1.  象數派—易林成書至今已逾兩千年, 但遲至尚秉和先生於20世紀初, 才對易林一書做出全面的研究.  尚先生重象數而輕義理, 對易林詩句本卦, 之卦及變卦三者的關係, 茫然不知.  亦不知易林一書是對易經64卦的詳盡註解.  因而走入象數的歧途.  附錄易林象數一文, 即在針對尚注易林的誤解, 做出部份的澄清.

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2.  考證派—胡適之先生曾對易林的作者作出一些考證, 曾寫作”易林斷歸崔篆的判決書.”  內容頗具爭議.  再加上其他學者的考證, 使我們今日對易林的作者焦贛及其時代背景, 已有較多的瞭解.

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3. 義理派—強調易林是對易經所做最早, 也最全面的註解.  其重要性決不亞於唐朝孔穎達的周易正義及宋朝朱熹的周易本義.  其特點如下；A. 4096詩每首詩都可細分為本卦, 之卦及變卦.  三卦詩句分別針對易經相對應的卦爻做出註解.  用易林來註解易經, 同樣也可用易經來註解易林, 兩者相輔相成, 相得而益彰. B. 本卦是過去式, 代表解卦人本人的立論.  之卦是現在式, 是相對應的人事時地物.  變卦是未來式, 是對未來事物的判斷.  這種自然法的三段式論法, 隱而不顯, 與當今實證法的三段式論法, 極為類似.  有極為堅實的邏輯推理與科學論證.  其可信性極高.

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4. 筮法派—-許多學者誤以為為易林值日法為焦贛所創的筮法, 事實並非如此.  易林值日法極有可能是奇門遁甲日盤的輔助演算法.  作者焦贛並未單獨創造新的筮法, 他的筮法極可能仍然沿用周易繫辭及左傳的大衍筮法.  而他的徒弟京房所創造的金錢筮法, 青出於藍, 仍沿用至今.  大衍筮法最古, 金錢筮法次之, 宋朝邵雍的梅花筮法最晚.  三者並稱三大筮法, 至今仍可交互為用.  焦贛的易林值日法, 將四正卦震卦值春分, 離卦值夏至, 兌卦值秋分, 坎卦值冬至.  除四正卦之外, 另60卦共360爻, 每爻值一日, 共360日.   漢初奇門遁甲極為風行, 張良總其成.  但對一般人而言, 奇門遁甲的演算十分複雜, 因而焦贛獨創易林值日法做為奇門遁甲日盤輔助演算之用.

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5. 齊詩派—易林4096首詩為四言詩, 起源於詩經, 詩經研究可分為三大門派, 分別為韓詩, 魯詩及齊詩.  易林歸為齊詩, 可以用易林註解詩經, 亦可用詩經註解易林.  易林分別與詩經與易經有非常奇妙的關係.  如果以星象做比喻, 詩經是太陽, 易經是月亮, 而易林是星星.  三者共同形成壯闊無比的宇宙星辰.

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6. 智慧派—易林字字珠璣, 是智慧之書.易林與聖經舊約箴言極為類似, 以人的智慧為主, 但亦兼及屬天/屬靈/屬神的智慧.  易林以相對的真理為座標, 一生二, 二生三, 三生萬物, 生生不息.  但一從何而來？也不得不觸及無極絕對的真理與創造宇宙唯一的真神.

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7. 實用派—在網上用易林解析並炒作股票的事例, 屢見不鮮. 但成效如何尚不得而知. 

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1象数派：《易林》成书至今已经超过两千年了，然而直到 20 世纪初的尚秉和先生，才对《易林》这本书做出了全面的研究。尚先生重视象数方面，却轻视义理方面，对于《易林》诗句中本卦、之卦以及变卦这三者之间的关系，完全不了解。他也不知道《易林》这本书是对《易经》64 卦的详尽注释。所以他在研究象数的道路上走入了歧途。附录里的《易林象数》这篇文章，就是针对尚先生对《易林》注释的误解，做出部分澄清。

2.考证派：胡适之先生曾经对《易林》的作者进行过一些考证，还写过《易林断归崔篆的判决书》。文章内容很有争议性。再加上其他学者的考证，让我们如今对于《易林》的作者焦赣以及他所处的时代背景，有了更多的了解。

