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Yijing Workshop New York (October 13th, 2019)
If you study the Yijing (I Ching), the Chinese Book of Changes and one or more of the following statements applies to you then this Yijing Workshop is for you: When I consult the Yijing I often find...
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The 900-800BC hexagram 50 dagger-axe
In 2005 Dong Shan 董珊 from the University of Beijing came across a dagger-axe that was held in a private collection. The axe, dated around 900-800 BC, contains an inscription:...
View ArticleWorkshop San Diego March 2020: Heaven and Humankind Are One: Learn the Magic...
Heaven and Humankind Are One: Using the I Ching to Enhance Your Practice and Personal Life “If you wish to be a great doctor you should be well-versed in I Ching.” –Sun Simiao (581-682) Welcome to the...
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Online Workshop ‘The Power of the Hexagrams’
(Click on the picture to hear the text in a video) The Yijing, the Chinese Book of Changes, is a book of divination that is used by thousands of people all over the world. For more than twenty-five...
View ArticleHexagram 10, line 1
素履往无咎 Su 素: in early texts almost exclusively used as a descriptive adjective: ‘unadorned, plain, not processed or modified’. This also means that what follows it is a noun, an object. We already see...
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Extra Online Workshop ‘The Power of the Hexagrams’: start June 2020
(Click on the picture to hear the text in a video) The Yijing, the Chinese Book of Changes, is a book of divination that is used by thousands of people all over the world. For more than twenty-five...
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Online workshop The Mystery of the Text: Understanding the Words of the Book...
Many users of the Yijing struggle with the text of the oracle: how can you read it in such a way that it always gives a meaningful and relevant answer to the question or situation that you address to...
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Online Workshop ‘The Power of the Hexagrams’: start September 2020
(Click on the picture to hear the text in a video) The Yijing, the Chinese Book of Changes, is a book of divination that is used by thousands of people all over the world. For more than twenty-five...
View ArticleCrossing the great river
In this video we are going to look at the phrase she da chuan 涉大川, ‘cross the great river’ and the early usage of the keywords from this phrase.
View Article‘The Power of the Hexagrams’ course coming up!
In September I’ll start another The Power of the Hexagrams Course! If you agree with one or more of the following statements, then this workshop is for you: – I always find it difficult to...
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Etymology of Chinese characters, meaning and sound components
Me and Lotti a few years ago. Don’t worry, we are still good friends. In my The Mystery of the Text online course I talk about the etymology of Chinese characters, and how the majority of the Chinese...
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Online Workshop ‘The Power of the Hexagrams’: start January 2021
(Click on the picture to hear the text in a video) The Yijing, the Chinese Book of Changes, is a book of divination that is used by thousands of people all over the world. For more than twenty-five...
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Online workshop Heluo Lishu: Life Hexagrams from the Book of Change
The Yijing, the Chinese Book of Change, started as a divination system, and this is how most readers of the book still use it. Hexagrams and their components, along with the text that accompanies them,...
View ArticleEtymology of Chinese characters, meaning and sound components (2)
Lotti replied to my article, and added a message from Hilary as well. I’ll address both Lotti’s reply and Hilary’s message in this video. I choose to reply by video because that is currently easier for...
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