The Book of Changes is the first monograph on "divination" in the history of our country, and it is also the source of various Chinese divination techniques in later generations; the "gua" and "yao" are used to predict good and bad fortunes. Symbols, from the point of view that nouns such as Yuan, Heng, Li, Zhen, good and bad, regret and stingy appear in the "Gua Ci" and "Yao Ci" of each hexagram, we say that the Book of Changes was originally a book of divination records. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a book; it is just that the images, techniques, and principles it contains are also used as inspiration or theoretical basis for hundreds of other disciplines. There is a saying in Zhouyi's Collection of Ci: "The sage sets up hexagrams to observe the phenomena, and the hexagrams are used to determine good and bad fortune... Therefore, those who are good or bad are the symbols of gains and losses. Those who regret and are stingy are also the symbols of worry and misfortune... Therefore, the gentleman's rules of living are Watch the signs and play with the words, watch the changes and play with the fortune-telling when moving, so that God will bless you with good luck and no bad luck." This passage can prove that the Book of Changes itself is a book that can be used for divination to seek good luck and avoid bad luck. Special book. The Book of Changes is originally a record of divination, and "prediction" is the origin of the Book of Changes: No matter what is the purpose of studying the Book of Changes? If you don’t understand divination and experience divination personally, it will be difficult to understand the essence of the Yi study. Therefore, Mr. Shang Binghe, a famous Chinese Yi scholar, once said: "If you want to learn the Yi, you must first understand the divination (i.e. divination)." Mr. Shang was more than 50 years old. He began to study Yi at the age of 18, and his works are among the best in the history of Chinese Yi studies. The reason why he was able to achieve such rapid achievements in Yi studies has a lot to do with the fact that he started by studying divination from the beginning. On the other hand, the current progress of Yixue research is so slow and there are so few breakthrough ideas. This is mainly related to the fact that many researchers do not study and experience divination at all. Divination (divination) was originally "prediction", but its theoretical significance has far exceeded the value of prediction itself. Divination can also be said to be a kind of "human body science" or "special function", because through the study of divination, we can understand that its operating rules are consistent with the operating rules of the universe, the brain and special functions. It is very helpful to us. Establishing the latest methodology and epistemology, which is one of the indispensable conditions for the new development of human civilization. Professor Cheng Zhongying, chairman of the International I Ching Research Association in the United States and chairman of the Department of Philosophy in Hawaii, said: "Divination contains rich principles and philosophical wisdom. It is ancient prediction and is still meaningful in modern times... Prediction is also divination, and it is a human resource. The needs of the people are also the needs of decision-making; I Ching divination is both prediction and decision-making, and it belongs to the scope of predictive decision-making..." British Yixue expert Ke Buckett said: "The I Ching... In the past five thousand years, millions of people from the East have People used the concepts in the book to guide their decisions and pursuits. Men or women, emperors or prophets, generals or farmers, rich or poor, all benefited greatly from the practical wisdom in the book." But in ancient times, It is not popular, it is just a holy book used by princes and ministers for divination." Using any method to "determine hexagrams" can be said to be a "random phenomenon". In the minds of the ancients, this was regarded as The hexagrams determined by this random phenomenon are regarded as "divine will" or "divine predictions." Recently, many people like to use "science" to study the I Ching, dressing the I Ching in scientific clothes, but taking the traditional theory of the I Ching. If it is completely thrown away, the most precious essence of the I Ching will be almost completely lost. Originally, science led people to freely understand and seek innovation, but now the more we study at the forefront of science, the more people understand. How limited is the ability to understand "various phenomena of life and the universe"? A major feature of modern science is that it has clarified things we don't understand. Poor modern scientists have been forced to stand like religious scientists. , the position of a seeker like a philosopher or a mathematician.
Because many scholars "resist" the troubles of ignorance in their hearts, they naturally have the subconscious consciousness of "forcing ignorance into knowing", and rashly reject divination in the Book of Changes as superstition. In fact, if they have not explored a knowledge in depth at all, they will I presume to call it superstitious, but it turns out to be the most serious form of superstition! Indeed, the development of science so far cannot predict the future of our lives and the world, nor can it solve many of life's questions and difficulties. However, the "super-scientific" I Ching divination mentioned above has been helping people who use it for thousands of years. Predicting the future and providing tips on how to solve life's questions and difficulties. If it (i.e., I Ching divination) does not have high accuracy and high academic value, how can it be spread for thousands of years and remain "popular" to this day? Woolen cloth! ? How can we say it is superstitious and unscientific? Comment