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Title: The Complete I Ching: The Definitive Translation by the Taoist Master Alfred Huang by Alfred Huang ISBN: 0-89281-656-2 Publisher: Inner Traditions Intl Ltd Pub. Date: May, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.83 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This I Ching translation is uniquely accurate.
Comment: Alfred Huang is a tai chi master and Taoist professor living on the Island of Maui, Hawai'i. His two books (Complete I Ching published by Inner Traditions and Complete Tai Chi published by Charles E. Tuttle) are both scholarly works. The approach taken by Alfred's translation of the I Ching is different from the Wilhelm-inspired tradition. Most such books, following the Wilhelm mode, have provided interpretation as part of their translation. The Chinese text of the I Ching is even more imagery oriented -- more inscrutable, to some -- than most such translations tolerate. The strength of that imagery is its ability to inspire personal insights. Alfred's book presents a careful transposition of Chinese images of the I Ching into English, with as little elaboration as possible. He then provides his own separate interpretative ideas and comments, but the text of King Wen and the Duke of Zhou are rendered as closely as possible to the original Chinese metap! hor. Alfred's book also introduces more detail with regard to the nature of the names of the gua, implications of their ideographs and nuances of their meaning. It is a scholarly, ground-breaking work that should capture the interest of Western readers. Additionally, Alfred has introduced the concept of the Tao of I that is inherent, although not expressed directly, in the I Ching. He also explains how the sequence of the gua is not random but has coherence, representing a recurrent cycle. Alfred explains how the I Ching describes the unity of Heaven and Humanity and further explains in some detail how specific aspects of each gua are associated with his interpretation of the history of King Wen and the Zhou Dynasty. The Complete I Ching is a carefully researched and meticulously translated rendering of the original Chinese text that should be appreciated for the accuracy of its metaphorical imagery.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Thirty Year User Of I Ching Comments
Comment: ALL of the English translations available have failed to achieve the open-endedness of this work. In the beginning of one's study of I Ching, one does not notice so much that the translation is actually muddying the waters. After many many years and digesting many situations, one comes to feel by intuition that the translations, especially Wilhelm, go completely off track at many points. For one thing, it is difficult to live in a world as delineated into "Superior Men" and "Inferior Men" as the Wilhelm translation has it. The terms are so absolute that thinking of one's fellows in them can actually CAUSE errors in action or perception when one is using the book as an oracle. Master Huang uses much less severe terms, which do not carry the harshness of many translations. He himself commented that his own experience with English translations used for oracles could depress him so badly he didn't want to try again! I agree completely from my own experience. This is just something one has to experience through many years to appreciate. The translation is EVERYTHING.
Master Huang's is the cleanest, clearest, least "contaminated" version available I think. "Neutral" might be a way to state this.
Rating: 5
Summary: A great I Ching for your library!!!!
Comment: I confess, when I first purchased this book I was a little put off. I was new to the I Ching and I probably had the get answers quick mentality. I almost immediately put this book on the shelf. But I kept coming back to it in order to glean an in depth perspective. As I have grown in my studies of the Ching (only 8 months!!) and as I have applied its wisdom and answers to my current situations - I have realized just what a momumental task that Huang has accomplished. It goes without saying that this will be one of my prized versions. I now use it extensively because it gives accurate answers and provides appropriate background but it still very versatile for any situation. It's is a beautiful book, too. I recommend that you throw the dust jacket away. My binding was weak and may necessitate me purchasing another version, but oh well. I simply love this book. The prose and explanations are relevant and applicable. His value adds such as change patterns, et al are a great addition.
If you are new to the I Ching and getting your feet wet but want books of substance and endurance then The Complete I Ching is an excellent place to start and truthfully it will be the ONLY translation that you will need. I also recommend that you purchase Stephen Karcher's How to Use the I Ching and Sarah Denning's The Everyday I Ching. All three are a tour de force in your understanding and application of the I Ching's wisdom. If you really want your money's worth - get Karcher's I Ching kit since it has his book, yarrow stalks and coins.
If you wish to have one more resource, then I recommend R. L. Wing's I Ching Workbook as a means of understanding and visually seeing the patterns that affect your life.
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Title: The Numerology of the I Ching: A Sourcebook of Symbols, Structures, and Traditional Wisdom by Alfred Huang ISBN: 0892818115 Publisher: Inner Traditions Intl Ltd Pub. Date: November, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The I Ching or Book of Changes by C.F. Baynes, R. Wilhelm, Cary F. Baynes ISBN: 069109750X Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 01 October, 1967 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: I Ching Workbook by R.L. Wing ISBN: 038512838X Publisher: Main Street Books Pub. Date: 19 December, 1978 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: The Everyday I Ching by Sarah Dening ISBN: 0312151225 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 January, 1997 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Tao Te Ching : 25th-Anniversary Edition by Lao Tsu, Gia-Fu Feng, Jane English ISBN: 0679776192 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 04 March, 1997 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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