I Ching
Interpreted by wu wei

About the I Ching

As used in the title, "I" means "change," and "Ching" means "book"; therefore, it is The Book Of Change, or, as it has come to be known, The Book Of Changes.
In the known universe everything is constantly changing. For any book of wisdom or divination to portray the conditions of the universe correctly*and to be useful*it must reflect the process of change.
Each of the trigrams and kua has a Chinese name. Some kua have the same Chinese name as another, which can be confusing. Slight variations in pronunciation allow a listener to differentiate between kua of the same name, but that benefit does not extend to a reader. Since the goal is to make the information clear and assimilation and understanding as easy as possible, each kua is headed with its number, the Chinese name, and the Chinese pronunciation in parentheses. An asterisk at the end of some of the parentheses ( )* indicates that the pronunciation of the vowel is as short as possible. An example of this is the kua of Sun. The pronunciation of Sun is (soon)* If you pronounce "soon" as you normally would, then shorten the pronunciation of the double vowel as much as possible, actually to the point where there is almost is no vowel sound at all, you will be pronouncing the name correctly. On the line below the Chinese name is the English name (or names). Both are listed in the index.