What Is The Chinese I Ching?
The I Ching is The Book of Changes
The I Ching, or Book of Changes, is one of the oldest and most respected works of Chinese philosophy, and influenced Eastern philosophy for millenia. The I Ching was composed more than three thousand years ago, by a student of Taoism, and has influenced a number of important philosophers of the East, including Lao Tse, Sun Tzu and Confucius, who reorganized it into its current form. Today, as in the past, it is often used as a divination device, similar to the tarot in its complexity.
The text describes an ancient system of cosmology and philosophy that is tied into Chinese culture. Sometimes, I Ching is used for divination (predicting the future). In recent time, I Ching has evolved, and is still studied and taken seriously. Many Chinese thinkers, artists, and even, business people have been influenced by I Ching.
I Ching in Recent Times
In recent times, westerners have used it for fields as diverse as dancing, phychoanalysis, and fiction. Some people believe that I Ching seems to work as a divination tool is because the answers are interpreted by the asker. Perspective and expectations may influence that interpretation, and of course, the answers.
Learn more about symbols of I Ching: What is the I Ching Hexagram?
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