I-Ching or the Book of Change is the most important scripture in the world. It consists of 64 hexagrams and most of the comments were added by others. So it can be barely a collection of 64 diagrams to denote the changes going on the universe. Careful study of them can give you insight to many phenomena. Take the 63 and 64 hexagrams for example.
This ‘Before Completion’ hexagram show yang over yin three times. My explanation is that before the END, male superiority has to triumph over female. This can be seen in most scriptures. This is the work of Nature. So you women cannot fight to overthrow this fact.
This ‘After Completion’ is talking about the beginning of life on earth. In ancient times, some women were very powerful. Some ruled over men. A village in India still has this custom of women superiority. Some even can have many husbands. This is still practised by some tribes.
As for government I concentrate on the 1st hexagram, the Creative.
Refer to my article on this. The top line is not favourable as it says: ‘Arrogant dragon has cause for repent.’ This is the position of king or president. Why is it not favourable ? The very reason is for active king or president. If the king or president is non active or just a figure head, then it is favourable to certain extent. The hexagram as a whole is giving message to the Sage King. So if you cannot relate yourself to this hexagram, you cannot understand it. It tells the steps the Sage King has to take in order to ascend the throne. So how can he be king if the top line is unfavourable ? The simple is non active and self cultivation. And I would like to change the comment on top line to: ‘Inactive "wu wei" dragon has cause for success.’ That is why I advocate that head of state should be inactive or without political power, and should cultivate self for the country to prosper. He has to be a man.
Confucius must have studied the hexagram ‘Family or Clan’ Jia Ren to come up with his Daxue and Zhongyong. So his ideas were not his own, but copied from old books.
So if you study I-Ching in depth, you might get to know more insight. Most people treat this book as an oracle. I did the same when I bought the book. After I start self cultivation, I studied it differently, with more emphasis on its philosophy.