Study the Source Texts
20 classical Chinese works on the I-Ching, divination, and destiny — in bilingual format with original text alongside English translations.
Yijing Studies
易學周易注疏
Annotated Book of Changes
Wang Bi, Kong Yingda et al. · Wei–Tang
The standard annotated edition of the Book of Changes with Wei-dynasty commentary by Wang Bi and Tang-dynasty sub-commentary by Kong Yingda.
周易本義
Original Meaning of the Zhouyi
Zhu Xi · Song
Zhu Xi's influential commentary emphasizing the divination origins of the Yijing. The standard examination text for the Changes in imperial China.
京氏易傳
Jingfang's Commentary on the Changes
Jing Fang · Western Han
The foundational treatise linking the Yijing to cosmological correspondences — Najia stem-branch system, Eight Palaces classification, and Five Phases associations.
焦氏易林
Jiao's Forest of Changes
Jiao Yanshou · Western Han
4,096 four-line oracle verses — one for each possible hexagram-to-hexagram transformation. Cryptic poetry drawing on natural imagery and historical allusion.
梅花易數
Plum Blossom Numerology
Attributed to Shao Yong · Song–Ming
A system of spontaneous divination using numbers derived from everyday observations — time, objects, sounds, characters — mapped to hexagrams.
Divination Manuals
卜筮卜筮正宗
Orthodox Methods of Divination
Wang Hongxu · Qing
The definitive reference manual for Liu Yao (六爻) coin-method divination. Eight Palaces, Najia assignments, Six Relatives, and applied divination across all life categories.
增刪卜易
Supplemented Divination by the Changes
Yehe Laoren · Qing
Hundreds of worked hexagram examples with detailed analysis — the most accessible introduction to Liu Yao divination methodology.
Three Divination Systems
三式遁甲演義
Interpretation of Qimen Dunjia
Cheng Daosheng · Ming
A comprehensive manual for Qimen Dunjia (奇門遁甲), the art of mysterious gates. Covers the cosmic board, stem-door-star-deity system, and applied divination.
六壬大全
Complete Compendium of Liuren
Guo Zaisi · Ming–Qing
The encyclopedia of Liuren (六壬) divination — twelve celestial generals, course formation, pattern analysis, and applied divination across all categories.
太乙金鏡式經
Taiyi Golden Mirror Classic
Wang Ximing · Tang
The foundational manual for Taiyi (太乙) divination — cosmic board layout, position calculation, and heavenly pattern interpretation for state-level prognostication.
Four Pillars of Destiny
命理淵海子平
The Oceanic Annals of Ziping
Xu Dasheng · Song–Ming
The foundational text of bazi (八字) destiny analysis. Heavenly Stems, Earthly Branches, Five Phases interactions, and systematic life reading through the birth chart.
三命通會
Compendium of the Three Fates
Wan Minying · Ming
The most comprehensive classical compendium on Four Pillars analysis. Twelve volumes covering stem-branch theory, Ten Gods, pattern recognition, and thousands of example charts.
滴天髓闡微
Elucidation of the Dripping Heaven Marrow
Ren Tieqiao (commentary) · Qing
The most revered theoretical treatise on bazi. Terse root verses with Ren Tieqiao's commentary on balance, strength, and Five Phases interplay in destiny reading.
Astrology & Numerology
星命術數紫微斗數全書
Complete Book of Purple Star Astrology
Attributed to Chen Tuan · Song
The foundational text of Ziwei Doushu — Chinese astrology using star positions across twelve life palaces to chart personal destiny.
皇極經世書
Supreme Principles Governing the World
Shao Yong · Song
Shao Yong's numerological cosmology mapping history, nature, and human affairs through a grand system of cycles derived from the Yijing.
協紀辨方書
Imperial Guide to Date Selection
Imperial commission · Qing
The Qianlong-era imperial reference for date selection and directional harmony. The authoritative compendium on calendrical divination methods.
Feng Shui
堪輿葬書
The Burial Classic
Guo Pu · Jin
The foundational text of feng shui. Establishes qi flow in landscape, dragon veins (龍脈), and methodology for selecting auspicious sites by terrain and water courses.
撼龍經
Classic of Shaking the Dragon
Yang Yunsong · Tang
The most important Form School feng shui text. Reading mountain forms as dragon veins — identifying qi through peaks, ridges, and watercourses.