i ching in English

noun
1
an ancient Chinese manual of divination based on eight symbolic trigrams and sixty-four hexagrams, interpreted in terms of the principles of yin and yang. It was included as one of the “five classics” of Confucianism.

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1. Baguazhang is based on the “Eight Trigrams” of the I Ching

2. One source outrightly encourages its readers to employ rune stones, tarot cards, I Ching coins, palmistry, and astrology.

3. The changes of mutual relationships in "I Ching" correlated well to form an integrated conception through each hexagram and line, and then developed one complete cerebration system.

4. "Bagua zhang" literally means "eight trigram palm," which refers to the canons of Taoism and specifically one of the trigrams of the I Ching (Yijing)

5. The most common forms of stichomancy are I Ching readings (in which one consults the ancient Chinese Book of Changes) and Bibliomancy (in which one consults a Holy Book such as the King James Bible or the Koran)