The Visionary I Ching is a modern illustrated version of the world's oldest and wisest book, designed to facilitate intuitive and decision-making. This orientation of the "e;Book of Changes"e; helps the reader balance logic with an intuition that is informed by the timeless wisdom of the great Chinese classic, which for millennia has served as a sourcebook for Taoist philosophy, Chinese medicine and the martial arts. The I Ching may be the oldest book in the world-but far more than that, it is the world's most revered divination system. Introductory chapters of the The Visionary I Ching explain the two fundamental elements of authentic divination systems-synchronicity and archetypes-as defined by the great depth psychologist, Carl Jung, in a refreshing and easy to understand way. While modernized, the interpretation of the The Visionary I Ching is in alignment with the most authoritative translations of the I Ching. Compared with the oldest translations, however, The Visionary I Ching is notably non-sexist, non-militarist and non-Germanic. Furthermore, in an independent spirit more suitable to the individualistic temperament of a modern audience, The Visionary I Ching is more Taoist in attitude than duty-bound Confucian. As a useful change management tool for modern times, The Visionary I Ching complements Eckhart Tolle's be here now transcendental mysticism, adds the crucial element of conscious decision-making into The Secret's "e;Law of Attraction,"e; and supplies the key missing ingredient to Wayne Dyer's recent Tao Te Ching writings.
