How an ancient oracle shaped Confucian thought
For millennia, the ancient I Ching's divinatory wisdom deeply shaped Confucian philosophy, uniquely blending mystical insights with ethical guidance across Chinese history.
The I Ching, an ancient Chinese divinatory text from around 1000 BCE, profoundly influenced Confucian philosophy for 3,000 years. Composed of 64 hexagrams, it offered both fortune-telling and deep reflections on change and balance. Confucius himself reportedly revered the I Ching, with tradition attributing to him the authorship of its interpretive 'Ten Wings'.
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