In 1985 I bought my first copy of this book. For the next 15 years I consulted it, sometimes regularly, sometimes sporadically, for insight and advice. First I separated yarrow stalks. Then I tossed coins. Later I wrote a computer program and clicked my mouse. I was often enlightened, occasionally baffled, but never misguided.
Today I bought my second copy of this book. My original copy has yellowed with age. The covers have been secured with Scotch brand Magic Tape for several years now. The right-hand pages are filled with numbers, notations, and check marks. The pages of the Hexagram Journal are almost full. When my new copy arrives, my old copy will take its honored place on the bookshelf in my meditation corner, next to my even more yellowed but equally revered copy of the Wilhelm/Baynes translation. My new copy will take its upstart place on my desk, where I will consult it on an as needed basis. The forms change. The source remains.
Buy this book. Read it. Study it. Use it. Absorb it. Then throw it away. By then you'll know.