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.
Getting started
First steps to starting a conversation with the I Ching
- 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.
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byI Ching Books
Recommended I Ching books available from Amazon
The Mandate of Heaven
An outstanding study of the I Ching's origins. Not just of 'academic interest' - vital reading to understand several hexagrams, especially 55, Feng
Amazon Price: $83.50 (as of 12/01/2009) 
Used Price: $8.82
Zhouyi: A New Translation with Commentary of the Book of Changes (Durham East Asia Series)
Probably the best single book to buy on the ancient text as ancient text. And despite being titled just Zhouyi, it actually includes all 10 Wings. Not really for use in divination, though.
Amazon Price: $66.70 (as of 12/01/2009)
Used Price: $72.65
The Original I Ching Oracle: The Pure and Complete Texts with Concordance
Every Chinese character is represented by the same English word throughout. So you can see patterns and develop understanding in a way that's not possible with any other translation.
Amazon Price: (as of 12/01/2009)
Used Price: $7.95
Total I Ching: Myths for Change
I Ching divination as an adventure of the soul. Evocative language and allusions to history, ritual and myth open up the imagination. (The perfect opposite/ complement of The Laws of Change.)
Amazon Price: $11.20 (as of 12/01/2009)
Used Price: $5.21
The Laws of Change: I Ching and the Philosophy of Life
I Ching divination as a lucid moral exploration of motives and consequences. Clear, crisp language, comprehensive explanations of imagery. (The perfect opposite/ complement to Total I Ching.)
Amazon Price: (as of 12/01/2009)
Used Price: $68.17
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.)
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byYijing 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.
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byHighly 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
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byThe Quotable I Ching
all that life can promise is change
Beautiful blog of I Ching contemplation
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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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- tuckchang tuckchang Oct 25, 2009 @ 11:20 pm
- I Ching is a story of life and life stories. Every hexagram has a subject and represents a specific era; the six positions are six different time-spaces in that era. In following the essence and instinct of a hexagram, each line performs according to their designated role as well as relationship and interaction with other lines.
To obtain the comprehension of The I Ching from a native speaker, I would like to invite you to visit my website: Unveiling the mystery of I Ching at www.iching123.com.
Best regards
Tuck Chang
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- Heinani Heinani Oct 29, 2008 @ 10:53 am
- Aloha,
We are all connected in this web of life.
Mahalo for your support and for all that you have gathered here.
5* to your work. Question: In the movie The Golden Compass (or maybe it was in the book) There was mention of the I Ching. What do you think is its relationship with the alitheometer?
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- Heinani Heinani Oct 29, 2008 @ 10:53 am
- Aloha,
We are all connected in this web of life.
Mahalo for your support and for all that you have gathered here.
5* to your work. Question: In the movie The Golden Compass (or maybe it was in the book) There was mention of the I Ching. What do you think is its relationship with the alitheometer?
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- petrosianii petrosianii Oct 3, 2007 @ 10:19 am
- I found a great I Ching site: http://www.gnosisarts.com/i-ching-insights.html.
It offers some useful info, a free I Ching reading, and valuable links to other I Ching-oriented sites. You can also purchase the R. L. Wing translation of the I Ching, which I've found is good for beginners.
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