A friend of mine asked me to recommend him a book on I Ching, the book of changes. If you wanted to study Chinese astrology, I Ching is the book you should start with.
I asked a professor of I Ching about which English text to follow, he says," If you wanted to study I Ching, you should learn Chinese first, then you read the Chinese text and not read from English text. You cannot study I Ching by reading English text." The professor is a English educated, at least, he studied English most of the time. He learned Chinese on his own. He now can speaks Chinese and write Chinese. And he is a I Ching Professor.
I know for thoese English educated, it is difficult to start with the study of Chinese first, therefore, I would recommend these books as a start because I have studied them before.
Book 1:
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the I Ching (The Complete Idiot's Guide) by Elizabeth Moran and Joseph Yu (Paperback - 20 Aug 2001)
8 Used & new from £24.98
Book 2:
The I Ching Handbook: A Practical Guide to Logical and Personal Perspectives from the Book Of Change (Paradigm Title) by Edward A. Hacker (Hardcover - 1 Jun 1993)
Buy new: £41.99 £39.99
Book 3:
I Ching: The Oracle by Kerson Huang (Paperback - 3 April 1985)
Buy new: £16.99
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