I Ching
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The I Ching or Yijing, usually translated as the Book of Changes or Classic of Changes, is an ancient Chinese divination text that is among the oldest of the Chinese classics. The I Ching was original
Title page of a Song dynasty (c. 1100) edition of the I Ching
Fifty yarrow (Achillea millefolium) stalks used for I Ching divination
The da xu ䷙ segment carved into stone among the Tang dynasty Kaicheng Stone Classics.
Wood block printed page of Zhou Yi Zhuan Yi Da Quan depicting the eight trigrams
Cleromancy
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Cleromancy is a form of divination, involving sortition, in which an outcome is determined by means that normally would be considered random, such as the rolling of dice, but that are sometimes believ
I Ching
…on an influential role in Western understanding of East Asian philosophical thought. As a divination text, the I Ching is used for a Chinese form of cleromancy known as I Ching divination in which bundles of yarrow stalks are manipulated to produce sets of six apparently random numbers ranging from 6 to 9…
Aaron draws lots to select which of two goats will be the scapegoat. (Leviticus 16:7–10; stained glass from Lincoln Cathedral)