Finally, Statistical Insights into the
Code and Sequence of King Wen I Ching
Dr Ong Hean Tatt, Ph.D.. 25 July 2019, revised 12 October 2019.

A true unique remarkable statistics based highly scholarly decoding of the King Wen I Ching and its practical applicable meanings!

Millennia old secrets finally broken!

If there is one ancient text many scholars would like to understand, it is the King Wen I Ching.

Our research have made comparative analysis which has finally unveiled the code for the sequence of the hexagrams of King Wen I Ching. Besides the necessary examination of the many commentaries, the research has also looked at other aspects of the Chinese culture, without which the deciphering of King Wen I Ching would be very difficult, if not impossible.

It has been regarded, from ancient times to now, that the true secrets of the I Ching had been lost:

• At forty-six years of age Confucius prayed earnestly: "If I may have a few more years I will begin the study of the I-Ching when I am fifty, and then I shall make fewer transgressions in the remainder of my life." Confucius studied the I-Ching until his death at 73 years of age. In the last 23 years of his life, he devoted so much time to the study and interpretation of the I-Ching that the leather bindings of his copy wore out and had to be replaced three times. A significant part of the Book of Change was written by this I-Ching scholar. (Tao Longevity LLC. 2004. TAO OF SUCCESS:I-CHING, UNIVERSAL LAWS OF SUCCESS. http://www.thegreattao.com/html/taoofsuccess.html)

  But Confucius' commentaries left no clue what is the basis of the code of the sequence of the 64 hexagrams. Chu Hsi, regarded as the top Confucian scholar, did not think Confucius understood: "according to Chu [Hsi], scholars since the Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE) had lost sight of the original oracular meaning and purpose of the I….. And despite Chu's belief that Confucius had written the Ten Wings …, he also questioned the value of these later texts as interpretive aids. The appendices, he said, reflect Confucius' own ideas about the natural/moral order. Confucius' intentions in writing them were different from those of the three earlier sages, and should therefore not be relied upon to uncover the original meaning of the basic text". (Zhu Xi . 1186. Introduction to the Study of the Changes, (Yixue qimeng). Translated by Joseph A. Adler, Corrected edition, 2017)

• Cheng Yi made no secret of the fact that he considered the true meaning of the I Ching to have been lost by literalist secular scholars. In a number of places in his explanations he notes specific errors that had distorted the understanding of the text over the ages (Cheng Yi, translated by Thomas Cleary. 1991. I Ching, The Tao of Organisation. Eastern Dragon Books, Malaysia. p.218. Cheng Yi was a Sung dynasty scholar)

• Modern day researchers still puzzle over the book's mysteries (AncientPages.com. September 12, 2018. I Ching – The Book of Changes – World's Oldest Book Of Wisdom Used To Predict Future Events. http://www.ancientpages.com/2018/09/12/i-ching-the-book-of-changes-worlds-oldest-book-of-wisdom-used-to-predict-future-events/)

  Modern people had attempted to crack the code of King Wen I Ching. Unfortunately, these people lack deep understanding of the ancient Chinese symbolism and also the history of the fall of the Shang dynasty. In trying to crack the nonexistent mathematical basis, these people are like children playing with interesting attractive toys.

However, our research has made significant progress in finding out what are the basis of the code of the King Wen I Ching.

BREAKTHROUGH: It has been found from our statistics oriented research that the code of King Wen I Ching has basis in the interactions of at least two major factors. One is that the sequence of the hexagrams follow the sequential flow of seasonal parameters. The other factor is that the sequence of the contents of the hexagrams also follow closely the sequence of historical events occurring during the fall of the Shang dynasty.

• Also unveiled what are the reasons of the Zhouyi dividing the hexagrams into two unequal parts of 30 and 34 hexagrams

  Learn the true reasons and methods of the "yarrow stalks" divination

Almost all conventional commentators have addressed the 64 hexagrams, individually one by one. But, it is obvious that these hexagrams are in pairs, the odd hexagram being followed often as a mirror image, by the subsequent even hexagram. A number of these pairs share some common features. For example:

• Hexagrams 63 and 64 refer to the fox's tail getting wet.

• Hexagrams 53 and 54 refer to the young woman marrying.

The King Wen I Ching should have been viewed as "32 pairs of hexagrams". It deals, not with 64 issues, but 32 issues, each issue being dealt with by two adjoining hexagrams.

Taking "32 pairs of hexagrams" is a breakthrough step, as it alerted the author to look carefully at Hexagram 51 Chen for Arousing Thunder and Hexagram 52 for Keeping Still Mountain. The comparative analysis shows that the 12 lines of Duke Chou's lines to Hexagram 51 Chen for Arousing Thunder and Hexagram 52 for Keeping Still Mountain have similar meanings as the 12 Sections of Sun Zi's Art of War. Hexagram 52 Ken is mostly concerned with planning issues and its 6 lines correspond to Sections 1 to 6 in Sun Zi's Art of War. Hexagram 51 Chen is action oriented and its 6 lines correspond to Sections 7 to 12 of Sun Zi's Art of War. The comparative analysis has a statistical significance or probability of 0.000244.

It is obvious that the King Wen I Ching has ill-understood strategic management principles as found in Sun Zi's Art of War. It is a myth that the King Wen I Ching is just an oracle to be used in fortune telling.

