PRINCIPLES
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       ALL HUMAN BEINGS HAVE A "MODEL" IN THEIR HEADS.
       THIS MODEL USUALLY CONTAINS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, BELIEFS AND
       ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE UNIVERSE, IT'S PRINCIPLES, HOW THE PRINCIPLES
       EFFECT THE WORLD & THE BEINGS IN IT.

       THE BELIEFS AND ASSUMPTIONS ARE NOT NECESSARILY TRUTHS, HOWEVER HAVING
       THEM, AND CONSIDERING THEM TO BE TRUTHS, CREATES A REASONABLY ORGANIZED
       REFERENCE STRUCTURE THAT ALLOWS ONE TO "SURVIVE" HERE AND TO "FUNCTION"
       FAIRLY WELL ON THIS PLANET.

       A DEVELOPED PERSON KEEPS IN MIND THAT THE MODEL IS JUST THAT, A
       MODEL, AND CONTINUOUSLY "UPGRADES" THEIR MODEL TO REFLECT ALL NEW
       EXPERIENCES, KNOWLEDGE AND "INSIGHTS" THAT MANIFEST AS TIME PASSES.

       IN WORKING WITH ANY "SYSTEM" OF KNOWLEDGE", IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW
       AND TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND THE PRINCIPLES & ASSUMPTIONS THE SYSTEM IS
       BASED ON.
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       THE I CHING IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES/ASSUMPTIONS.
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       *THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING WITHIN IT, IS IN CONSTANT CHANGE*

       *EVERYTHING AND EVERY EVENT IN THE UNIVERSE ARE INTERCONNECTED AT SOME
        LEVEL*

       *THE HEXAGRAMS SYMBOLICALLY REPRESENT ALL POSSIBLE SITUATIONS AND
        CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE HUMAN, ANIMAL, VEGETABLE & MINERAL KINGDOMS*

       *MAN IS AN EQUAL PARTNER IN THE LAWS GOVERNING HEAVEN AND THE LAWS
        GOVERNING EARTH, WHILE OPERATING IN THE MATERIAL REALM*

       *MAN HAS FREEWILL: FREEDOM OF CHOICE IN WHAT HE THINKS, DOES AND SAYS*

       *MAN HAS GOOD FORTUNE AND SUCCESS WHEN HE WORKS, CONSCIOUSLY OR
       UNCONSCIOUSLY, IN HARMONY WITH THE LAWS OF HEAVEN AND THE LAWS OF EARTH*

       *A MAN DOES BEST FOR HIMSELF WHEN HE ACTS SELFLESSLY IN HARMONY WITH
        THE LA