I Ching: Walking your path, creating your future Paperback – August 31, 2010

I recently bought an IChing kit on a whim. It came with a small booklet that gave you the basics of how to use IChing and I'm so glad I bought this book as a companion to it. It is so insightful. The answers to my questions have been so spot on. I feel like this is a great tool to use to understand yourself and the decisions you make/face in life. And Hilary Barrett's book is an absolute necessity if you're going to use the IChing to guide yourself though life! One of the best purchases I've made in a long time!!!

Hilary’s text is lucid, modern and crystal clear! Thrilled to own this book! Deserves ten stars, really!

Not being a writer, it will be difficult to do this book proper justice; but here goes.... "I Ching; Walking Your Path, Creating Your Future" is easy to use and is full of wisdom, virtue and insight. If one is a beginner to the Oracle, you need this book. If you have already spent a few years communing with the I Ching, you really need this book to round out your understanding. This book is well organized and both sensible and comprehensible (something that can't be said about many of the interpretations of "I Ching"). The Introduction starts with "What Is the I Ching"; showing the basic structure and definitions of lines, trigrams and hexagrams and then continues with a straightforward approach to consulting the Oracle. Each Hexagram (chapter) is introduced with perceptive "Key Questions", In the "Oracle", classic imagery is followed by lucid commentary. The chapter continues with "Image"; a kind of contemplative impression of the Hexagram, followed by "Sequence" which shows the connection to the preceding Hexagram and its place in the procession of Hexagrams. Finally comes the "Changing Lines" with a wonderfully clear discussion on the "heart" of each Line. If this seems confusing to the Beginner, it won't be when you open the book. All this talk of "lucid" and "clear" and "insight" reminds me that the author, Hilary Barrett, has an I Ching website, "[...]", that is more than worth the time to check out. I've been an inspired follower of this website and Hilary Barrett for several years and have been eagerly awaiting this book. It's been well worth the wait.

Let me begin by saying that I have known Hilary Barrett for going on eight years now, and this review will be slightly prejudiced in her favor; Not because I know she'll read the review but because her reputation precedes her publication. The book itself is an excellent quality book and gives the I Ching (Yijing) student a wonderful insight into the machinations of this ancient oracle.What impressed me, was Hilary's ability to put into everyday English what Scholars from Ancient China and throughout time all over the world have debated and published and re-published for most of the History of Mankind. The 'Yi' is considered by most to be one of the oldest written 'anything' in the world. Surviving massive book burnings, political upheavals and just time itself, Ms. Barrett, like the original, has kept it short and to the point without compromising philosophical integrity, or mystical insight. In this day and age of mass media and marketing it's a pleasure to know that some still have the ability to convey to the reader the beauty of the work. I am sure the (In)spiration for much of her work was none other that the message of the work itself "talking to her' and for this I am grateful that one more generation may have the ability to understand that magical world of Oracles and the I Ching that have guided ordinary people and Emperors alike throughout the ages.

The price I see on Amazon makes me feel like weeping- to think this book could be so undervalued. But if you are a person with an interest in buying a guide to the oracle, you are in so much luck.I have many books- translations, commentaries- on the I Ching but none of them really hold a candle to this one. I have had it since it came on the market..it is still and always my "go-to- guide" when I ask the oracle a question and need help with interpretation. Hilary Barret's book has an extraordinary clarity and a distillation of the oracle's wisdom that I have yet to find anywhere else- nor do I need to, actually. I never fail to come away feeling wholly answered and even with a new insight...this is no small matter because I have been a student of the I Ching for 25 years and counting.I cannot recommend this book more highly.

The other translations I have used are male dominated in expression. Hilary has a more female point of view of the oracle. I strictly use this book now. I also really like her website Clarity I Ching.

A magical book, IMO. No explaining it.

Beautiful IChing book. I didn't know how it looked inside and was expecting black and white text, but it was a pleasant surprise to find the nice pictures and symbols for each hexagram. The interpretations and translations are clear and use a down to earth language. I use this book and combine it with Richard Wilhelm’s and Cary F. Baynes translation to get a wider understanding of the reading. When I'm in a hurry I use only this one and it seems to always tell me what I need to hear.

I already have this book and really like the language she uses for the interpretations. It's a very good modernisation, in my opinion, but sticks to the original in spirit. This was actually a present for a friend who uses the I Ching a lot. The book arrived in very good time and as far as I know in good condition. I've not heard his opinion yet, but I think it a valuable addition to the books you may already own on the I Ching.

I wanted a good copy of the I Ching I could enjoy, a translation that was readable and practical. I read the reviews carefully, and chose this one, and I have not been disappointed. In fact, it is better than I could have imagined. I have had it a few months now, and the more I read it the more engaged I feel with it. The translation is lively and accessible, and makes sense, also the introduction to how to read it and some of the basic background to the trigrams is very useful. Excellent, thank you to the author for producing this book.

Having studied and used the I Ching oracle for about the last 25 years I was very pleasantly surprised to read and thoroughly enjoy this book. It's beautifully designed, sensitively written and clearly offers interpretations from an author who has built up a deep knowledge of her craft. I can't recommend this book enough - modern yet wholly in keeping with the original spirit of the I Ching.Great work.

A lot of hype for nothing. Compares very unfavourably with every other translation I have.

Fantastic book arrived in immaculate condition well before expected.Interesting and well laid out version - brilliant!