The Secrets of the I Ching: Ancient Wisdom and New Science

To call "The Secrets of the I Ching: Ancient Wisdom and New Science" comprehensive feels somehow inadequate. Both exhaustive and exhausting, "The Secrets of the I Ching" can only be described as THE book for the person who wants to immerse themselves in the I Ching and the person who wants to explore its wisdom and knowledge.

I cannot, not even a little bit, recommend "The Secrets of the I Ching" for the I Ching beginner. A working knowledge of the I Ching feels practically mandatory to begin to understand the world created by co-authors Dr. David S. Lee and Joseph K. Kim as they start from the beginning of Eastern thought and travel through the concepts of Tao and Tai Chi, the theory of Yin-Yang, Trinity, the Five Elements, and other critical concepts that will baffle some and delight others.

I'll confess that at times I leaned more toward the baffled.

Originally discovered around 3,000 BCE, the I Ching is a collection of symbols that explain how patterns in the universe change and shift. These sixty-four symbols contain within them one of the most powerful keys to understanding the world around us. With The Secrets of the I Ching, Lee and Kim offer up what is easily described as the definitive guide to understanding the ancient mysteries and foundations of the I Ching.

Lee and Kim don't simply re-interpret the myriad of meanings ascribed to the I Ching, but focus their literary lens on the symbols themselves. This creates a unique opportunity to gain a new understanding of their power.

Readers should be prepared for a full-on immersion into the I Ching, a literary tour that never lets us and seldom leans toward concern about being entertaining or even particularly engaging. Instead, "The Secrets of the I Ching" is nearly 500 pages of in-depth research and study along with over 300 absolutely captivating images.

I will admit it took me a while to really surrender to "The Secrets of the I Ching," though once I really did I found myself impressed by its wisdom and insight and appreciative of this remarkable world created by Lee and Kim.

While newcomers may feel more than a little bit lost at times, there may be no better way to gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of the I Ching than by surrendering to "The Secrets of the I Ching."

I love reading non-fiction. This one in particular was great as it helped me put into practice some mindful meditation.

The Secrets of I Ching:Ancient Wisdom and New Science was well written and presented but I am perhaps not far enough along in my understanding of the topic to get the most of what this text has to offer. I will definitely be giving it another flip through physically upon the books release.