Carol Anthony's latest book

[hilary]

Over at http://www.ichingoracle.com/, Carol Anthony's new book, 'I Ching, the Oracle of the Cosmic Way', is available to pre-order (with a modest offer of reduced postage). There's also a sample from the book , Hexagram 3, which I think must give a very clear flavour of the whole.

Any comments?

[dharma]

An excellent suggestion Hilary. A book I am likely to add to my small personal library. The sample chapter offered clearly follows my belief system to a T.

I especially liked the two following paragraphs which reflect the main points I have been trying to make over the months here at Clarity but especially on the "Playing Small..." page.

1. Another misunderstanding that occurs at the beginning comes from thinking in terms of changes rather than transformations. The Sage makes us aware that harmony with the Cosmos is not to be achieved through making superficial changes, such as changing one's mind, habits, or attitudes. True change is impossible so long as a person retains the false program introjected into his psyche during childhood. Transformations occur on the base level of consciousness when he deprograms the false phrases and images of this program. A true new beginning requires that he examine and rid himself, with the help of the retrospective-three-coin method (see Appendix), of the false basic premises that underlie all belief systems he has accepted into his psyche, whether consciously or unconsciously. He needs to add nothing. What is uncovered through this effort is his true self that is in harmony with the Cosmos. This is the effort that leads to transformation by engaging the Helpers of the invisible world. This is also the meaning indicated by Lao Tzu when he described freeing the true self as "daily diminishing [aspects of the ego]".

2. The belief that a person's animal nature is inferior and that to become free of it, he needs to develop his spiritual nature. This idea divides a person's wholeness into parts that are considered antagonistic. A person's true nature is inextricably connected with his body, which is the vehicle for receiving chi energy (life force) from the Cosmos. Disdain of the body blocks the nourishing and healing chi and thus creates susceptibility to illness. Such a person needs the help of the Sage to free his animal nature from this spell/slander.

Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

Dharma