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| The I Ching or Book of Changes | 
 enlarge | Authors: C.f. Baynes, R. Wilhelm
Creators: C. G. Jung, Hellmut Wilhelm, Richard Wilhelm, Cary F. Baynes
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  40 reviews
Sales Rank: 4680
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 3
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 806
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 4.9 x 1.7
ISBN: 069109750X
Dewey Decimal Number: 299.51482
EAN: 9780691097503
ASIN: 069109750X
Publication Date: October 1, 1967
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A translation of a translation September 5, 2000
4 out of 12 found this review helpful
Despite Wilhelm's great knowledge, keep in mind that this is an English translation of a German translation of an ancient Chinese text. With every generation of translation, a new layer of meaning is lost.
what can one say about a classic? August 16, 2000
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
It doesn't get any better than this: ancient wisdom priciples, a brillant foreword by Carl Jung (isn't he always!), and instructions on how to consult this oracle of brillance and distilled trenchant comments on human behavior. Consult it, however, at your own risk, since it may tell you exactly what you haven't wanted to hear! But tell you it will, and if you want a 'clear' life, this is a great place to go. Probably, still the best and deepest translation, with Wilhelm's masterful commentaries.
still my fav May 27, 2000
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is probably not the most accurate translation available, nor is it sensitive to the reader's gender (e.g., "superior man" rather than "superior person," conflation of yin with feminine and yang with masculine, etc.). Nevertheless, it's a very intuitive interpretation by Wilhelm and starts off with Jung's fine introduction.
"The clouds pass and the rain does its work... January 31, 2000
99 out of 100 found this review helpful
...and all individual beings flow into their forms." The I Ching is a book in that it has pages and printed text, but it is also an actual, living oracle, with its roots in antiquity and fresh leaves emerging every spring. It can tell you how you are doing, where you are headed if you continue in this way, and what you might do to change the course of your destiny if you don't like the results. I have had a deep relationship -- and that is precisely what it becomes -- with this book for almost 30 years, and it has never betrayed me. I have thrown it across the room in anger; I have approached it, trembling, on my knees, with my most profound existential fears and questions; I have wept with relief, or shivered with guilt at its answers and advice. It has seen through my confusion, stroked my forehead, slapped my cheek, poked me in the ribs. It has been kind or cold, bestowed blessings or blame, as was deemed cosmically necessary. It will reward even the casual visitor with wisdom and a way to be happier and more successful in this life.I have heard many complaints about this particular edition of the I Ching. Apparantly, some people feel that it is "muddy," or encrusted somehow with the translator's limitations. However, I have read or used more than ten other versions, and the Wilhelm/Baynes remains the benchmark for them all. They all rest on a knowledge of the Wilhelm/Baynes version to provide the screen upon which their translation is projected. None are so thorough, and none provide the glorious, exalted poetry of the original. For example, Confucius says of one of the lines in the 13th hexagram, Fellowship with Men: "Life leads the thoughtful man on a path of many windings. Now the course is checked, now it runs straight again. Here winged thoughts may pour freely forth in words, There the heavy burden of knowledge must be shut away in silence. But when two people are at one in their inmost hearts, They shatter even the strength of iron or of bronze. And when two people are at one in their inmost hearts, Their words are sweet and strong, like the fragrance of orchids." Some people find parts of the direct translations too wierd: "Penetration under the bed. Priests and magicians are used in great number." "The flying bird leaves him." "There is a large fruit still uneaten." But these poetic images have always had a striking impact on my subconscious, helping me to fathom the deeper meanings of the hexagrams and individual lines, and giving me a much richer depth of understanding. I find the use of many other translations valuable, and always appreciate the different highlights and perspective, but I used the Wilhelm/Baynes edition exclusively for many years and still consider it my primary resource. It is the one book -- of any kind -- that I would take with me to the proverbial desert island, if I could only take one. Don't hesitate to buy this book; you will never regret it!
Amaizing March 9, 1999
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
A book with artistic and philosophical content, and profound implications if viewed as an oracle. The German translation by Richard Wilhelm; with a foreword by Carl G Jung.
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