The author has studied the I Ching in depth and practiced it for the past 25 years. This book explains how the I Ching can be used as a guide in practicing Chinese medicine and the healing arts in general and is a compilation of many years of practice and research.
Table of Contents:
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Notes on This Edition
Foreword
Preface
1 The Rational of Using the I Ching in Medical Practice
2 The Basic Building Blocks & Ideas of the I Ching and Their Use in Medical Divination
Yin and Yang
The Eight Trigrams
Hexagrams
Moving Lines
Nuclear Hexagrams
Progressed Hexagrams
Interrelationships Between the Lines
Hexagrams as Anatomical Representations
The Representation of Time in I Ching Symbology
Gui Hun Hexagrams
You Hun Hexagrams
3 Casting the I Ching
Preliminary Requirements
Tools Necessary for Casting the I Ching
Obtaining a Hexagram
The Dice Method
The Coin Toss Method
The Stick or Stalk Method
Casting the Sticks
The Full Divination Method
The Intermediate Method
The Simplified Method
The Computer Method
4 Interpreting the I Ching
The Basic Structure of Interpretation in Medical Divination
Interpreting the Hexagram
Interpreting the Trigrams
Interpreting the Changing Lines
Applying I Ching Interpretation in Clinical Practice
Specifics to Keep in Mind in Medical Divination
5 Medical Readings for the 64 Hexagrams
6 Classical I Ching Case Histories
Epilogue
Chart for Identifying Hexagram Numbers
Bibliography
Index
