How to use the I Ching for beginners

The I Ching is also known as the Book of Changes. Have you ever wondered how to use the I Ching with coins? Or how to consult the I Ching? Or how find meaning in the I Ching hexagrams? In this video, we explore this fascinating and mysterious oracle. This is the I Ching how to.

We consider two approaches: the divination approach, and the psychological approach.

1. The Divination Approach: What is divination? The word comes from the Latin “divinare” which means “to foresee, to foretell, or to make prophecy.” It means gaining insight into a question or a problem through connecting with the divine.

And historically, the I Ching has roots in divination, as early as neolithic China. It enjoyed widespread use during the Qin Dynasty between 221 BC to 206 BC, under emperor Qin Shi Huang. This video goes into one method for I Ching divination using three coins.

2. Psychological Approach: Pioneered by Swiss psychologist Carl Jung; he saw the I Ching as a way to access the symbols and archetypes of the collective unconscious. We can think of the hexagrams as a rich symbolic language; each one expressing a unique state of change that’s universal. We find it in nature, and in every culture in the world. In this video, we also explore some guidelines on forming questions when consulting the I Ching.

There are no hard and fast rules to this. The I Ching is a personal oracle, and the point is to build an authentic and individual connection wit it, that resonates with you.

I CHING RESOURCES:

You can find a free version of the Richard Wilhelm translation of the I Ching here: http://www2.unipr.it/~deyoung/I_Ching...

The YiTube Channel is a wonderful I Ching resource that goes into detail on the history of the I Ching, the I Ching hexagrams, how to consult the I Ching, and much more!    / yitubechannel  

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - The I Ching Book of Changes: a mysterious and powerful oracle
01:22 - Part One: The Divination Approach to the I Ching
02:13 - How to use the I Ching with coins
05:25 - I Ching hexagrams: Locked and Changing Hexagrams
08:00 - Part Two: A Psychological Approach to the I Ching
09:33 - Some Guidelines for Thinking about I Ching Questions