Is Zhouyi used for fortune telling? Where should Zhouyi really be used?

Zhouyi is not specially used for fortune telling. It contains many philosophies, as well as customs, culture, art and so on. Only a small part of it is used for divination, and most of it is used to judge important national events. However, this part of divination contains profound knowledge. Although it is superficial, it has been further improved and supplemented through the exploration and expansion of later generations.

Of course, the general view of China people is that its greatest function is fortune telling, but it is not entirely correct. It should be used for divination, because there are many divination words in it. For example, the current Taiji theory.

Fortune-telling is the most commonly used and common method of eight-character fortune-telling, but it seems to have little to do with Zhouyi, and it was developed by later generations.