I Ching. Title card. "Traditionally, it was believed that the simpler linear trigrams were devised by the Sage-ruler Fu-hsi (legendary, fifth millennium B.C.), who taught people how to fish and worship the gods. The system was subsequently improved by many Sage-rulers until it was perfected by Confucius in mid-Chou times. Modern critics differ greatly in their opinions on the nature and the dates of the origin of the I-ching. Many agree that it took a long time (probably more than a thousand years) for it to develop into such a sophisticated system." [Dr. C.Y. Chen]

This book contains the standard English translation of the I Ching by the great Sinologist James Legge. It was originally prepared for the Sacred Books of the East series, published during the nineteenth century under the general editorship of Max Muller.

It contains the basic text attributed to King Wan and the Duke of Chou and the ten appendices usually attributed to Confucius. There are some introductory cards before the actual text, followed by the hexagrams and then the remaining "wings."

This edition is of the basic text only. It still needs work in transcribing the Chinese terms, which are not consistently applied. A more modern (but still outdated) style is used in the hexagrams themselves, while Dr. Legge's original, quite archaic method is used in the treatises and appendices. Future editions will hopefully incorporate actual Chinese characters using Apple's WorldScript, as well as the use the current system for transcribing Chinese. It will also contain illustrations of each hexagram.

Card 1 I Ching. Title card.
Card 2 Preface. I Ching.
Card 3 The "Five Classics."
Card 4 The eight trigrams.
Card 5 Arrangement of the lines.
Card 6 The Shih I, or 'The Ten Wings'.
Card 7 # 1, Ch'ien, Creative.
Card 8 # 2, K'un, Receptive (Resting in Firmness).
Card 9 # 3, Chun, Initial Difficulty.
Card 10 # 4, Meng, Youthful Inexperience (Obscurity).
Card 11 # 5, Hsü, Waiting.
Card 12 # 6, Sung, Conflict.
Card 13 # 7, Shih, The Army (Group Action).
Card 14 # 8, Pi, Union.
Card 15 # 9, Hsiao Ch'u, The Taming Force (Small Restraint).
Card 16 # 10, Lu, Treading Carefully.
Card 17 # 11, T'ai, Peace.
Card 18 # 12, P'i, Stagnation.
Card 19 # 13, T'ung Jen, Companionship.
Card 20 # 14, Ta Yu, Great Possession (Abundance).
Card 21 # 15, Ch'ien, Modesty.
Card 22 # 16, Yü, Harmony (Joy, Enthusiasm).
Card 23 # 17, Sui, Following.
Card 24 # 18, Ku, Arresting Decay.
Card 25 # 19, Lin, Approach (Symbol of Advance).
Card 26 # 20, Kuan, Contemplation.
Card 27 # 21, Shih Ho, Biting Through.
Card 28 # 22, Pi, Adornment.
Card 29 # 23, Po, Falling Apart.
Card 30 # 24, Fu, Returning.
Card 31 # 25, Wu Wang, Correctness (Innocence).
Card 32 # 26, Ta Ch'u, The Great Taming Force.
Card 33 # 27, I, Nourishment.
Card 34 # 28, Ta Kuo, Excess.
Card 35 # 29, K'an, The Perilous Pit.
Card 36 # 30, Li, The Clinging (Brightness).
Card 37 # 31, Hsien, Influence.
Card 38 # 32, Heng, Perseverance (Duration).
