The �I CHING� or the �Book of Changes� is one of the oldest Chinese classic texts and contains a divination system that was used in ancient China. As a manual of divination, it interpreted events through readings based on symbols expressed in the trigrams and hexagrams. The �I CHING� successfully offered guidance to emperors, generals and civilians. Although thousands of years have passed, the popularity of using the �I CHING� as an oracle remains.

This e-book introduces the basic skills required for the hexagram analysis based on the �Supplement to the I CHING Divination� written by the scholar Ding Yue-Kang around 1668 AC. Ding Yue-Kang integrated the �Five Elements� and �Terrestrial Branches� with the traditional �I CHING� and derived a set of rules for the interpretation of hexagrams, including the inference of future dates. As of today, in China, Ding�s book is a must read for those who consider themselves as a master in this area and the only book that gives a complete detail in respect to decoding.

The �Supplement to the I CHING Divination� was written in the classical Chinese language and the English translation is not available. The author of this e-book uses plain English to present Ding�s principles. Different types of divination subjects have different decoding methodologies depending on the philosophy behinds them. This e-book focuses on the wealth related divination only.

Table of Contents
1. The Procedure of the I CHING Divination
1.1 Selecting the Method of Generating the Hexagram
1.2 Recording the Date of the Divination
1.3 Generating the Hexagram
1.4 Determine the Name and Basic Properties of the Hexagram
1.5 Associate Lines of the Hexagram with Extended Properties
2. Keys to a Successful Divination
3. The Fundamentals of Hexagram Analysis
3.1 The Basis of Extended Properties
3.1.1 Human Relationships
3.1.2 The Terrestrial Branches and Five Elements
3.1.3 The Self and Opponent
3.2 The Basis of Alliances and Conflicts
3.2.1 The Six Alliances and Allied Hexagrams
3.2.2 The Six Conflicts and Conflicted Hexagrams
3.2.3 The Four �Three�s Alliance�
3.3 The Effect of a Changeable Line
3.4 The Master Element
3.5 The Orphaned Terrestrial Branch
3.6 The Tomb for the Five Elements
4. The Methodology of Hexagram Decoding for the Wealth Related Divination
4.1 The �Master Entity�
4.2 Decode the Hexagram
4.2.1 Locate the �Master Entity�
4.2.2 Determine the Strength and Favoritism of the �Master Entity�
4.2.3 The Judgment of WHEN
4.3 Examples
Appendices
A. The Table of 64 Hexagrams
B. The Basic Properties of Eight Trigrams
C. The Basic Properties of 64 Hexagrams
D. The Extended Properties of 64 Hexagrams