2. The benefits of learning I-Ching

(1) Life guide.

Life has ups and downs. Nobody can live a life without adversity. Although everyone likes to have all the splendor in the world, life cannot always be smooth. Through the study of I-Ching, you can reduce the chance of making mistakes and avoid misfortune. Especially when things turn sour, always keep a low-profile.

(2) To improve your analytical skills and your ability to adapt.

Predicaments are common in life. If you know duality and apply it in life, you will know that everything is within the scope of "duality", meaning it's either positive or negative. You will know what course to take to avoid disasters. Examples of duality : high and low, young and old, sun and moon, top and bottom, cold and hot, husband and wife, water and fire, good and bad, smoothness and adversity, etc.

(3) Predict the future and seize the opportunities.

I-Ching serves as an ancient Chinese method of divination. It can foresee the developing situation and guide you in preparing your contingency plans. Moreover, you will take your life to the next level through learning I-Ching.

3.卜卦 DIY

3-1.骰子卜卦法

(1)卜卦時應虔誠，空間安靜且心情平靜，問題單一且明確，不是選擇題。每事一日一問，勿反覆卜卦或變更字句，但同樣地重複詢問與卜卦；儘量在白天卜卦。

(2)卜卦程序：

a.請示卦神的事，要先擬定，才不至於混亂。盡量用是非題方式詢問，而不是選擇題。

(註: 卜卦祈禱文，有人拜請四聖，即伏羲、文王、周公、孔子；也有版本以「卦神」稱呼。這裡以「卦神」稱呼，取其方便性，實質無異。)

b.準備一顆骰子、筆、紙與玻璃杯。

c.念誦祈禱文 (只需念誦1次)

我是 xxx , 今年xx 歲，住在xxxxxxxxxxx。 今日有一事， ⋯⋯⋯。

2. The benefits of learning I-Ching

(1) Life guide.

Life has ups and downs. Nobody can live a life without adversity. Although everyone likes to have all the splendor in the world, life cannot always be smooth. Through the study of I-Ching, you can reduce the chance of making mistakes and avoid misfortune. Especially when things turn sour, always keep a low-profile.

(2) To improve your analytical skills and your ability to adapt.

Predicaments are common in life. If you know duality and a...

Preface

The Infinity (Endless Ultimate) gives rise to the Supreme Ultimate, the Supreme Ultimate gives rise to the Duality (Yin and Yang), the Duality generates four emblematic symbols and the four emblematic symbols engender eight basics Ba-Gua. The Infinity, which is boundless and eternal, signifies Yin and Yang in the primal order less chaos, without beginning and end. The Supreme Ultimate refers to endless space. The harmony of Human beings and the nature depends upon the seamless coordination of Yin and Yang. Four emblematic symbols are the spring equinox, the summer solstice, the autumn equinox and the winter solstice. Farmers in ancient times planned the farm work according to the four seasons. They sowed in spring, planted in summer, reaped in autumn and stored in winter. The Sage Fu-Xi applied Yin and Yang symbols (duality) to create primordial Ba-Gua. Xia-Yu later reinterpreted it to become the "Manifested Ba-Gua". King Wen of Zhou state overlapped the Ba-Gua (Eight Trigrams) and developed it into the current 64 Gua (64 Trigrams). I-Ching is one of the oldest Chinese classic texts. It was created collectively by the Sages in ancient China. "Variability"," Persistency" and "Simplicity" are the philosophy of I-Ching. Variability signifies that all creatures in the cosmos are constantly changing, which result in new phenomena. Persistency means although all creatures are changing constantly, there is still a universal truth, or so-called "law of being", governing everything. Simplicity means that after all creatures experienced changes, new situations occurred, but the creatures became adapted and everything co-existed peacefully once again. At the end, they live prosperously and successfully. Learning I-Ching will enable you to foresee the ins and outs of things. If a thing is handled according to the doctrine of the mean, it then complies with the "Persistency". Life is full of ups and downs. The uncertainty and changeability of life is "Variability". I-Ching teaches you to turn bad luck into good fortunes and help things go smoothly. This is called "Simplicity". From ancient times to the present day, all matter on earth and the life cycles of all living beings never fall outside of the scope of "Variability", "Persistency" and "Simplicity". Learning I-Ching will educate and inform you about the past and the present, which is exactly what the proverb "To know is difficult, to do is easy!" preaches. This book is attempting to interpret the 64 hexagrams and 384 yaos (lines on a trigram), providing 448 suggestions in total, allowing 64 hexagrams and 384 yaos be idiomized and easily understandable. I-Ching is also a book of divination, used as a tool to predict the future to relieve people's doubts.

