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   From: dsgood@iphouse.com   
      
   I'm redirecting this to rec.arts.sf.written, which is the best place on   
   Usenet to ask this kind of question.   
      
   Orggl Arhzn wrote:   
      
   > I am finally (after perhaps 35 years) turning my mind and time to the   
   > Wilhelm/Baynes translation of the Book of Changes (foreword by CG   
   > Jung) and recall an extremely well done SF story at least 20 years ago   
   > which involved the I Ching in its structure.  I cannot for the life of   
   > me recall who wrote it but it is in the caliber of Pohl, Silverberg   
   > etc, that is, "soft" SF.  The plot?  Future uneducated society sends   
   > off astronauts to Alpha Centauri, long trip involving time dilation,   
   > they do not slumber but must engage for aeons (subjective) solving   
   > incredible problems, developing paranormal abilities, one deciphers   
   > the I Ching and actually uses it, they are long forgotten when they   
   > dramatically return as "Golden Ones" quasi gods...   
   >   
   > It foretold SMS style and other things, and if I recall correctly, was   
   > a masterwork.  I may have it in my library but it would be a sizeable   
   > task to find it. Can anyone help?  I don't know the title or the   
   > author as I have not read it for at least 15 years.   
   >   
   > Best   
   >   
   > Orggl   
      
      
      
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