The I Ching

Hardbound; lxii + 740 pp., including 2 appendices, 2 indices, and a foldout key for identifying the hexagrams. Bibliographic references are included in footnotes in the Preface to the Third Edition, Foreword, Preface, and Introduction. 1st Edition © 1950; 2nd Edition © 1961. A copy of the 1st Edition (2 volumes) is available in Reference. Contents: Preface to the third edition / Helmut Wilhelm The major divisions of the material Foreword / C.G. Jung Translator's note / C.F. Baynes Translator's note for the third edition / C.F. Baynes Preface / Richard Wilhelm Introduction / Richard Wilhelm 1. The use of the book of changes 2. The history of the book of changes 3. The arrangement of the translation Book I: The Text: Part I: Hexagrams 1 - 30 Part II: Hexagrams 31 - 64 Book II: The Material Introduction Shuo Dua (Discussion of the trigrams) Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Ta Chuan (The great treatise [Great commentary]) Part I: A. Underlying principles: I. The changes in the universe and in the Book of Changes II. On the composition and the use of the Book of Changes B. Detailed discussion: III. On the words attached to the hexagrams and the lines IV. The deeper implications of the Book of Changes V. Tao in its relation to the Light Power and to the Dark Power VI. Tao as applied to the Book of Changes VII. The effects of the Book of Changes on man VIII. On the use of appended explanations IX. On the oracle X. The fourfold use of the Book of Changes XI. On the yarrow stalks and the hexagrams and lines XII. Summary Part II: I. On the signs and lines, on creating and acting II. History of civilization III. On the structure of the hexagrams IV. On the nature of the trigrams V. Explanation of certain lines VI. On the nature of the Book of Changes in general VII. The relation of certain hexagrams to character formation VIII. On the use of the Book of Changes: The lines IX. The lines (continued) X. The lines (continued) XI. The value of caution as a teaching of the Book of Changes XII. Summary The structure of the hexagrams 1. General considerations 2. The eight trigrams and their application 3. The time 4. The places 5. The character of the lines 6. The relationships of the lines to one another 7. The rulers of the hexagrams Book III: The Commentaries Part I: Hexagrams 1-30 Part II: Hexagrams 31-64 Appendixes: On consulting the oracle 1. The yarrow stalk oracle 2. The coin oracle The hexagrams arranged by houses Indexes: An index of the hexagrams General index Key for identifying the hexagrams (endpaper foldout)