Collected Insights on I Ching Divination (Yi Donglin: including Donglin Secret Manual, Guo Shi Donglin, and Zhouyi Donglin): A Must-Read Classical Text ... Series of the Classical Texts Book 12)

For study resources and the English-language Chinese perpetual calendar, please visit ichingstream.com.About “Collected Insights on I Ching Divination” (Yi Donglin): English EditionCollected Insights on I Ching Divination (Yi Donglin) (including Donglin Secret Manual, Guo Shi Donglin, and Zhouyi Donglin) is a reconstructed anthology of early I Ching divination case records linked to Guo Pu (276–324 CE, Jin Dynasty). Drawn from Book of Jin (Guo Pu biography), Guo Shi Donglin, Taiping Yulan, and Beitang Shuchao, it preserves early documented uses of Jing Fang’s Na Jia method. Readers see image-and-line interpretation paired with rising and descending lines, a key stage in Wen Wang Gua and the broader Na Jia tradition.Although not a single treatise, Yi Donglin is a focused historical record. It pairs naturally with Studies on Ancient I Ching Divination Cases (Zhouyi Gushi Kao). Most cases also appear there; this edition is a gateway to the Donglin Secret Manual tradition and the symbolic methods that shaped later Six Lines practice.What you will find insideEarly Na Jia cases showing Six Relationships and Five-Element reasoning in action.Examples integrating image-and-line readings with rising and descending lines, clarifying method rather than folklore.Cross-references to Studies on Ancient I Ching Divination Cases (Zhouyi Gushi Kao) for extended study.Who it helpsIntermediate and advanced Six Lines practitioners: historical cases that sharpen judgment, terminology, and method.Teachers and researchers: a compact primary-source reader that anchors lectures and literature reviews on Na Jia transmission.Bazi (Zi Ping) professionals: a bridge text connecting case-based Six Lines reasoning with broader Chinese metaphysics.Tarot readers and researchers of other divination systems: a structured, rule-based perspective that strengthens timing and decision rules in symbol-driven work.English editionThis Yi Donglin English edition (possibly the first in English) was translated by Xuan Wanyan, a Columbia University graduate from a family steeped in the I Ching tradition, with fidelity and readable precision.Also cataloged or searched asThis Yi Donglin English edition (possibly the first in English) was translated by Xuan Wanyan, a Columbia University graduate from a family steeped in the I Ching tradition, with fidelity and readable precision.Edition detailsApproximate length: 23,000 wordsIntended audience: Intermediate, AdvancedSources represented: Donglin Secret Manual, Yi Donglin, Guo Shi Donglin, Zhouyi DonglinPublisher’s notice (2025-09)The phrase “available in digital and print editions” refers to our catalog. For this title, the print edition is forthcoming. This release is digital-only.This is the learning-oriented edition, focused on guided practice and key theory. For fuller case notes and more detailed explanations of the overlapping examples, please refer to:• Studies on Ancient I Ching Divination Cases (Zhouyi Gushi Kao, 《周易古筮考》)About the author: Guo Pu (276–324 CE)Guo Pu was a renowned Jin-dynasty scholar, exegete, and diviner. His reputation spans philology, omenology, and geomancy. The cases associated with his name in Yi Donglin document traditional I Ching divination methods, including image-and-line interpretation, Six Relationships analysis, and Five-Element generation and restraint, and they show how early scholars applied Jing Fang’s Na Jia method in concrete decision making and court life.About the translator: Xuan WanyanXuan Wanyan is a Columbia University graduate and licensed CPA from a family tradition of I Ching study. This edition presents classical material in precise, readable English, aiming for fidelity without sacrificing clarity. Read more