andreas
April 6th, 2004, 09:37 PM
I have added three new papers to my web site, http://www.yijing.co.uk.
All of these are available through the PAPERS section of the site. The first paper is in the Algebraic subsection, and the second and third
are in the General subsection.
"Flowers and Steps in the Boolean Lattice of Hexagrams" provides a detailed analysis of Karcher's Steps of Change, Secter's Transition
Hexagrams and Change Hexagrams, and Hacker's Hexagram Flowers. It shows how all of these techniques can be understood as special cases
of the Boolean lattice structure of hexagrams. This, in turn, is taken to provide further evidence of the utility of an algebraic approach to the structure of the symbols of the Yi Jing. This paper is currently under submission to "The Journal of Chinese Philosophy".
"The Nature of Divination" - this short paper, submitted to the journal "Counselling in Scotland", looks at the process of divination
and develops a simple theory based on the cosmology of the Yi Jing itself. This theory of process links together the circumstances
generating the question, the person asking the question and the Book of Change and suggests that these three entities stand in the same relationship as the domains of Earth, Man and Heaven.
"Great Polar Fist and the Book of Change" - this paper, which originally appeared in print in Tai Chi Chuan & Internal Arts, the journal of the Tai Chi Union for Great Britain, looks at the connections between the martial art Taijiquan, which is based on the use of yin and yang in the domain of physical movement and self-defence, and the Yi Jing, which explores yin and yang in terms of cosmology and situational analysis. The basic conclusion is that there are connections, but these connections exist at the deep levels
of the two practices, rather than at their superficial levels.
Thanks for your interest
Andreas
All of these are available through the PAPERS section of the site. The first paper is in the Algebraic subsection, and the second and third
are in the General subsection.
"Flowers and Steps in the Boolean Lattice of Hexagrams" provides a detailed analysis of Karcher's Steps of Change, Secter's Transition
Hexagrams and Change Hexagrams, and Hacker's Hexagram Flowers. It shows how all of these techniques can be understood as special cases
of the Boolean lattice structure of hexagrams. This, in turn, is taken to provide further evidence of the utility of an algebraic approach to the structure of the symbols of the Yi Jing. This paper is currently under submission to "The Journal of Chinese Philosophy".
"The Nature of Divination" - this short paper, submitted to the journal "Counselling in Scotland", looks at the process of divination
and develops a simple theory based on the cosmology of the Yi Jing itself. This theory of process links together the circumstances
generating the question, the person asking the question and the Book of Change and suggests that these three entities stand in the same relationship as the domains of Earth, Man and Heaven.
"Great Polar Fist and the Book of Change" - this paper, which originally appeared in print in Tai Chi Chuan & Internal Arts, the journal of the Tai Chi Union for Great Britain, looks at the connections between the martial art Taijiquan, which is based on the use of yin and yang in the domain of physical movement and self-defence, and the Yi Jing, which explores yin and yang in terms of cosmology and situational analysis. The basic conclusion is that there are connections, but these connections exist at the deep levels
of the two practices, rather than at their superficial levels.
Thanks for your interest
Andreas