ICG Tao of 'I'

An Approach to the 'I-CHING'

Section 9 - The { 'Tao' of 'I' } & the { ICG Game }

The { 'Tao' of 'I' } is simply the { principle of CHANGE } and our observation here is that :

{ structured CHANGE } is usually better than { random / aimless CHANGE } ,

because { structured CHANGE } usually have a better chance of achieving the desired results .

The { ICG Game } , a game based on the 'I-CHING' and illustrating this principle, will be available shortly .

( tentative launch date re-set to mid-May , 2006 --- priority given to the [ The { Odd-On-Odd Format } for { 'odd' numbers } ] ) .

And the { ICG Game } also illustrates an interesting principle , namely :

And this principle is briefly described as follows :

Let us start-off with a { circular-disk } with the 4-quadrants each-a-different-color :
- and let us rotate this { circular-disk } counter-clockwise thru an angle of 90-degrees , 180 degrees , 270 degrees & 360 degrees ,
  
  as per this diagram below :
We see here that the changes are clear , precise , & distinct .
Let us now try a 4-Quadrant Disk with 3 colors , as per this set of 2 diagrams below :

The question here is whether the { quadrant/s as marked by the black-arrows } changed or not ?
Let us now try a 4-Quadrant Disk with 2 colors , as per this set of 3 diagrams below :

The question here is , again , whether the { quadrant/s as marked by the black-arrows } changed or not ?
Finally, let us try a 4-Quadrant Disk with 1 single color :

And we shall let the reader decide this one !

The best parallel I can think of , at this point , is :

a Chemical Reaction involving a Catalyst ---
- the Catalyst , in-&-by-itself , does not change ,
- but without the Catalyst , it is a { no-go } for the Chemical Reaction .

That is to say :

There was a { CHANGE } , but you wouldn't have noticed the { CHANGE } ,

And hence the principle of { ( CHANGE )-but-( NO-CHANGE ) } .

The key issue here , I think , is this :

As we go thru an inter-mix of different patterns & processes of { CHANGE } ,

we may encounter upon situations / structural-schemes that are out-of-the-ordinary :
- such as the 3-colors / 2-colors / 1-color cases vs. the ordinary 4-colors case above ,
And this shall require special attention and/or an improvised solution set .