The Original I Ching

“Pearson’s mission was to restore the text to its original form. Simultaneously, she kept an eye on the clarity of the text, concerned that it be comprehensible to non-scholars. Whether customers use the book for consultation, meditation, or scholarly research, having this ancient text restored to its original form is something very valuable indeed.” –New Age Retailer“Her interpretation and translation is unique, not only in the sense that she has made a meaningful separation of the original text from the commentaries … but also in the sense that she approaches the text with an ungendered and holistic perspective.” –Xinzhong Yao, Director, King’s China Institute, King’s College London“A delightful and scholarly translation of what may be the oldest self help book … Pithy, wise, and ever sensitive to context, the Book of Changes, in Pearson’s translation, provides a new lens through which we can see the freshness of old things.” –Terri Apter, Newnham College, Cambridge University; author of The Sister Knot

Margaret J. Pearson, Ph.D., studied Chinese literature with Hellmut Wilhelm, and history with Jack Dull and Chan Hok-la. She has taught Chinese history and thought, for over thirty years, at Skidmore College, the New School for Social Research, Pace University, State University of New York (Albany) and Marymount Manhattan College. She has been elected to life membership at Clare Hall, Cambridge University and to membership in the Early China Seminar at Columbia University.