3.义理派：强调《易林》是对《易经》所做最早、也最全面的注释。它的重要性丝毫不亚于唐朝孔颖达的《周易正义》以及宋朝朱熹的《周易本义》。它的特点如下：

• A. 4096 首诗里，每一首诗都可以细分为本卦、之卦和变卦。这三种卦象对应的诗句，分别针对《易经》里相对应的卦爻做出注释。既可以用《易林》来注释《易经》，同样也能用《易经》来注释《易林》，二者相辅相成，相互配合使得彼此更加出色。

• B. 本卦代表过去式，体现了解卦人的立论观点。之卦是现在式，对应着当下的人、事、时、地、物。变卦是未来式，是对未来事物发展的判断。这种自然法的三段式论述方法，虽然隐藏不明显，但和如今实证法的三段式论述方法极为相似。有着非常坚实的逻辑推理和科学论证，可信度极高

4.筮法派：很多学者误以为《易林》值日法是焦赣所创造的筮法，实际上并非如此。《易林》值日法极有可能是奇门遁甲日盘的辅助演算法。作者焦赣并没有单独创造出新的筮法，他所用的筮法很可能仍然是沿用《周易系辞》以及《左传》里的大衍筮法。而他的徒弟京房所创造的金钱筮法，青出于蓝而胜于蓝，一直沿用至今。大衍筮法最为古老，金钱筮法次之，宋朝邵雍的梅花筮法出现得最晚。这三种筮法并称为三大筮法，至今仍然可以相互交替使用。焦赣的《易林》值日法中，让四正卦里的震卦对应春分，离卦对应夏至，兑卦对应秋分，坎卦对应冬至。除了这四正卦之外，另外 60 卦共有 360 爻，每一爻对应一天，共 360 天。西汉初期奇门遁甲非常盛行，张良总结了其中的要点。但对于一般人来说，奇门遁甲的演算非常复杂，所以焦赣独创了《易林》值日法，作为奇门遁甲日盘的辅助演算方法。

5.齐诗派：《易林》的 4096 首诗都是四言诗，起源于《诗经》。对《诗经》的研究可以分为三大门派，分别是韩诗派、鲁诗派和齐诗派。《易林》归属于齐诗派，可以用《易林》来注释《诗经》，也可以用《诗经》来注释《易林》。《易林》分别与《诗经》和《易经》有着非常奇妙的关系。如果用星象来打比方的话，《诗经》是太阳，《易经》是月亮，而《易林》是星星。这三者共同构成了无比壮阔的宇宙星辰景象。

6.智慧派：《易林》的文字字字珍贵，是一本充满智慧的书。《易林》和《圣经旧约》中的《箴言》极为相似，以人的智慧为主，但也涉及到属天、属灵、属神的智慧。《易林》以相对的真理作为坐标，一生二，二生三，三生万物，生生不息。但 “一” 从何而来呢？这就不得不触及无极绝对的真理以及创造宇宙的唯一真神。

7.实用派：在网络上用《易林》来解析并炒作股票的例子屡见不鲜。但具体成效如何，还不得而知。

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1. The School of Image and Numerology: Yilin has been in existence for over two thousand years. However, it was not until Mr. Shang Binghe in the early 20th century that a comprehensive study of the book Yilin was carried out. Mr. Shang attached great importance to image and numerology while neglecting the principles and meanings. He was completely unaware of the relationship among the original hexagram, the changing hexagram, and the transformed hexagram in the verses of Yilin. He also didn't know that Yilin is a detailed annotation of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes. Therefore, he went astray in the study of image and numerology. The article "Image and Numerology in Yilin" in the appendix aims to partially clarify the misunderstandings in Mr. Shang's annotations of Yilin.

2. The School of Textual Research: Mr. Hu Shizhi once conducted some textual research on the author of Yilin and wrote the "Judgment Document on Attributing Yilin to Cui Zhuan". The content is quite controversial. Coupled with the textual research of other scholars, we now have a better understanding of Jiao Gan, the author of Yilin, and the historical background of his time.

