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The I Ching or Yi Jing (Chinese: 易經, Mandarin: [î tɕíŋ] ⓘ), usually translated Book of Changes or Classic of Changes, is an ancient Chinese divination text that is among the oldest of the Chinese classics. The I Ching was originally a divination manual in the Western Zhou period (1000–750 BC).
- 易
- Zhou dynasty (China)
- Late 9th century BC
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The I Ching (The Book of Change, also spelled Yi Jing) is one of the oldest books of Ancient China. The I Ching is based on the cosmology of yin and yang, the fundamental opposite forces of the universe. These are applied to a system of divination, which you can try here online for free.
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I Ching divination is a form of cleromancy applied to the I Ching. The text of the I Ching consists of sixty-four hexagrams: six-line figures of yin (broken) or yang (solid) lines, and commentaries on them. There are two main methods of building up the lines of the hexagram, using either 50 yarrow stalks or three coins.
Learn about I Ching, the oldest and most abstruse classic in Chinese history, and its philosophical and divinatory aspects. Explore the concepts of Yin Yang, Ba Gua, and the 64 hexagrams that represent the phenomena in the universe.
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