The second part of the book– Modern Feng Shui provides readers with related knowledge of Feng Shui to improve the design and layout of a house to help the family live in harmony and prosperity. I was once invited to the US to do a Feng Shui consultation for a new bank. The consultation ranged from the choice of address, office layouts to grand opening. Many people in the West do not believe in Feng Shui. They tend to see it as a superstition. However, I always take the chance to explain to them. For example, the blood vessels in human bodies are influenced by the magnetic fields because there is iron in the vessels. Also, many people experience a sudden change of character as they are influenced by the axial tilt of the earth. In addition, there is a line between the center of northeast and southwest of a house. In feng shui, the line is called "the ghost gate line ". If a cat, a dog, or a mouse kept in a cage is placed on the ghost gate line, it will become agitated and try to move away immediately. To provide valid Feng Shui consultation for a house, I have to carefully study the layout, outside environment and zodiac signs of the families. I think some occupations, architects, Feng Sui masters, real estate agents, funeral service workers and fortunetellers in particular, need to know Feng Shui to provide better services to customers. When I was young, life was full of frustrations. Since I studied Feng Shui, my career has prospered rapidly and smoothly. It is perhaps due to the blessing from the God, but could it also be due to the results of studying Fend Sui?

This book is mainly written in English. I hope everyone in the world can learn and appreciate the wisdom of the sages in ancient China and have blessings, lucks, happiness, fortunes and longevity from I-Ching and Feng Shui.

Your kind advice is highly appreciated! Happy reading!

Roger Wu in Taipei

Preface

The Infinity (Endless Ultimate) gives rise to the Supreme Ultimate, the Supreme Ultimate gives rise to the Duality (Yin and Yang), the Duality generates four emblematic symbols and the four emblematic symbols engender eight basics Ba-Gua. The Infinity, which is boundless and eternal, signifies Yin and Yang in the primal order less chaos, without beginning and end. The Supreme Ultimate refers to endless space. The harmony of Human beings and the nature depends upon the seamless coordinat...

