I Ching, Plain and Simple

A very basic, down and dirty way to use the ancient Chinese oracle to quickly get answers to your questions. All 64 trigrams are briefly explained, from a divination point of view, and multiple ways of getting the trigrams in the first place are explained. Publishers Marketing: The I Ching, or Book of Changes, is a mix of Taoist and Confucianist philosophies that has evolved over many centuries and may be the oldest book in existence. Its main philosophy is that nothing is static and everything changes over time, so our task is to adjust to the ebb and flow of changing circumstances. The I Ching can be extremely complex, filled with poetry and philosophy. In I Ching, Plain and Simple, Kim Farnell has made the divination system as modern, straightforward, and user-friendly as possible--pick it up and put it to use quickly and easily, without any fuss or confusion. It is the ultimate guide to the I Ching.