Gyroscopic Investing

So my copy of the I Ching arrived today, and I'm wondering how best to approach this book. 

A little history for those unfamiliar with it:  It's believed the I Ching and its hexagrams pre-date recorded history, back to the 2nd or 3rd millennium BC.  The I Ching was used extensively by both Confucius and Lao Tzu.  The I Ching was introduced to the western mind in 1924 when Richard Wilhelm published a German translation with commentary based on his extensive study under a sage from the old school (the publication also included a forward from Carl Jung).  Read more at the Wiki article, and here is Carl Jung's forward.

So, is it best to start off using it purely as an oracle, or maybe try to read through it from cover to cover?  I am trying to not abuse this or treat it as a cheap trick.  I would love to hear from others on how they go about using this book.

As an added bonus I can put my gold coins to practical use through the coin method of developing the hexagram. 

I would also be interested in hearing about other forms of divination.

The I Ching was disappointing to me.

It felt like a pick-up-sticks version of a Ouija board.

Terrence McKenna's Time Wave Theory: http://www.mondovista.com/timewavex.html

MediumTex wrote: The I Ching was disappointing to me.

It felt like a pick-up-sticks version of a Ouija board.

Ya, that's what I thought at first too.  Even if it is all bullshit, it could still provide a nice placebo effect, which I'm not opposed to.

MachineGhost wrote: Terrence McKenna's Time Wave Theory: http://www.mondovista.com/timewavex.html

I'm still not sure of what to make of the Time Wave Theory, I'll have to read through that link.  Here is an interview with McKenna discussing Time and the I Ching (28 minutes).