Science Fiction - The Man in the High Castle

What was does Dick (1995) himself theorise about the I Ching? 

According to Clarity (2012), the I Ching is the oldest oracle in the world and is the most revered and loved book of Chinese wisdom which has been accumulated through diviners and sages over 2,500 years, noting itself as "a well of pure water" (Clarity, 2012).  The I Ching is divided into 64 chapters of a mixture between advice, philosophy, images and poetry.  The 64 chapters are recorded by 64 hexagrams - lines of six that are either broken, or solid.

You are to ask I Ching a question, and supposedly, when you consult the book, your answer arrives in the form of a hexagram (see image to the right), which you build up line upon line coinciding with the results of tossing two or three coins.

Philip K. Dick states that he has "used [I Ching] to develop the direction of a novel" (Dick, 1995).  A book which is seen on a surface level as a book with a philosophy of history, yet deeper, I feel that the book touches more on the relationship between history, creativity and truth, and I think this is explored within The Man in the High Castle to show that there is indeed a connection, or link if you like, between the three.  The question of truth history is often asked, whether history is displayed as fact of fiction.  Even in the beginning of the book we can see the argument developing as the character Frank Frink delves into the issue of false reality, a material reality, as he falsely ages Colt Pistols as if to replica the guns from the war to create significance.  This issue of history vs. material reality is seen when Wyndham-Matson, also creates fake products, shows a girl there is no visual difference, it's all about 'historicity'.  "What is historicity?"  "When a thing has history in it.  Listen.  One of those two Zippo lighters was in Franklin D. Roosevelt's pocket when he was assassinated. And one wasn't.  One has historicity, a hell of it.  As much as any object ever had.  And one has nothing .... You can't tell which is which" .... "In the mind, not the gun" (Dick, 1962, The Man in the High Castle, pp. 65-66).  Dick's debate is whether or not history exists as a fact, or whether it only exists in the mind, in that case it's undetermined, it isn't factual at all, but is in fact, textual.

This relates back to the concept of I Ching, a state of mind perceived as reality.  The 8 fundamental processes that I Ching is build on apparently are the approach to reality and life.  However, as stated by TheJourney (2012), these fundamental processes are all "metaphors", a way of thinking, to be interpreted by each individual.  If so, how is reality obtained when each process can be interpreted differently?!

References:

Clarity (2012). "What is the I Ching." Retrieved 9 October, 2012, from
          http://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/learn/begin/.

Dick, P.K. (1995). Schizophrenia and the I Ching. In Sutin, L. (Ed.), The Shifting Realities of 
          Philip K. Dick (pp.175-182). New York: Vintage. 

TheJourney (2012). "I Ching Represents Fundamental Elements of Life, Reality, and
         Consciousness." Retrieved 9 October, 2012, from
         http://forum.grasscity.com/philosophy/1106144-i-ching-represents-fundamental-elements-
         life-reality-consciousness.html.