3. The School of Principles and Meanings: It emphasizes that Yilin is the earliest and most comprehensive annotation of the Book of Changes. Its importance is by no means less than that of Kong Yingda's "Correct Interpretation of the Zhouyi" in the Tang Dynasty and Zhu Xi's "The Original Meaning of the Zhouyi" in the Song Dynasty. Its characteristics are as follows:

   • A. Each of the 4,096 poems in Yilin can be subdivided into the original hexagram, the changing hexagram, and the transformed hexagram. The verses corresponding to these three hexagrams respectively make annotations for the corresponding hexagram lines in the Book of Changes. Yilin can be used to annotate the Book of Changes, and conversely, the Book of Changes can also be used to annotate Yilin. The two complement each other and bring out the best in each other.

   • B. The original hexagram represents the past tense and reflects the standpoints of those who interpret the hexagrams. The changing hexagram represents the present tense and corresponds to the current people, events, time, place, and things. The transformed hexagram represents the future tense and is a judgment of future events. This three-stage argumentation method of the natural law is implicit but is very similar to the three-stage argumentation method of the current empirical law. It has very solid logical reasoning and scientific demonstration, and its credibility is extremely high.

4. The School of Divination Methods: Many scholars mistakenly think that the Yilin Daily Assignment Method was a divination method created by Jiao Gan. In fact, this is not the case. The Yilin Daily Assignment Method is very likely to be an auxiliary algorithm for the daily plate of the Art of the Magic Gate and the Mysterious Calculation (Qimen Dunjia). The author Jiao Gan did not create a new divination method independently. The divination method he used was most likely still the Dayan Divination Method from the Commentary on the Appended Phrases of the Zhouyi and the Zuo Zhuan. The Coin Divination Method created by his disciple Jing Fang has surpassed the master and is still in use today. The Dayan Divination Method is the oldest, followed by the Coin Divination Method, and the Plum Blossom Divination Method by Shao Yong in the Song Dynasty is the latest. These three divination methods are collectively known as the three major divination methods and can still be used interchangeably today. In Jiao Gan's Yilin Daily Assignment Method, the Zhen hexagram among the four main hexagrams corresponds to the Spring Equinox, the Li hexagram corresponds to the Summer Solstice, the Dui hexagram corresponds to the Autumn Equinox, and the Kan hexagram corresponds to the Winter Solstice. In addition to the four main hexagrams, the other 60 hexagrams have a total of 360 lines, and each line corresponds to one day, totaling 360 days. The Art of the Magic Gate and the Mysterious Calculation was very popular in the early Western Han Dynasty, and Zhang Liang summarized its essence. However, for ordinary people, the calculation of the Art of the Magic Gate and the Mysterious Calculation is very complicated. Therefore, Jiao Gan uniquely created the Yilin Daily Assignment Method as an auxiliary calculation method for the daily plate of the Art of the Magic Gate and the Mysterious Calculation.

5. The School of Qi Poetry: The 4,096 poems in Yilin are all four-character poems, originating from the Book of Songs. The research on the Book of Songs can be divided into three major schools, namely the School of Han Poetry, the School of Lu Poetry, and the School of Qi Poetry. Yilin belongs to the School of Qi Poetry. Yilin can be used to annotate the Book of Songs, and the Book of Songs can also be used to annotate Yilin. Yilin has a very wonderful relationship with both the Book of Songs and the Book of Changes. If we use celestial phenomena as a metaphor, the Book of Songs is the sun, the Book of Changes is the moon, and Yilin is the stars. These three together form a magnificent universe of stars.

6. The School of Wisdom: Every word in Yilin is precious, and it is a book full of wisdom. Yilin is very similar to the Book of Proverbs in the Old Testament of the Bible. It mainly focuses on human wisdom, but also involves celestial, spiritual, and divine wisdom. Yilin takes relative truth as the coordinate. One begets two, two beget three, and three beget all things, generating continuously. But where does the "one" come from? It is inevitable to touch on the absolute truth of the 无极 (Wuji, the ultimate of non-being) and the one true God who created the universe.

7. The School of Practical Application: There are numerous examples of using Yilin to analyze and speculate on stocks on the Internet. However, it is still unknown what the specific effects are.

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