Ling Ch'i Ching

A Classic Chinese Oracle

By: Ralph Sawyer

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Paperback | 1 September 2004 | Edition Number 1

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The Ling Ch'I Ching was first created by an unknown Chinese scholar who consciously sought to present the world with a more accessible oracle than the esoteric I Ching. For centuries the Ling Ch'I Chinghas been a popular divination device for attaining self-knowledge and wisdom. Like its more famous cousin, the I Ching, the Ling Ch'I Chingis rich in poetic language and metaphorical imagery, linking the dynamic principles of heaven and earth with the affairs of people. But the Ling Ch'I Chingis far more accessible than the I Ching, focusing on the concerns of day-to-day life and positive accomplishment, with no moving lines to interpret. The method of consultation includes throwing twelve coins, which are then arranged in three rows to yield one of 125 possible trigraphs. In the text, each trigraph is represented by a core oracle describing a situation, problem, or event, and its internal dynamic, along with a verse emphasizing the trigraph's more subtle, intuitive qualities. To aid the reader in interpreting the oracle, selections from classical commentaries have been included, as well as the translators' own commentary on the text.

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Non-Fiction Mind, Body, Spirit Fortune-Telling & Divination The I Ching Religion & Beliefs Other Non-Christian Religions Oriental Religions Confucianism Graphology History

Preface	p. xi
Note to the Reader	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
The Structure of the Text	p. 7
Methods for Consulting the Oracle	p. 21
Great Penetration	p. 27
Gradual Peace	p. 30
Auspicious Blessings	p. 33
Wealth in Abundance	p. 36
Tao of Pleasure	p. 39
Fright and Terror	p. 42
Year of Abundance	p. 45
Slight Wariness	p. 48
Realizing Ambition	p. 50
Affairs Proceeding	p. 52
Talent Advancing	p. 54
Unfettered Journeying	p. 56
Anxiety and Trouble	p. 59
Cautious Virtue	p. 62
Implementing Orders	p. 64
Imminent Loss	p. 67
Spiritual Protection	p. 70
Imminent Defeat	p. 72
Ordering Turbulence	p. 74
Not Yet Returning	p. 77
Guarding against Greed	p. 79
Resting in Tranquility	p. 82
Glorious Auspiciousness	p. 84
Success Penetrating	p. 86
Anxiety and Happiness	p. 88
Peaceful Contentment	p. 90
Expelling Evil	p. 92
Great Harvest	p. 94
Decline to Minuteness	p. 96
Avoiding Disaster	p. 99
Opening the Concealed	p. 102
Troubled by Illness	p. 105
Bright Yang	p. 107
Assistance of Heaven	p. 109
Respected and Honored	p. 112
Praying for Intercession	p. 114
Sending Goods	p. 117
Without Difficulty	p. 120
Respectful Harmony	p. 122
Contrary Conquest	p. 124
Perfected Longevity	p. 126
Firmness Extending	p. 129
Strongly Flourishing	p. 132
Surpassing Beauty	p. 134
Obtaining Blessings	p. 137
Coagulated and Congealed	p. 140
Evil Dissipated	p. 142
Uprightness Above	p. 144
The Orphan Impoverished	p. 147
Submerged Dragon	p. 150
Beneficial Friends	p. 153
Wickedness Excelling	p. 155
Assistance of the Spirits	p. 157
Sacrificing for Release	p. 160
Repressing Disaster	p. 163
Praying for Success	p. 166
Following One's Desires	p. 169
Gains and Losses	p. 171
Rescue and Assistance	p. 174
Great Unification	p. 177
Sinking and Obscured	p. 180
Yin Extending	p. 182
Vanishing from the World	p. 184
A Mass of Evils	p. 186
Bitter Constraint	p. 189
Joy and Delight	p. 191
Just Completed	p. 193
Ghosts Watching	p. 195
Tardy Blessings	p. 197
Wary and Cautious	p. 199
Great Completion	p. 201
Supporting the Endangered	p. 203
Flowing Blessings	p. 205
Late Accomplishment	p. 207
Serving the Ruler	p. 210
Inevitable Gains	p. 213
Avenging Insults	p. 215
Abstaining from Advancing	p. 218
Abstaining from Encounters	p. 220
Bound Up	p. 222
Respectful Caution	p. 224
Tao of the Emperor	p. 226
Unsettled	p. 228
Perverse Insinuation	p. 230
Caution over Regret	p. 233
Appropriate at the Beginning	p. 235
Confluence of Blessings	p. 237
Secret Brigands	p. 239
Good Fortune and Profits	p. 241
Good Fortune and Happiness	p. 243
Well Arrayed	p. 245
Negativity Overturned	p. 247
Not Yet Formed	p. 249
Unstable and Overturned	p. 251
Shunning the World	p. 253
Ghosts Stirring	p. 255
Slight Loss	p. 258
Coarse Harmonization	p. 260
Not Plowed	p. 263
Disaster from Ghosts	p. 265
Emptiness and Loss	p. 267
Uncooperative	p. 269
Doubled Abyss	p. 272
Coming Revolution	p. 275
Lacking Achievement	p. 277
Disaster from Rain	p. 280
Disaster from Drought	p. 282
Distant Attack	p. 284
Theft by Robbers	p. 286
Lost Standards	p. 288
Cliques of Villains	p. 290
Disputes	p. 292
Not Yet Bright	p. 295
Shifting and Flowing	p. 298
Not Yet Peaceful	p. 300
The Image of Death	p. 302
Yang Developing	p. 304
Year of Prosperity	p. 306
Human Affairs	p. 308
Preserving the Body	p. 310
Transforming and Nourishing	p. 312
Profits of Earth	p. 314
Establishing Lords	p. 316
Escorting the End	p. 318
The Mysterious Obverse	p. 320
Glossary	p. 323
Consultation Chart	p. 333
Suggested Further Reading	p. 335
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