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I Ching

Quite strange I Ching art

Here are various hexagrams represented in – I quote – “C-print, fluorescent tubes, plexiglass, aluminum”. Right.

Release from the foxes

Hexagram 40 is Release: untying knots, removing artificial restraints and compulsions, and restoring complete, natural freedom of movement. Its moving lines talk about different kinds of captivity and release: simple ