Augmented Correction Plum Blossom I Ching

Author: Shao Yong
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: The Plum Blossom I Ching, traditionally attributed to Shao Yong. During the compilation of The Biyuan Xuesan by the great Ming scholar Huang Zongxi, this book was included and he personally wrote a preface for it. In this edition, The Expanded and Corrected Plum Blossom I Ching is divided into five volumes and includes various materials on Shao Yong's life. It primarily covers the theory of images and numbers in the I Ching, the principles of body and use, general methods of divination, interpretations of characters and strokes, and miscellaneous notes on character disassembly. The Plum Blossom I Ching highlights the principle of "simplicity and ease" in the I Ching, making it a unique classic that applies the theory of the I Ching to divination. Its distinctive and comprehensive approach to I Ching divination fully demonstrates the wisdom of the I Ching's image and number thinking.