocket I-Ching (Hardcover)
A good I-Ching for the beginner, great for quick answers and catagorized for simplicity. No interpretation needed. If you are looking for a more philosophical version, this is not it.
2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Good start, maybe,
This review is from: The Pocket I-Ching (Yenbooks) (Paperback)
This book is too simple and glosses over much of the insight and depth that other commentaries do. I bought this out of a bargain box at Media Play and insofar as it introduced me to the I Ching and spurred me to buy more editions and get into studying the oracle, I guess I can give it that much thanks, but you would be better off getting Brian Browne Walker's I Ching for a starter and going from there.They also use that nasty word fortune telling on the cover. As anyone knows, the I Ching IS NOT fortune telling. It is advice and direction and choices at confusing turning points when logic cannot answer. This book tries to be too much of a fortune telling tome. There are simply better versions to start your education with.
3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Me want know fortune....,
By ira povey (Denver) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Pocket I-Ching (Hardcover)
Not much here. You'd be just as well off writing down a list of 20 to 30 possible fortunes and then rolling a dice with as many sides or asking a magic 8-ball your fortune. This book basically saps any of the poetry and ambiguity out of the I-chingand as such treats Taoism as a cheap worthless trinket suitable for resale in the Salvation Army knick-knack department. Why do people insist on trivializing and dumbing down incredibly ancient, complex, and mystical traditions like Taoism and Christianity????????
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ONE OF the five Confucian Classics, the I-Ching, or as it is commonly translated, the Book of Changes, is an oracle book, a philosophy, and a work of art. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
upper trigram, nuclear trigrams, lower trigram, sound journey, yang line, yin line, yang force, yin force, smooth going, poor score Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
K'un Receptive, Receptive Lower, Receptive Nuclear, Arousing Nuclear, Joyous Nuclear, New York, Ten Wings New!
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ONE OF the five Confucian Classics, the I-Ching, or as it is commonly translated, the Book of Changes, is an oracle book, a philosophy, and a work of art. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
upper trigram, nuclear trigrams, lower trigram, sound journey, yang line, yin line, yang force, yin force, smooth going, poor score Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
K'un Receptive, Receptive Lower, Receptive Nuclear, Arousing Nuclear, Joyous Nuclear, New York, Ten Wings New!
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