Card 39 # 33, Tun, Retreat.
Card 40 # 34, Ta Chuang, The Power of the Great.
Card 41 # 35, Chin, Progress.
Card 42 # 36, Ming I, Darkening of the Light (Intelligence Wounded).
Card 43 # 37, Chia Jen, The Family.
Card 44 # 38, K'uei, Disunion (Mutual Alienation).
Card 45 # 39, Chien, Arresting Movement.
Card 46 # 40, Chieh, Removing Obstacles.
Card 47 # 41, Sun, Decrease.
Card 48 # 42, I, Increase.
Card 49 # 43, Kuai, Removing Corruption (Break-through).
Card 50 # 44, Kou, Encountering.
Card 51 # 45, Ts'ui, Gathering Together.
Card 52 # 46, Sheng, Ascending.
Card 53 # 47, K'un, Oppression.
Card 54 # 48, Ching, A Well.
Card 55 # 49, Ko, Revolution.
Card 56 # 50, Ting, The Cauldron.
Card 57 # 51, Chen, Thunder (Exciting Power).
Card 58 # 52, Ken, Mountain, Arresting Movement.
Card 59 # 53, Chien, Gradual Progress, Growth.
Card 60 # 54, Kuei Mei, The Marrying Maiden (Propriety).
Card 61 # 55, Feng, Abundance, Prosperity.
Card 62 # 56, Lü, Traveling Stranger.
Card 63 # 57, Sun, Gentle Penetration.
Card 64 # 58, Tui, Joy, Pleasure.
Card 65 # 59, Huan, Dispersion.
Card 66 # 60, Chieh, Regulation (Restraining).
Card 67 # 61, Chung Fu, Inmost Sincerity.
Card 68 # 62, Hsiao Kuo, Small Excesses.
Card 69 # 63, Chi Chi, Completion.
Card 70 # 64, Wei Chi, Before Completion.
Card 71 Great Treatise, Introduction.
Card 72 Great Treatise, Sect. 1, Ch. 1.
Card 73 Great Treatise, Sect. 1, Ch. 2.
Card 74 Great Treatise, Sect. 1, Ch. 3.
Card 75 Great Treatise, Sect. 1, Ch. 4.
Card 76 Great Treatise, Sect. 1, Ch. 5.
Card 77 Great Treatise, Sect. 1, Ch. 6.
Card 78 Great Treatise, Sect. 1, Ch. 7.
Card 79 Great Treatise, Sect. 1, Ch. 8.
Card 80 Great Treatise, Sect. 1, Ch. 9.
Card 81 Great Treatise, Sect. 1, Ch. 10.
Card 82 Great Treatise, Sect. 1, Ch. 11.
Card 83 Great Treatise, Sect. 1, Ch. 12.
Card 84 Great Treatise, Sect. 2, Ch. 1.
Card 85 Great Treatise, Sect. 2, Ch. 2.
Card 86 Great Treatise, Sect. 2, Ch. 3.
Card 87 Great Treatise, Sect. 2, Ch. 4.
Card 88 Great Treatise, Sect. 2, Ch. 5.
Card 89 Great Treatise, Sect. 2, Ch. 6.
Card 90 Great Treatise, Sect. 2, Ch. 7.
Card 91 Great Treatise, Sect. 2, Ch. 8.
Card 92 Great Treatise, Sect. 2, Ch. 9.
Card 93 Great Treatise, Sect. 2, Ch. 10.
Card 94 Great Treatise, Sect. 2, Ch. 11.
Card 95 Great Treatise, Sect. 2, Ch. 12.
Card 96 Remaining traditional wings.
Card 97 Seventh Wing. Ch'ien. 1 of 2.
Card 98 Seventh Wing. K'un. 2 of 2.
Card 99 The Eighth Wing. Ch. 1.
Card 100 The Eighth Wing. Ch. 2.
Card 101 The Eighth Wing. Ch. 3.
Card 102 The Eighth Wing. Ch. 4.
Card 103 The Eighth Wing. Ch. 5.
Card 104 The Eighth Wing. Ch. 6.
Card 105 The Eighth Wing. Ch. 7.
Card 106 The Eighth Wing. Ch. 8.
Card 107 The Eighth Wing. Ch. 9.
Card 108 The Eighth Wing. Ch. 10.
Card 109 8th Wing. Ch. 11. Conclusion.
Card 110 9th Wing. The Sequence. 1/2.
Card 111 9th Wing. The Sequence. 2/2.
Card 112 The Tenth Wing.

Text source: The I Ching. Translated by James Legge.

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