Born in 1921, Master Alfred Huang is a professor of Taoist philosophy, former Dean of Students at Shanghai University, and a third-generation master of Wu-style Tai Chi Chuan, Chi Kung, and Oriental meditation with more than 60 years experience. He studied the I Ching--a forbidden book at the time--in secret with one of China’s greatest I Ching masters, only to be branded an antirevolutionary by the Communist government and forced into manual labor in 1957 and imprisonment in 1966. During his 22 years of confinement, he found the strength to survive through meditation on the I Ching. Released in 1979, he emigrated to the United States. The founder of New Harmony, a nonprofit organization devoted to self-healing, and the author of The Numerology of the I Ching and Complete Tai-Chi, Master Huang lives on the island of Maui.

• Acknowledgments Preface Ten Contributions of This Translation About the Translation How to Use This Book Introduction Flying with the I Ching The Upper Canon 1. Qian - Initiating 2. Kun - Responding 3. Zhun - Beginning 4. Meng - Childhood 5. Xü - Needing 6. Song - Contention 7. Shi - Multitude 8. Bi - Union 9. Xiao Xü - Little Accumulation 10. Lü - Fulfillment 11. Tai - Advance 12. Pi - Hindrance 13. Tong Ren - Seeking Harmony 14. Da You - Great Harvest 15. Qian - Humbleness 16. Yü - Delight 17. Sui - Following 18. Gu - Remedying 19. Lin - Approaching 20. Guan - Watching 21. Shi He - Eradicating 22. Bi - Adorning 23. Bo - Falling Away 24. Fu - Turning Back 25. Wu Wang - Without Falsehood 26. Da Xü - Great Accumulation 27. Yi - Nourishing 28. Da Guo - Great Exceeding 29. Kan - Darkness 30. Li - Brightness The Lower Canon 31. Xian - Mutual Influence 32. Heng - Long Lasting 33. Dun - Retreat 34. Da Zhuang - Great Strength 35. Jing - Proceeding Forward 36. Ming Yi - Brilliance Injured 37. Jia Ren - Household 38. Kui - Diversity 39. Jian - Hardship 40. Jie - Relief 41. Sun - Decreasing 42. Yi - Increasing 43. Guai - Eliminating 44. Gou - Encountering 45. Cui - Bringing Together 46. Sheng - Growing Upward 47. Kun - Exhausting 48. Jing - Replenishing 49. Ge - Abolishing the Old 50. Ding - Establishing the New 51. Zhen - Taking Action 52. Gen - Keeping Still 53. Jian - Developing Gradually 54. Gui Mei - Marrying Maiden 55. Feng - Abundance 56. Lü - Traveling 57. Xun - Proceeding Humbly 58. Dui - Joyful 59. Huan - Dispersing 60. Jie - Restricting 61. Zhong Fu - Innermost Sincerity 62. Xiao Guo - Little Exceeding 63. Ji Ji - Already Fulfilled 64. Wei Ji - Not Yet Fulfilled A Brief History of the Zhou Dynasty About the Author Glossary Index Chart of the Trigrams and Hexagrams

“A careful comparison of Huang’s translation with the Wilhelm, Legge, and Blofeld versions reveals its superiority in nearly every respect. Readers interested in acquainting themselves with the I Ching for the first time need to look no further; those who have formed a deep personal attachment to a previous translation owe it to themselves to explore this one as well.”