New I Ching: Discover the Secrets of the Plum Blossom Oracle

This book is an interpretation and, as such, must simply be "trusted" as one. But as a book to be read and used - it is simple, direct and very very clear. I completely love it. The writing is concise and brief. The illustrations are interesting and supportive. Its perfect.

A sort of fortune teller's I Ching, this book is based on the very effective Plum Blossom method of Shao Yong, the Sung dynasty philosopher. The book is a typical Lillian Too visual production, not entirely to my taste, but it has interesting information some of which is original. There are other books on the Plum Blossom method and fortune teller's I Ching that compare favorably with this one, especially The Tao of I Ching by Jou Tsung Hwa, and the now out of print books by W.K.Chu and W.A.Sherrill, Anthology of I Ching and The Astrology of I Ching. There is another book that contains an effective I Ching predictive method based on Chinese astrology, Feng Shui Strategies for Business Success. Be all that as it may, this book is well worth purchasing by anyone interested in the many possibilities of working with the I Ching. I would give it 5 Stars except I don't like the pictures, sorry.