Secrets of the I-ching

BasedonthereveredChinesephilosophywitha5,000-year-oldtradition,theIChing,orBookofChanges,isrichinrevelations.Aneminentexpertonthepowersofthesubconscious,JosephMurphyopenstheguidingforceofthisancienttexttoanyonewithanappreciationofthepossibilities.Withthehelpofthreecoins--ordinarypennieswilldo--readerswilllearntoapplytheirintuitiveabilitiestoreceivetheIChing'sanswers.Withapracticaloutlook,thishands-onguidepresentssimpletechniquesforenlistingtheIChing'saidineverydayproblemsolvinganddecisionmaking.MurphyexplainstheIChinghexagramsystem,revealingitsrootsinhumanpsychologyandtheprincipleofconstantchange.Demystifyingobscuretermsandsymbols,theauthorleadsthewaytoconsultingtheIChingforclarityandguidanceintimesofconfusionandcrisis.Bycombiningbasicmathematicalformulaswithspiritualawareness,readerswillrealizethemiracle-workingpotentialoftheirownmindandconnectwiththeIChing'struths.Asaresult,they'llgainvitalinsightsintoquestionsaboutcareer,family,romance,financialsecurity,andlifegoals.Andthey'lldiscoverthewonderofgenuinepeaceofmind.SecretsoftheIChingdoesnotclaimtopredictthefuture.Butitdoesprovidethetoolstomarkanyfuturewiththepromiseofgreaterpersonalandspiritualfulfillment. Forewordp.vWhatThisBookCanDoforYoup.viiTheBookofChangesandWhatitCanTeachYoup.164KeystoYourInnerMindp.1HowtheIChingWorksp.2Change,Harmony,andYourPersonalCenterp.2ActWhentheTimeIsRightp.2TuneintotheInfinitep.3YourNextMove:ARescuefromDanger?p.3HowtoAsktheIChingforGuidancep.4WhyThisBook?p.4PointstoRememberp.6TheEightBasicSymbolsBehindtheIChingp.7EverydayPsychologicalMeaningoftheEightTrigramsp.7LightandDarkTrigramsp.9TheDeeperMeaningoftheHexagramp.10SpiritandMatterp.10TheHexagramandtheTrinityp.10TheSixLinesandtheThree-foldManp.10HexagramsastheKeytoCreationp.11TheMysticCreativeForceWithinYoup.11YouCanFindHeavenonEarthp.12ThePsychologicalMeaningofNumbersp.12NumbersandtheIChingp.15PointstoRememberp.15Synchronicity:YourFutureIsinYourMindRightNowp.17AsWithin,SoWithoutp.17TheIChingandSynchronicityp.17HisPsychicStateAvertsaTragedyp.18IChingSynchronicitySavedHisLifep.18ListentoYourIntuitionp.19HeHeardtheMysticNumber44p.19WhyDoPsychicPredictionsCometoPass?p.20TheFutureIsinYourMindp.20IChingSeestheFutureinthePresentp.21TheIChingandNostradamusp.21TheIChingandNegativePredictionsp.22HowtoBringPositiveOutcomesfromNegativePredictionsp.22HowSheReversedthePredictionp.23FacingtheFactsp.24PointstoRememberp.24HowtheAgelessWisdomoftheIChingOffersYouGuidancep.26TheOppositesinLifep.26ReconcilingtheOppositesp.27YestoHealing,NotoFearp.28ChangeandItsMeaningp.28ThePlacesOccupiedbyLinesandTheirSignificancetoYoup.28TheImportanceoftheLinesp.30HowtheLinesRelatetoYourQuestionp.30TheIChingandtheTarotCardsp.30ALifesavingPremonitionSpeaksThroughtheHexagramsp.31IChingRevealstheSecretPowersofYourSubconsciousp.32PointstoRememberp.33AGuidetoTermsUsedFrequentlyintheIChingp.35TheSymbolismandLanguageofIChingp.35HerHexagramandaReturntoLovep.38PointstoRememberp.39HowtoConsulttheIChingp.41FormulatingtheQuestionp.41TheRightWaytoAsk"Either/Or"Questionsp.42SymbolicAnswersinEverydayLanguagep.43TossingtheCoinsp.43KeyforIdentifyingYourHexagramp.46MovingLinesTransformtheHexagramp.46InterpretingYourHexagramp.47WhenLinesContradicttheJudgmentandImagep.47OtherMethods:YarrowStalksandtheHigherMindp.48OtherMethods:ColoredBeadsTuneIntuitionp.48PointstoRememberp.49HowtoInterprettheMysticHexagramsoftheIChingp.51YourInterpretationp.51IChingIsFourth-Dimensionalp.51TheFourthDimensionSpeaksfromAbovep.52SeeingandChangingtheFuturewiththeIChingp.53TheAnswerShowstheWayp.53WhichVoiceAreYouHearing?p.54BanishNegativeThoughtsforPositiveResultsp.54TheIChingandTrueGuidancep.55PointstoRememberp.55TheHexagramsandYou:StoriesoftheIChingp.57IChing:DoNotTakeMeLightly!p.58TheIChingWinsHimaPromotionp.58TheIChingSavedHerMarriagep.60TheIChingSavedHisJobp.61TheDifferentVoicesoftheIChingp.62PointstoRememberp.62YourIChingHexagramsandTheirMeaningsp.64Ch'ien/TheCreativep.64K'un/TheReceptivep.67Chun/DifficultyattheBeginningp.69Meng/YouthfulFollyp.70Hsu/Waiting(Nourishment)p.72Sung/Conflictp.74Shih/TheArmyp.76Pi/HoldingTogether(Union)p.78HsiaoCh'u/TheTamingPoweroftheSmallp.79Lu/Treading(Conduct)p.81T'ai/Peacep.82P'i/Standstill(Stagnation)p.85T'ungJen/FellowshipwithMenp.87TaYu/PossessioninGreatMeasurep.89Ch'ien/Modestyp.91Yu/Enthusiasmp.93Sui/Followingp.95Ku/WorkonWhatHasBeenSpoiled(Decay)p.97Lin/Approachp.99Kuan/Contemplation(View)p.100ShihHo/BitingThroughp.102Pi/Gracep.104Po/SplittingApartp.105Fu/Return(TheTurningPoint)p.107WuWang/Innocence(TheUnexpected)p.109TaCh'u/TheTamingPoweroftheGreatp.111I/TheCornersoftheMouth(ProvidingNourishment)p.113TaKuo/PreponderanceoftheGreatp.115K'an/TheAbysmal(Water)p.117Li/TheClinging,Firep.118Hsien/Influence(Wooing)p.120Heng/Durationp.122Tun/Retreatp.124TaChuang/ThePoweroftheGreatp.126Chin/Progressp.128MingI/DarkeningoftheLightp.130ChiaJen/TheFamily(TheClan)p.132K'uei/Oppositionp.134Chien/Obstructionp.136Hsieh/Deliverancep.138Sun/Decreasep.140I/Increasep.142Kuai/Breakthrough(Resoluteness)p.144Kou/ComingtoMeetp.147Ts'ui/GatheringTogether(Massing)p.148Sheng/PushingUpwardp.150K'un/Oppression(Exhaustion)p.152Ching/TheWellp.154Ko/Revolution(Molting)p.156Ting/TheCaldronp.158Chen/TheArousing(Shock,Thunder)p.160Ken/KeepingStill,Mountainp.162Chien/Development(GradualProgress)p.164KueiMei/TheMarryingMaidenp.166Feng/Abundance(Fullness)p.168Lu/TheWandererp.171Sun/TheGentle(ThePenetrating,Wind)p.173Tui/TheJoyous,Lakep.175Huan/Dispersion(Dissolution)p.178Chieh/Limitationp.180ChungFu/InnerTruthp.182HsiaoKuo/PreponderanceoftheSmallp.185ChiChi/AfterCompletionp.187WeiChi/BeforeCompletionp.190AppendixAp.197AHandyIChingFormp.197AppendixBp.198ResourcesforFurtherStudiesintheIChingp.198Indexp.203TableofContentsprovidedbySyndetics.AllRightsReserved.