Sequence of Hexagrams Follows the Seasonal Cycle

The lines Duke Chou gave for the hexagrams should be carefully scrutinised. For, their internal contents show that the "32 pairs of hexagrams" are arranged to reflect the flow of the seasons starting from Summer Solstice in Hexagrams 1 and 2, and ending with the 4th Moon in Hexagram 63. The sequence of the 32 pairs of hexagrams follows the sequence of the seasons and their Cardinal Directions and this comparative analysis has a statistical significance of 0.00195.

• Hexagram 2: Summer Solstice, 5th Moon
  Hexagram 19: 8th Moon
  Hexagram 45: Winter Solstice worship ritual, 12th Moon
  Hexagram 56: 2nd Moon
  Hexagram, 63: Emperor conquered. 4th Moon

At least three series of statistical analysis were carried out, including with ancient Chinese calendars, showing that the hexagrams of King Wen I Ching are arranged following the seasonal cycle. The combined correlation of the hexagrams with the seasonal parameters has a huge statistical significance of one in 16 million.

Sequence of Hexagrams Follows the Historical Events of Fall of the Shang Dynasty

The major reason why many failed to crack the secrets of King Wen I Ching is their poor knowledge of the ancient Chinese history, especially the fall of the Shang dynasty.

Some commentators had regarded the King Wen I Ching as reflecting the struggles between the dying Shang dynasty and the Chou leaders. Comparative analysis, along with at least 2 statistical analysis, indicates that the sequence of the hexagrams in the King Wen I Ching actually do trace sequentially the events of the fall of the Shang dynasty. It has been speculated that Hexagrams 1 and 2 refer to a female force eclipsing the male force. This fits into the incidence of the last Shang emperor Chou Hsin being influenced by his notorious concubine Daiji. Towards the closing, Hexagram 63 refers to the "emperor conquer" and this alludes to the 4th Moon formalising of the victory of founding emperor Wu Wang in defeating the Shang.

This reinforces the earlier indication that the King Wen I Ching is actually a military cyclic strategy management text!

The correlation of the hexagrams with the history of the fall of the Shang dynasty is one in factorial 30, which is an astronomically high significance.

Those who have tried in vain to determine mathematical formulas to account for the sequence of the hexagrams are on the wrong path.

One university Chinese professor told me, ""Those who do not understand degraded the I Ching into a fortune telling thing." The foolish use of King Wen I Ching for fortune telling originates from the wrong understanding of what was the ancient yarrow stalks divination.

• As with other forms of divination, such as astrology or tarot cards, the answers provided by the I Ching are rather general, allowing for multiple and ambigious interpretations (Charles Sullivan. July / August 2009. What's Wrong with the I Ching?. Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33, No. 4 https://skepticalinquirer.org/2009/07/whats_wrong_with_the_i_ching/.)

The I Ching will continue to be a useless confusing thing if it is always regarded as a divination tool. It is time to realise that the King Wen I Ching is not primarily meant for divination but contains potent cyclic strategy management principles, which require logical thinking.

• The lack of understanding of the ancient texts is particularly manifested in those who try to use the yarrow stalks or coins methods to divine the hexagrams. They failed to realise that the yarrow stalks method could only be used provided certain prerequisites spelt out in the Shu King (Book of History) are fulfilled. The yarrow stalks oracle followed the ancient principle of divine oracles (like the ancient Greek Delphi Oracle), in that they could not be simply carried out except during sacred periods.

  There are also reasons why the yarrow stalks had to be used and not coins.

Thus, major breakthroughs have been made, unveiling millennial old secrets! The indepth research into King Wen I Ching, supported by use of thrilling statistical anlayses, also uncovered several secrets, like:

• At least three of the ancient Chinese top seven military classics are based on the King Wen I Ching.

• The philosophy of the King Wen I Ching is also the philosophy of Buddha's Diamond Sutra and Lao Zi's Hua Hu Jing.

• King Wen I Ching also has the "3 Levels" "Ladder to Heaven" "Seal of Solomon" format of the Divine Truth universal among the ancient cultures and religions.

As part of the series on King Wen I Ching, read the following article about the myth of current yarrow stalks divination on the I Ching. Lost Secrets of Yarrow Stalks Divination in King Wen I Ching. Dr Ong Hean Tatt, Ph.D.. 15 October 2019

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You can see helpful articles as below.

• Insight Articles in the King Wen I Ching Series:

  *Finally, Statistical Insights into the Code and Sequence of King Wen I Ching. Dr Ong Hean Tatt, Ph.D.. uploaded: 25 July 2019, revised 12 October 2019.
  *Lost Secrets of Yarrow Stalks Divination in King Wen I Ching. Dr Ong Hean Tatt, Ph.D.. 15 October 2019
  *Deeper Meanings of the Word "I" in "I Ching". Dr Ong Hean Tatt, Ph.D. 16 October 2019 *Breakthrough in Oriental Philosophy: ORIGINS OF SUN ZI'S ART OF WAR FROM I CHING Part 1: Beginnings of Sun Zi's Art of War Dr. Ong Hean-Tatt. 27th July 2001
  *Breakthrough in Oriental Philosophy: ORIGINS OF SUN ZI'S ART OF WAR FROM I CHING Part 2: Origins of Sun Zi's Art of War from Hexagrams 52 and 51 of King Wen I Ching Dr. Ong Hean-Tatt. 27th July 2001
  *Sun Zi As Earliest Systematic Strategic Planning Process Dr. Ong, Hean-Tatt. February 1999

The author had compiled parts of the research back in 1997 into the book "I Ching's Cyclic Strategies". Now, 20 years later, an updated version of this book, re-titled "Cyclic Strategies of King Wen I Ching". These form only a portion of the secrets unveiled in our research. Its major chapters are outlined below.

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