The I Ching is an ancient Chinese tradition of psychology, philosophy and wisdom. It is closely connected to the very roots of Chinese culture and a primary source of both Taoism and Confucianism, the most influential Chinese philosophies.
The tradition called ‘I Ching’ existed long before writing was developed in China at about 1300 BCE. Which means we are unable to verify exactly when it originated. We know it was a source of wisdom and culture, cherished and handed down orally through generations by designated elders of communities. Evidence exists that its roots are at least five thousand years old.
Despite its ancient origins we are struck by its ability to penetrate the most complex of situations we face today. In spite of our often very sophisticated rationalisations, our so-called ‘problems’, ‘illnesses’ and ‘accidents’ often exist or occur without us really knowing why.
The I Ching is an incredibly powerful tool to open us to sense what lies below the threshold of what we know. Opening in this way involves the kind of personal transformation we often most resist. For it is usually what we think we ‘know’ or to be ‘true’ that blinds us from seeing ‘what is’ for what it really is.
