General overview of the Tao as the basis of the I Ching

I Ching, the Book of Changes

The I Ching is one of the oldest books ever printed.

It is a classic of chinese culture, being one of the sources of its language and philosophy.

Differently of Western tradition since Plato, in Chinese thought myth and poetry have their place inside knowledge. More on I Ching...

Chance

The philosophy behind the I Ching is that of Tao or "the way " in chinese.

This "way" concerns all sort of movement, be it physical deplacement or timely succesion in general. More on chance ...

See also the three components

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I Ching readings

Chance stand as the the basis of the Book of Changes. The "way" of the Tao develops according to chance, not in opposition to it. This means that any method of reading is fitted to this book. You can, for instance, open it randomly. More on reading ...