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I believe Jung suggested that a persons maturity was needed in order to use and understand the I Ching. I can only speak from my own experience, and I believe he was spot on.
Not the easiest but the best - Rated
The Wilhelm translation was my first introduction to the I ching. Finding it incredibly useful I sought out other books and was consistently disappointed.
Many books over simplify, thinking that this will make the text more accessible. Unfortunately they often remove what is essential for individual interpretation. Many remove things that sound too oriental to appeal to western thinking and also end up restricting the way a text can be interpreted. The worst of all are those that try to make the I Ching fit in with modern 'mystic' thinking. They turn a useful, practical book into another tree-hugger's companion!
The value of the Wilhelm translation is that it gives you the text and trusts you to apply it honestly to the issue you are trying to resolve. It takes time to get used to the terminology but reading the introduction will help, as will regular usage. This book doesn't so much answer the questions of your life as tell you which direction to head in if you honestly want to find your answers. As such I find it more useful, practical and, above all, truthful than many books you can find taking up the 'self-help' or 'esoteric' sections of bookstores.
A living treasure....... - Rated
I have studied the I Ching for the past 28 years and have many translations of the book. However as the years have gone by I am drawn more and more to Richard Wilhelm's transliteration. At first reading the language is obscure and the content difficult to understand, and yet it sits on my bookshelf and I get very anxious and annoyed if even a close friend were to pick it up and God forbid open it let alone attempt to read it. I guess that I don't need to ask a question of the oracle in the traditional way. I just sit and meditate for a short while with the book on my lap and then open it, it answers me sometimes shockingly, sometimes with great serenity but always with clarity from great depths. The rendition by Richard Wilhelm is a classic and no other translation comes any where near competing with it
Struggle with the imagery and watch your life change - Rated
I've used this translation for 18 years and my understanding of its imagery continues to expand. Most other versions are trite and attempt to explain situations too directly for meaningful interpretation. This version, although hard work, releases and guides your own boundless imagination and creativity to come to bear upon the consultation process.
This really is THE i ching!!! - Rated
I've only had this book a week or so and it is truly a fantastic translation, written with both clarity and insight. Many versions of the I-Ching are hard work and can actually put you off attempting to use the oracle ever again. Not so with this one. There is a real sense of movement contained within the text, that breathes both life and depth into this inspirational classic. Carl Jung's introduction is not to be missed either. If you can only afford one translation make it this one.
