English Translations

A few English Translations of the I Ching

  • Anthony, Carol K. and Moog, Hanna. (2002).
    I Ching: The Oracle of the Cosmic Way. Stow, MA: Anthony Publishing Company, Inc., ISBN 1-890764-00-0.
  • Balkin, Jack M. (2002). The Laws of Change:
    I Ching and the Philosophy of Life    . New York: Schocken Books. ISBN 0-8052-4199-X.
  • Barrett, Hilary. (2010). Walking your path, creating your future. London: Arcturus Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-84837-453-9.
  • Benson, Robert G. (2003). I Ching for a New Age: The Book of Answers for Changing Times. New York: Square One Publishers.
  • Blofeld, J. (1965). The Book of Changes: A New Translation of the Ancient Chinese I Ching. New York: E. P. Dutton.
  • Chang, Tuck (2008). Unveiling The Mystery of I Ching. Taiwan: www.iching123.com.
  • Cornelius, J. Edward and Cornelius, Marlene (1998). Yî King: A Beastly Book of Changes, Red Flame: A Thelemic Research Journal, Issue 5. Aleister Crowley’s notes and comments.
  • Huang, Alfred (1998). The Complete I Ching: the Definitive Translation From the Taoist Master Alfred Huang. Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions.
  • Hua-Ching Ni (2nd ed. 1999). I Ching: The Book of Changes and the Unchanging Truth. Los Angeles: Seven Star Communications.
  • Karcher, Stephen (2002). I Ching: The Classic Chinese Oracle of Change: The First Complete Translation with Concordance. London: Vega Books. ISBN 1-84333-003-2. Multiple alternative translations.
  • Legge, James (1964). I Ching: Book of Changes, With introduction and study guide by Ch’u Chai and Winberg Chai. New York: Citadel Press. 19th century translation.
  • O’Brien, Paul (2011). Visionary I Ching, Portland, OR: Divination Foundation. (www.divination.com/iching)
  • Pearson, Margaret (2011). The Original I Ching: An Authentic Translation of the Book of Changes. Rutland, VT: Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8048-4181-8. Removes gender-based yin/yang abstractions added by later Chinese commentators that do not exist in the original.
  • Shaughnessy, Edward L. (1996). I Ching, The Classic of Changes. Ballantine. New York: ISBN 0-345-36243-8. First English translation of the Mawangdui texts (c. 200 BC).
  • Wilhelm, Richard and Baynes, Cary (1967). The I Ching or Book of Changes. With foreword by Carl Jung. 3rd. ed., Bollingen Seriesg XIX. Princeton NJ: gPrinceton University Press (1st ed. 1950). Very well respected.
  • Lynn, Richard J. (1994). The Classic of Changes, A New Translation of the I Ching as Interpreted by Wang Big. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-08294-0.
  • Walker, Brian Browne, (1992). The I Ching or Book of Changes: A Guide to Life’s Turning Points.  St. Martin’s Press. ISBN 0-312-07798-X (hc) ISBN 0-312-09828-6 (pbk)
  • Wu Wei (revised 2005). I Ching, The Book Of Answers. Malibu, CA: Power Press. ISBN 0-943015-41-3.
  • Cheng Yi (1988, 2003). I Ching: The Book of Change, Trans. by Thomas Cleary. Boston, London: Shambhala Publications. ISBN 1-59030-015-7.