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Are there interpretative methods, though, that rely on the ordering or on the pairs? It feels like a big gap, otherwise.
I don't know how the order of the hexagrams is used in the oracular interpretation, and I very much like to know. But if the order of the hexagrams does not play any role in the oracular interpretation of the hexagrams it's no use to try to understand the order from the oracular use of the I Ching.
@ Trojina
Clearly you think it's all a matter of opinion. But why harden your own relativism into a form of fundamentalism? I'm an old school guy, and I believe in facts, proofs, arguments, truths etc. To me there has to be a fact of the matter and the King Wen sequence either has of has not been deliberately constructed as it is. And that is the perspective that makes this topic interesting to me. If you don't share my way of looking at things it's all right with me, that just means my post won't generally be of any use to you. Just as your posts generally aren't of any use to me. And that's OK.
I don't know how the order of the hexagrams is used in the oracular interpretation, and I very much like to know. But if the order of the hexagrams does not play any role in the oracular interpretation of the hexagrams it's no use to try to understand the order from the oracular use of the I Ching.
To me there has to be a fact of the matter and the King Wen sequence either has of has not been deliberately constructed as it is.
I'm starting a new thread on the hexagram sequence (aka King Wen order or received order).
I'd like to hear people's ideas about why the hexagram order exists, in the first place. And why do the pairs exist? Does anyone make use of the paired hexagrams in divination/interpretation?
Ideas?
Clearly you think it's all a matter of opinion. But why harden your own relativism into a form of fundamentalism?
I don't know how the order of the hexagrams is used in the oracular interpretation, and I very much like to know.
But why harden your own relativism into a form of fundamentalism?
I don't know how the order of the hexagrams is used in the oracular interpretation, and I very much like to know.
hi Leerling,
You've come to a community of people quite familiar and skilled in the use of Yi as Oracle. (they could probably tell you what you did yesterday evening, but let's not go there.) These people hold this and the moral guidance as the heart of the Yi and naturally see what you are very interested in as quite peripheral and non essential to Yi study. You seem as strange and alien to them, as they seem strange and alien to you.
That being said, there is no need for arguments or hostilities from anyone.
If Leerling enjoys his study, let him enjoy it.
I don't know how the order of the hexagrams is used in the oracular interpretation, and I very much like to know.
I'm starting a new thread on the hexagram sequence (aka King Wen order or received order).
I'd like to hear people's ideas about why the hexagram order exists, in the first place. And why do the pairs exist? Does anyone make use of the paired hexagrams in divination/interpretation?
Ideas?
Clarity,
Office 17622,
PO Box 6945,
London.
W1A 6US
United Kingdom
Phone/ Voicemail:
+44 (0)20 3287 3053 (UK)
+1 (561) 459-4758 (US).