![]() ![]() Connect with ancestors and East Asian cultural heritage through I Ching divination.This text will also present a merger divination method of the Oracle with tarot. Learn various divination methods, from the yarrow stalk method circa 221 BC and the coin toss method from 200 AD to divination with cowrie shells, rice grains, and channeling.Deepen your understanding of the eight trigrams (Ba Gua) and the five alchemical changing phases (Wu Xing), and how to apply the metaphysical correspondences in Taoist magic and ritual. ![]() Integrate numerology and lunisolar astrology with the I Ching in Plum Blossom methods of divination.Learn the two main interpretive approaches, the Image and Number Tradition and the Meaning and Principle Tradition.Follow the development of I Ching scholarship (Yì Xué) and discourse from the Warring States period, the schism between New Text and Old Text schools, esoteric I Ching and the School of Mystery to its journey westward.Contextualize the origins of the I Ching within the framework of Chinese myths, legends, and cultural heroes.With this tome of a reference book, you’ll… The Book of Changes is an artifact that epitomizes both. ![]() The two most important characteristics of the Yellow River civilizations, noted Chinese philosopher Li Zehou 李泽厚, is the clan system and shamanism. The I Ching was first and foremost for prayers to gods and ancestors, through which the spirits answer, a mediator between worlds, revelatory of Heaven’s Will. It’s my translation and annotations of the I Ching with cultural and historical references that honor the shamanic origins of the Oracle. I’m pleased to announce that I Ching, The Oracle: A Practical Guide to the Book of Changes is forthcoming mid-2023 by North Atlantic Books. ![]()
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