Daoism on winter
Here’s a lovely article by Michelle Wood on Hexagram 24 and Winter Solstice – capturing the quality of the time.
I Ching
Original I Ching
Dan Stackhouse’s ‘Original I Ching’ is back! Here you can browse early forms of the hexagram names, learn to build an ‘I Ching mandala’, and read some very interesting characterisations of the trigrams – xun as ‘memory’, for instance. Dan’s comments on each hexagram are worth reading. They’re short, semi-poetic,… Read more »Original I Ching
Yi makes a difference
About a month ago, I turned to Yi in complete frustration. I’d been listening to podcasts from Steve and Erin Pavlina, both talking about how enthusiastically they leapt out of bed in the early morning, eager to get to their work, because they knew their purpose in life. And I… Read more »Yi makes a difference
More I Ching commentary
It’s amazing what a search or two can turn up. The ‘China Adoption Blog’ turns out to have an I Ching section, where Grant is working his way through steadily with commentary on each hexagram. He’s just reached Hexagram 22, but you can click through to the I Ching category… Read more »More I Ching commentary
ICC: How to read for other people?
Here’s a thought-provoking thread: How to read for other people? Do you start out with a plan in mind? What order do you present things in? How much do you explain the technical stuff? And other questions, and discussion of wuwei, and more.
Defending against distress
Often, a weekly reading will give me a general idea of something to pay attention to, and then something will come up during the week that gives me a much clearer and more specific idea of what to do. And of course, that ‘something’ that comes up stands out as… Read more »Defending against distress
Hexagram 42 and thanks
Happy Thanksgiving! – and thank you for being here. What could be a hexagram for the day? How about 42 – Blessing, Increase? Here’s the vessel overflowing with good things (or maybe with good things pouring in) – “My cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all… Read more »Hexagram 42 and thanks