hilary
March 15th, 2008, 08:43 PM
As I devoutly hope you know (as I've really messed up on the publicity if you don't), I'm running an I Ching class starting on April 2nd - and with the 'early bird' deadline for reduced price tickets on next Wednesday, March 19th. If you're interested, there are lots of details here (http://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/learn/class/). If you're not, there are plenty of interesting threads in the other forums ;)
Questions people have emailed me so far:
Can I attend from the USA? Yes. Or from anywhere at all with a phone line. Won't there be international call charges? Not if you're in the USA, no. I'll be using a US-based conference service.
Actually, you needn't pay international call charges from anywhere. When I use this same service for a weekly call, I dial in with Skypeout. Very cheap, and quality just as good as a phone. I have some years' experience with the Yi. Will this be too basic for me? Hmm... possibly... in the sense that we are starting with the interpretive fundamentals of finding a question, connecting the two hexagrams, dealing with multiple moving lines, and so on. If you already have a working relationship with Yi that you're perfectly happy with, and no great desire to add to it in any way, then this is not the place for you.
On the other hand, the people who've signed up so far are all quite knowledgeable. And speaking for myself, I've found that there's always a great deal to be learned from revisiting the fundamentals - I'm certainly learning a lot even as I write the handouts and reference material for each call. I expect to learn a whole lot more from the discussion, from the group's shared readings, and from the group 'thought experiments' and individual assignments.
Also, though we start with basic building blocks, we'll be building up to some more unusual interpretive tools and ideas that could well be new to you. Will this be too advanced for me? Not unless you don't know what a hexagram is. And even if you're unclear on the basic mechanics of the thing, you can still right-click here and download the beginners' course (http://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/members/free_I_Ching_course.pdf) to get up to speed before we start. Drop me a note if you have questions (of course). I can't make it to all the calls. Will there be a recording, and should I still sign up? Yes, there will be recordings of each call - mp3 files you can download and listen to where and when is convenient for you. There's also a pdf handout for each call, and forum discussions where you can communicate with the group. So you won't miss any information if you miss a call, and you won't be 'left out' either.
But since the calls are a place to ask questions, participate, explore ideas and get your share of the group's attention for your reading... they are valuable, and you wouldn't get the full value just by listening to the recording. So if you're likely to miss a lot of them, the I Ching course, which works with individual tuition by email and isn't time-sensitive, is probably a better option. Are there still places available on Wednesday/ Sunday? Yes to both, at the time of writing.
More questions? Please ask away.
Questions people have emailed me so far:
Can I attend from the USA? Yes. Or from anywhere at all with a phone line. Won't there be international call charges? Not if you're in the USA, no. I'll be using a US-based conference service.
Actually, you needn't pay international call charges from anywhere. When I use this same service for a weekly call, I dial in with Skypeout. Very cheap, and quality just as good as a phone. I have some years' experience with the Yi. Will this be too basic for me? Hmm... possibly... in the sense that we are starting with the interpretive fundamentals of finding a question, connecting the two hexagrams, dealing with multiple moving lines, and so on. If you already have a working relationship with Yi that you're perfectly happy with, and no great desire to add to it in any way, then this is not the place for you.
On the other hand, the people who've signed up so far are all quite knowledgeable. And speaking for myself, I've found that there's always a great deal to be learned from revisiting the fundamentals - I'm certainly learning a lot even as I write the handouts and reference material for each call. I expect to learn a whole lot more from the discussion, from the group's shared readings, and from the group 'thought experiments' and individual assignments.
Also, though we start with basic building blocks, we'll be building up to some more unusual interpretive tools and ideas that could well be new to you. Will this be too advanced for me? Not unless you don't know what a hexagram is. And even if you're unclear on the basic mechanics of the thing, you can still right-click here and download the beginners' course (http://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/members/free_I_Ching_course.pdf) to get up to speed before we start. Drop me a note if you have questions (of course). I can't make it to all the calls. Will there be a recording, and should I still sign up? Yes, there will be recordings of each call - mp3 files you can download and listen to where and when is convenient for you. There's also a pdf handout for each call, and forum discussions where you can communicate with the group. So you won't miss any information if you miss a call, and you won't be 'left out' either.
But since the calls are a place to ask questions, participate, explore ideas and get your share of the group's attention for your reading... they are valuable, and you wouldn't get the full value just by listening to the recording. So if you're likely to miss a lot of them, the I Ching course, which works with individual tuition by email and isn't time-sensitive, is probably a better option. Are there still places available on Wednesday/ Sunday? Yes to both, at the time of writing.
More questions? Please ask away.