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The I Ching is the ancient Chinese Book of Changes: a profound, practical oracle that has been in continuous use for at least 3,000 years. Today it's helping more people than ever to turn on the lights and see all the dimensions and wonders of their own lives.

I'm a diviner with Yi (Yijing is another way of writing I Ching) and would love to introduce you to it. Here are some links and news items to get you started.

First steps to starting a conversation with the I Ching

Start here if you're completely new to the oracle

What is the I Ching?: The fundamentals: what the I Ching is, what it's made of.
What will the I Ching do?: - and also what it won't do.
What you can achieve with the I Ching: Questions you can ask, areas of life you can ask about, suggested questions.
Casting a hexagram: How to cast a hexagram using the three-coin method

'Answers' I Ching blog

from Hilary

Readings, comments on specific hexagrams, links, and tips for your own practice.

I Ching Books

Recommended I Ching books available from Amazon

A few of my personal favourites. For a much longer listing, including a 'books for beginners' section, see my I Ching books lens.

I Ching Community

New posts discussing the I Ching

The I Ching Community is a place to share readings, get help, and compare methods and experiences. You can click through to read the whole thread, and you are warmly invited to join the I Ching Community for free here. (You get a free I Ching course and some useful ebooks on divination practice, too.)

Yijing at Zaadz

Hilary's I Ching blog from Zaadz.com

Short thoughts and musings with a view to bridging the gap between Yi and people in search of spiritual connection and significance in thir lives.

Highly recommended I Ching sites

I Ching, book of sun and moon: LiSe Heyboer's I Ching translation, commentary and research
Hermetica: Bradford Hatcher's in-depth I Ching book, including complete translation and commentary
The Great Vessel: Advanced Yijing articles
I Ching with Clarity: My own I Ching website, where you can sign up for free membership and get an introductory course, assorted helpful I Ching 'ebooklets', and membership in the I Ching Community. There are also 130+ pages of articles, personal readings, and a more advanced course with tuition.
I Ching Consultation: Cesca Diebschlag's site: I Ching readings and high quality articles.

Highly recommended I Ching sites

Part II

Yijing Poetics: Many truly excellent, in-depth articles rooted in traditional Chinese understanding of the I Ching.
I Ching character analysis: Harmen Mesker's fascinating, detailed analysis of ancient forms of the Chinese characters.

Blog of the Wandering Sages

GreatVessel.com I Ching blog

The Quotable I Ching

all that life can promise is change

Beautiful blog of I Ching contemplation

Your recommendations

for I Ching websites, books and resources

Which I Ching translation do you find most helpful? Is there a gem of an I Ching website not (yet) listed here? Please share what you know!

(I Ching things only, please!)

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hilaryjb Sep 13, 2010 @ 5:23 am | delete

That infinitao site is interesting - I like the approach. A shame there is no translation of the texts, but the commentary isn't bad at all. Is it your site, Tito?

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TitoPalmeiro Sep 12, 2010 @ 10:03 am | delete

I have founf a nice I Ching website: infinitao.com

I find it beautiful and its texts are more up to date than those of traditiona I Ching translations.

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mrlegowatch Jul 26, 2010 @ 8:27 pm | delete

Hello Squidoo!

Here is another app for iPhone and iPod touch called Yi Jing:

http://itunes.apple.com/app/yi-jing-book-of-changes/id311377342?mt=8

It uses the accelerometer to toss coins, records your questions in a searchable journal, and lets you switch between different translations, including Carol K Anthony's "A Guide to the I Ching", Gregory Richter's "Yi Jing / Book of Changes" with gloss and pinyin, and more. We also have R.L. Wing's "I Ching Workbook" and "The I Ching or Book of Changes" by Richard Wilhelm / Cary F. Baynes for additional in-app purchase. There are in-depth features for inspecting component trigrams, changing lines, and related hexagrams, for more advanced I Ching users.

Compare your options, check them out, and let us know what you think of our app on our Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Yi-Jing-Book-of-Changes/132963550417

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Galarina Jul 23, 2010 @ 4:02 pm | delete

There is an application for iPhone and iPod Touch called I Ching - the Book of Changes http://bit.ly/9S83iK. All you have to do is toss coins with your iPhone (use the accelerometer to toss the coins) and think hard about your question. The coins must be thrown six times and each line is built up one on top of the other until the Hexagram is formed. Next check the Hexagram you got. What do you think about using I Ching via iPhone?

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Jericho1983 Mar 18, 2010 @ 12:32 pm | delete

Hello! I found great, hight quality I Ching oracle: http://fourpillarsofwisdom.com/ It calculates your birthday, yearly and daily hexagrams. It is very nice, simple and high quality software product!
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