目 錄 Contents
自序 Preface………………………………………………………………………2
伏羲六十四卦次序圖 Fu Xi sixty-four trigrams…………………………………8
64卦名中英對照表 64 Gua Table in Chinese & English ………………………14
第一篇 易經 Part One：I-Ching
Ch1 易經卜卦步驟實例與基礎
I-Ching divination, examples and basic concepts …………………………16
Ch2 六十四卦精要與建言 I-Ching Contents and Suggestions ……………37
1. 乾：乾為天 Chian ……………………………………………………………37
2. 坤：坤為地 Kun ………………………………………………………………40
3. 屯：水雷屯 Tuen ………………………………………………………………43
4. 蒙：山水蒙 Meng ……………………………………………………………46
5. 需：水天需 Shiu ………………………………………………………………49
6. 訟：天水訟 Soong ……………………………………………………………52
7. 師：地水師 Shi …………………………………………………………………55
8. 比：水地比 Bi …………………………………………………………………58
9. 小畜：風天小畜 Shiao-Shiu …………………………………………………61
10. 履：天澤履 Lyu ………………………………………………………………64
11. 泰：地天泰 Thai ……………………………………………………………67
12. 否：天地否 Pi ………………………………………………………………70
13. 同人：天火同人 Tong- Ren …………………………………………………72
14. 大有：火天大有 Ta-Yu ……………………………………………………75
15. 謙：地山謙 Qian ……………………………………………………………78
16. 豫：雷地豫 Yu ………………………………………………………………80
17. 隨：澤雷隨 Sui ………………………………………………………………83
18. 蠱：山風蠱 Gu ………………………………………………………………86
19. 臨：地澤臨 Lirn ………………………………………………………………89
20. 觀：風地觀 Guan ……………………………………………………………92
21. 噬嗑：火雷噬嗑 Shi-He ……………………………………………………95
22. 賁：山火賁 Bih ……………………………………………………………98
23. 剝：山地剝 Bo ………………………………………………………………101
24. 復：地雷復 Fuh …………………………………………………………104
25. 無妄：天雷無妄 Wuh-Whang ……………………………………………106
26. 大畜：山天大畜 Da-Shiu …………………………………………………109
27. 頤：山雷頤 Yi ………………………………………………………………112
28. 大過：澤風大過 Da-Guo ……………………………………………………115
29. 坎：坎為水 Kaan ………………………………………………………118
30. 離：離為火 Li …………………………………………………………121
31. 咸：澤山咸 Shian ………………………………………………………123
32. 恆：雷風恆 Heng ………………………………………………………126
33. 遯：天山遯 Duen ………………………………………………………129
34. 大壯：雷天大壯 Da-Juang ……………………………………………132
35. 晉：火地晉 Jin …………………………………………………………135
36. 明夷：地火明夷 Ming-Yi ………………………………………………137
37. 家人：風火家人 Jia-Ren …………………………………………………140
38. 睽：火澤睽 Kui ……………………………………………………………143
39. 蹇：水山蹇 Jian …………………………………………………………146
40. 解：雷水解 Jie ……………………………………………………………149
41. 損：山澤損 Suen …………………………………………………………151
42. 益：風雷益 Yih …………………………………………………………154
43. 夬：澤天夬 Guai ………………………………………………………157
44. 姤：天風姤 Guo ………………………………………………………160
45. 萃：澤地萃 Tsui ………………………………………………………163
46. 升：地風升 Shen ………………………………………………………166
47. 困：澤水困 Kuen……………………………………………………… 168
48. 井：水風井 Jing……………………………………………………… 171
49. 革：澤火革 Ger ………………………………………………………174
50. 鼎：火風鼎 Ding ………………………………………………………177
51. 震：震為雷 Jehn ………………………………………………………180
52. 艮：艮為山 Gen ………………………………………………………183
53. 漸：風山漸 Jiang……………………………………………………… 186
54. 歸妹：雷澤歸妹 Gui-Mei ………………………………………………189
55. 豐：雷火豐 Feng ………………………………………………………192
56. 旅：火山旅 Lu……………………………………………………… 195
57. 巽：巽為風 Xun ………………………………………………………198
58. 兌：兌為澤 Duei ………………………………………………………201
59. 渙：風水渙 Huan……………………………………………………… 203
60. 節：水澤節 Jier ………………………………………………………206
61. 中孚：風澤中孚 Zhong-Fu …………………………………………… 209
62. 小過：雷山小過 Xiao-Guo ……………………………………………212
63. 既濟：水火既濟 Jih-Jih ……………………………………………215
64. 未濟：水火未濟 Weih-Jih ……………………………………………218
第二篇 現代風水 Part Two：Modern Feng Shui
1. 風水勘查實例 Feng Shui consultation examples ……………………221
2. 風水基本概念 Basic Concepts of Feng Shui …………………………224
3. 住屋之基本選擇 Easy guide to pick a house with good Feng Shu 240
4. 門 Feng Shui and the front door …………………………………………241
5. 臥室 Bedroom ………………………………………………………………246
6. 廚房與餐廳 Kitchen &Dining Room …………………………………249
7. 廁所與浴室 Toilets & Bathrooms …………………………………………251
8. 窗戶與照明 Window & Lighting …………………………………252
9. 神壇 Altar ……………………………………………………………253
10. 樓梯 Stairways…………………………………………………………… 256
11. 辦公室 Office…………………………………………………………… 256
12. 財位與文昌位 Feng Shui Wealth Area & Study Luck Area……… 261
13. 魚與魚缸 Fish and Fish Tanks ……………………………………261
14. 儲藏室 Storage rooms……………………………………………… 264
15. 假山 Rockworks…………………………………………………… 264
16. 池塘 Ponds ……………………………………………………………265
17. 植物 Plants ……………………………………………………………266
18. 其他裝飾品 Other ornaments（decorations） ………………266
19. 地下室 Basement ……………………………………………………268
20. 水井 Wells………………………………………………………… 268
21. 居家環境 Feng Shui tips for house and environment ………………269
22. 房屋突出與凹陷 Protrusions and Hollowness ………………………271
23. 圍牆 Fence ……………………………………………………………273
24. 路沖 T-Shaped Road …………………………………………………… 273
25. 廟宇與教堂 Temple and Church ……………………………………274
26. 橋 Bridge ……………………………………………………………275
27. 疾病 Sickness ……………………………………………………………276
28. 不和諧 Disagreement ………………………………………………277
29. 邊間屋(三角窗) Corner house …………………………………………277
30. 麒麟 Kylin（a Chinese unicorn） …………………………………278
31. 婚外情 Extramarital affairs …………………………………………279
32. 雜項 Miscellaneous …………………………………………………280
33. 常用納福添財制煞用品
Popular traditional Feng Shui good luck charms ………………282
易經難字註釋彙總( Hard words of I–Ching in phonetic symbols and explanation ) ………………………………………………………………286
參考文獻 ( Reference Literature ) …………………………………………287

目 錄 Contents
自序 Preface………………………………………………………………………2
伏羲六十四卦次序圖 Fu Xi sixty-four trigrams…………………………………8
64卦名中英對照表 64 Gua Table in Chinese & English ………………………14
第一篇 易經 Part One：I-Ching
Ch1 易經卜卦步驟實例與基礎
I-Ching divination, examples and basic concepts …………………………16
Ch2 六十四卦精要與建言 I-Ching Contents and Suggestions ……………37
1. 乾：乾為天 Chian ……………………………………………………………37...