Yi Jing - how do you use it?

[rookie]

There is so much conflicting information out there on the use of the Yi Jing that it seems like a good idea to ask how people personally use it.

 

Truely, I am not interested in a theoretical discussion.

 

What is real about it in your experience?

 

If at all possible, please keep it to what your personal use is and don't post long detailed responses about what what one should do.

Thanks for that

 

Specifically, what translations do you use and how do you ask questions?

 

I have very limited exposure to it.

The one thing I can say is that it does seem to represent what my state is at the time, but this depends on the translation used. Some don't make much sense to me and one in particular resonates very well.

This one in particular I would say resonates with me: http://www.yijing.nl/i_ching/index.html

 

What do you think?

[lienshan]

what translations do you use

 

I start with: http://ctext.org/text.pl?node=25003&if=en

 

I copy and paste the chinese characters into: http://ctext.org/dictionary.pl?if=en

 

Or copy and paste single characters into: http://www.chineseetymology.org/CharacterASP/EtymologyHome.aspx

 

And then I translate the text

[Mal]

[LBDaoist]

The copy of the I Ching that really made it accessible to me was Brian Walker's translation. He lays out a simple system of using coins to determine the lines. Here is a link to his web page.

 

http://brianbrownewalker.com/i-ching/

 

I use his book first, then I reference Thomas Cleary's translation of the "Taoist I-Ching". What I do is write in a journal the thoughts that the I Ching evokes. No matter what might be on my mind at any given time, the I Ching seems to be some how relevant. It helps me develop insights into whatever challenges I might be facing in my life, and it often times provides hints towards ways to handle situations in a manner that will bring about good outcomes for everyone involved.