a classic c:\ program
of the book of changes as translated by
aleister crowley
This
I Ching program was developed in 1991 by Robert Jene Amick
and was
first written in BASIC then
later translated and compiled in C++. The text is transcribed from Aleister
Crowley's translation published by Level Press, San Francisco,
California. In his book Magick in Theory and
Practice, Crowley professes a certain affection
for the I Ching which shows in his
translations into English. An affable I Ching,
all in all.
The
program in action: click the thumbnail for a
larger (1024x786, 175
Kb)
picture of the program's GUI.
The
introductory window where one selects
casting an oracle, reading the text of
the I Ching hexagrams, or exiting the
program by number or by letter.
Input screen
for the question to the oracle's text
string. After entering the inquiry,
press the carriage return to cast the I
Ching. Asking the right question can be
the most important part.
This is the
oracle readout screen with the static or
moving hexagrams and the supportive
text. This represents the answer sought.
The instructions for hard coping are at
the bottom of the screen
This is the
selection screen for reading the text of
the hexagrams. Enter the number of the
hexagram to view and press the carriage
return to go to the next screen.
The screen
displaying the text of the individual
hexagrams. Press Enter to select other
text to view or Esc to return to the
introductory window and the main menu.
This is the
screen generated when one does not use
the program's menu system to close but
instead attempts to close the window
itself. This will be familiar to Windows®
users.