易学与术数辨析

易学与术数之间存在千丝万缕的联系,但二者有基本的区别。从历史上看,易学与术数皆源于巫觋之术,而算命术则是术数中的一大门类。自学理上看,易学乃是揭示形而上之道的学问,术数是进行形而下应用操作的规则。但是术数中也蕴涵形上哲理,而且《周易》本为卜筮之书,要研究易学,难以绕开对术数的探讨。

Discrimination between the Yi-ology and divination

Though there are countless ties between the Yi-ology and divination, there are fundamental differences between them. Historically, both of them originated from witchcraft. Theoretically, the Yi-ology mainly exposes the metaphysical Dao (Way), whereas divination techniques chiefly display physical manipulation in the application of the Yi jing. But divination techniques also embrace metaphysical philosophy. Now that Zhouyi originally was a book of divination, in the studies of the Yi-ology,we cannot make a detour to avoid discussions on divination.