Why can't I read the Book of Changes?

Yi is changeable, and Jing is law (or classic). That is, the Book of Changes, a rigorous philosophical work, can be used as divination in science. It is only because it is profound and difficult to understand that there are many far-fetched theories.

The Book of Changes, also known as the Book of Changes, is one of the oldest documents in China. It is said that it was written by Zhou Wenwang, and it was written in the Zhou Dynasty, so it is called Zhouyi. In fact, the Book of Changes is a knowledge that has been gradually developed and perfected in the history of China. English translation is the Book of Changes, which means a book that studies changes. In fact, this kind of translation can't explain the essence of Yijing (many Chinese have lost their original intention after being translated into English).

The Book of Changes is regarded as the first of the Five Classics by Confucianism. The Book of Changes describes the change of state with a set of symbol systems, and shows the philosophy and cosmology of China's classical culture. Its central idea is to describe the changes of everything in the world with the unity of opposites of Yin and Yang.

I ching in a broad sense includes I ching and I ching. The Book of Changes is divided into 30 hexagrams and Xia Jing into 34 hexagrams. Because the Book of Changes was written very early, around the Western Zhou Dynasty, the meaning of words evolved with the development of the times, and the content of the Book of Changes was not easy to read during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, so people in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period wrote Ten Wings to interpret the Book of Changes.

It is generally believed that the Book of Changes was originally a book of divination, but its influence was biased towards China's philosophy, religion, medicine, astronomy, mathematics, physics, literature, music, art, military and martial arts. Since17th century, Yijing has also spread in the west.

Yi: There are many meanings.

First of all, there is a circular image. In ancient hieroglyphics, the word "Yi" consists of the word "day" above and the word "month" below. The cycle of Yi is described by the cycle of the sun and the moon. Is the cycle. Second, easy represents simplicity and convenience. Often many philosophies are actually very popular and simple. Third, easy is change. Study and explain the law and connotation of a change.

The Book of Changes is a widely studied knowledge system. However, in history, many people only pay attention to his philosophical content and divination system. While ignoring other scientific attributes of Yi itself. Moreover, due to the ignorance and resistance of most people to divination, the Book of Changes has been regarded as feudal dross for a long time.

The Book of Changes, in addition to the Book of Changes we introduced here, also includes the Book of Changes in Lianshan and the Book of Changes in Tibet. Lianshan Post, also known as Xiayi, is said to be made by Mi Opera. The Righteousness of Funeral, also known as Yi Yin, is said to have been written by the Yellow Emperor. Unfortunately, these two kinds are easy to lose.

The Book of Changes, with patterns and symbols as the main content at first; With the appearance and evolution of characters, they gradually improved. The original Book of Changes mainly evolved from the connotation laws in the river map and Luoshu patterns, and gradually formed the eight diagrams symbols.

Yijing formation

At the end of the Shang Dynasty, when Zhou Wenwang was banished to Zhaili (now Tangyin), he further evolved the Eight Diagrams into sixty-four hexagrams. Gradually, Zhou Gong wrote poems, and in the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius gave ten wings, which was further improved. In the Han Dynasty, Fang Jing established that family by combining Yin-Yang and Five Elements with heavenly stems and earthly branches. In the Song Dynasty, Shao Yong sorted out the sixty-four hexagrams of Tian Fang and Pastoral, and founded The Book of Changes of Plum Blossoms. Xu Ziping innovatively adopted the four-pillar method; The yen represents the fate of the Lord.

At present, Yi scholars call Taiyi, Qimen and Liu Ren the three major techniques, which are the main systems for predicting divination. In addition, according to the four-column system formed by heavenly stems and earthly branches (commonly known as eight-character group). There is also the "Najia" (commonly known as six-hexagram prediction) founded and gradually improved by Fang Jing in the Han Dynasty.

Yi-ology is a science that the ancients studied the movement and changes of the universe and celestial bodies and further explored the influence of the universe and celestial bodies on human social activities. The main purpose is to enable people to make further research and exploration by studying its internal laws, and is by no means limited to prediction and divination.