// TRANSLATION SOURCES
ASCII-Ching offers 12 translation sources, each available as a selectable option in the Oracle. The distilled translation synthesizes all 11 scholarly sources, preserving unanimous agreements while clarifying archaic language.
1 Distil
Anthropic, Claude Fable 5 (2026).
Distilled I Ching. Synthesized from sources below
2 Empwr
Norton, Roger & Miller, David (c. 1995). The I Ching Empower Tool. Self-published software application
3 Wilhm
Wilhelm, Richard & Baynes, Cary F. (1950, 1967). The I Ching. Princeton University Press, NJ
4 Crowl
Crowley, Aleister (1918). The Yi King (Liber CCXVI). Samuel Weiser, Inc., York Beach, ME
5 Legge
Legge, James (1899, 1963). The Yi King. Dover, New York
6 Blofd
Blofeld, John (1965, 1968). I Ching. E.P. Dutton, NY
7 ClryT
Cleary, Thomas (1986). The Taoist I Ching. Shambhala, Boston, MA
8 ClryB
Cleary, Thomas (1987). The Buddhist I Ching. Shambhala, Boston, MA
9 Wu
Wu, Jing-Nuan (1991). Yi Jing. The Taoist Center, Washington DC
0 Liu
Liu, Da (1975). I Ching Coin Prediction. Harper & Row, NY
- Ritsm
Ritsema, Rudolf & Karcher, Stephen (1994). I Ching. Element Books, Ltd., Rockport, MA
= Shaug
Shaughnessy, Edward L. (1996). I Ching: The Classic of Changes. Ballantine, NY
// ONLINE RESOURCES
These online resources were essential to the development of ASCII-Ching, providing translations, inspiration, and foundational knowledge.
I Ching Online
ichingonline.net
The primary inspiration for ASCII-Ching. This Oracle pioneered combining multiple translations with visual elements in a single reading. It was here we first encountered the Empower Tool translations that became central to our approach. ASCII-Ching would not exist without this site's foundational influence.
Gnostic Book of Changes
jamesdekorne.com/GBCh/GBCh.htm
James DeKorne's comprehensive commentary synthesizing multiple I Ching translations with Jungian and Gnostic perspectives. An invaluable resource for understanding hexagram meanings across traditions.
// ASCII ARTISTS
The artists below contributed work used in this Oracle. Each signature tells a story. These creators shaped a medium using nothing but keyboard characters.
Joan G. Stark (jgs)
Mirrored Archive
The most prolific ASCII artist in history. Her work forms the backbone of this Oracle.
Andreas Freise (a:f)
ascii-art.de
Keeper of the ASCII Art Dictionary, a comprehensive archive organized by subject.
Other Artists
Additional contributors include: Veronica Karlsson (VK), Normand Veilleux, Hayley Jane Wakenshaw (hjw), Joris Bellenger (b'ger), Rowan Crawford (Row), Morfina (mrf), Aran Kuntze (ctr), mic, Shanaka Dias (snd), Sebastian Stöcker (SSt), Peter Bier (pjb), BluePard (BP), and many anonymous creators from the Usenet era. Their signatures live on in their work.