I Ching. Book of Changes

“I Ching” (“Book of Changes”) is one of the oldest books of Chinese civilization and, perhaps, one of the most famous. It is based on 64 hexagrams, special symbols designed to outline certain life situations and reveal their further development to the questioner. However, the meaning and significance of the “Book of Changes” go far beyond the scope of a “fortune teller.” With its wisdom, the I Ching has inspired many generations of philosophers, writers and other people trying to find answers to the fundamental questions of life and lift the veil on the mystery of existence. The influence of the I Ching on world culture is difficult to overestimate; it is not without reason that Gustav Jung, who wrote a detailed commentary on the English-language edition, called it the wisest of all books. This edition includes a classic translation of the “Book of Changes” by Yulian Konstantinovich Shchutsky with detailed notes, as well as a rare text, created, like many like it, under the strong influence of “I Ching” - an 11th century Taoist treatise on achieving immortality called “Chapters on insight of truth" translated by Evgeny Alekseevich Torchinov.