: Govinda argues that while language is for communicating with others, the I Ching is for communicating with oneself , using mathematical and emotive workings that exist prior to language. Structural Highlights

: Detailed charts showing the mathematical values and shifts within the hexagrams.

: Analysis of how hexagrams oppose or complement each other within the "abstract order".

The work is heavily visual, featuring over to illustrate complex permutations and structural relationships. Key structural sections include:

: Unlike common translations like the Richard Wilhelm version, Govinda provides a resource book that explores the geometric designs and the relationship between the I Ching and Tibetan Buddhism .