Suggested study guide -- Comparative transcription table -- Introduction / Ch'u Chai with Winberg Chai -- The origin and the structure of the I ching -- The fundamental concepts of the I ching -- Interpretations of the "ten wings" -- The spirit of the I philosophy -- Translator's preface -- Translator's introduction -- The Yi king (I ching) from the twelfth century B.C. to the commencement of the Christian era -- The subject-matter of the text. The lineal figures and the explanation of them -- The appendixes -- The text.