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[Speaker] Master Jacek Kryg [Synopsis] The character Yijing consists of two ideograms: yi 易 means "change" and jing 經 meaning "book" or "canon", hence in the West it is known as the ‘Book of Changes.’ From the philosophical point of view the Yijing is closely related to all aspects of Chinese culture or, as some scientists say, all aspects of Chinese culture came from this book. As it has grown from native Chinese culture, its basic ideas include the most important concepts of Chinese philosophy as dao, yin-yang, wu xing, ba gua and others. This talk presents an analysis of the Yijing, from the point of view of its impact on modern Western civilization. Yijing inspiration in Western culture has been presented with regard to the impact of the ‘Book of Changes’ on philosophy and psychology, literature, film and music, as well as attempts to confront the Yijing with modern science and the reception of this sacred book in the New Age movement. A list of big names in the West, which were stimulated by the ideas of the ‘Book of Changes’ includes Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz – philosopher, Richard Wilhelm – priest and sinologist, Carl Gustav Jung – psychiatrist, Siergiej Michajłowicz Eisenstein – film director, Fritjof Capra – physicist and Philip Kindred Dick – science fiction writer, to mention the most important ones. [Topic] 
Western thinkers, writers and artists who have been inspired by the Yijing
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