Big disappointment on the side of these rods, hollow, lightweight, inexpensive. They lack presence in the hand and frankly they clash next book including paper, the layout, and the overall aesthetic is much more luxurious. We would have preferred sticks in the same resin as parts majhong carom or shuffleboard.
Fortunately in this case, the book is worth more than the purchase. Not a lot of crap about what the king yi, her story, you only have to read the article on wikipedia, and that's pretty good. It really attack the subject with descriptions of each hexagram, according to a Taoist school. Yes, because this book is not the work of a translator and sinologist not knowing the thing, but that of someone who really knows the subject.
that changes in the landscape!
So unlike all the books which we will expound on the meaning of Chinese characters, then we will talk about the meaning of the hexagram, the warnings he gives, and application of reading situations of everyday life. The explanations are very down to earth, written in simple language esotero non-smoky. They are complemented small colorful phrases that really give a taste of each gua.
This is THE book for those who want to interpret their runs and if I do not put 5 stars is because of the wrong note sticks.
To summarize:
If you want to see one of the Chinese texts translated and annotated by a non-Taoist, buy the book Javary.
If you want to understand yi king and use, buy this book without hesitation.
