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About the book >.>.> It has now been over ten years since I began to assemble my collected notes into A Guide to the I Ching. A number of concepts have occurred to me since which I have found helpful to under- standing the counsel given by the I Ching consequently I have thought it time to make these changes available to others. The general format of the Guide remains the same however a capsule has been inserted at the beginning of each hexagram. Its purpose is to focus on the message most often indicated by the hexa- gram. Also new to the Guide are appended essays on meditation non- action and on consulting the I Ching. Another change is the new cover. I wish to express my thanks to Leslie Anthony Iverson for this excellent cover. For this edition I have also had the benefit of Pierre Seronde’s indispensable editorial help for which I am most grateful. Users of the first two editions will have noticed my frequent use of the sovereign “ourself.” It may be helpful to explain that the word “self” has often been inadequate in speaking of the pluralistic parts of self defined by the I Ching. I have therefore used the sovereign “ourself” to mean the Superior Man (our essential self) and “ourselves” to mean the “inferiors” (bodily or emotional self) whether they are taken in combination with the “Inferior Man” (ego-self-image) or not. Seen in meditation the essential self listens to and observes the other parts of self. Sometimes it sits like a sovereign listening to its ministers; sometimes it is like a Gandhi walking among its people. Readers of the previous editions of the Guide may have noticed that upon occasion I have quoted from the commentaries on the lines rather than from the lines themselves. I have done this only when the commentaries seemed more to the point of what the lines are trying to say. For example in Enthusiasm (Hex. 16) the quote Boasting of aristocratic connections is from the Duke of Chou’s commentary rather than from King Wen’s judgment Enthusiasm that expresses itself brings misfortune. (LL)