Hilary Barrett, I Ching

An email from Willie gave me pause for thought: “Hi there Hilary, Willie here from sunny South Africa. I so enjoy your work, I hardly ever participate, but I enjoy the read. I feel like most of your subscibers are reasonably advanced. There might be a few of us who would enjoy a brief introduction [...]

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My first response when Mark kindly sent me a review copy of I Ching for Beginners was, sadly, a rant. In turning the oracle into a version for beginners, he’s denuded it of imagery, and I really don’t think that’s the best idea. In fact, reading in more detail, I find the occasional image creeps [...]

I just received this email: “Hi there we´re currently making a TV documentary about Tai Chi – and as part of the programme we urgently need to get hold of some I-Ching hexagrams (trigrams?) for: heaven, earth, water, fire etc… If you might be able to supply these – or know someone who can – [...]

John Burke wrote in a blog comment: Recently I made this inquiry: “How should one balance divining reality with creating reality?” I received 22 changing to 24. Any thoughts? I thought the I Ching Community was the best place to look for good thoughts, and started a thread. And sure enough… I Ching Community Discussion [...]

Just found another online I Ching translation. I haven’t looked at it in any detail, but it seems quite plain and straightforward. The unusual part is that the junzi has become the exceptional human, and personal pronouns have all turned into ‘hu’. I Ching The Book of Changes – 2

I Ching Community: Changing Lines Very, very good question from Rosalie: “What does it mean when a line changes?” And good answers, too.