Hilary Barrett, I Ching

I’ll be away from the computer until 5th October or so. If I have time, I’ll set up some small entries to post here automatically over the coming days. But meanwhile, here is some interesting reading: I CHING PHILOSOPHY: Chinese Laws of Creativity and Wisdom The section on the meanings of line positions, under ‘hexagrams’, [...]

I Ching Community Discussion Forum: Rude awakenings Very interesting thoughts from Auriel on the lines that lead towards Hexagram 23, Stripping Away.

Sixty-Four Human Situations: Artist Interpretations of I Ching Gineen Cooper ~ Peter Stankiewicz October 1st-30th, 2005 Opening Reception: October 1st 6-9 p.m. with musical performances by ‘The Chemical Wedding’ and food by Osaka A.P.E. Gallery, Thornes Marketplace, 150 Main St., Norhampton MA 01060 U.S.A.

The Useless Tree: Friday I Ching: Hurricanes and the Mandate of Heaven Sam Crane has found quite a question to ask this time: “What does this second hurricane suggest for President Bush’s hold on the Mandate of Heaven?” Sam’s understanding of the Mandate is that it “is rooted in how well people are being treated [...]

Images in the Heavens, Patterns on the Earth: The I Ching Photographs by Janet Russek and David Sheinbaum On exhibit in the West Wing of the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, NY from September 30th to November 20th The exhibition is of 64 photos: you can read more about it, and follow a [...]

Email from John: “I was wondering why someone such as the host of ‘Useless Tree’ would ask such large questions as he does. Isn’t it better to ask such questions so as to influence events to promote the general benevolence?” It’s a reasonable question, and I’ll send Sam Crane a link so he can answer [...]

Donna kindly sent me a reminder of Frank Steiner’s I Ching Symphony. There are excerpts from all eight movements (one per trigram) online to listen to. Definitely ‘New Age music’ – one of the reviewers at Amazon recommends it for use at the dentist’s, or for putting children to sleep! Interesting, though.