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Wilhelm shares his scholarship and quest to make this a tangible translation for the West when there was not one. It details the history of how the oracle came to rise in Chinese culture and ways it was used by various rulers and visionaries over the centuries. There is a deep dive into the trigrams (yin & yang lines), the ten wings, and the evolution of interpretation.The yarrow sticks and coin method are briefly discussed in this text, but the methodologies are not the focus.


The I Ching has been a looming interest of mine since studying Eastern philosophy decades ago. The oracle felt too complicated to want to delve deeper, however, too many references to it as of late peaked my curiosity. This seems like a solid book, however, I remain cautious with translations and interpretations by outsiders that explore socio-cultural and philosophical matters. Even those with the greatest respect for another's cultural practices and philosophies can unknowingly bring their own biases and cultural ignorance.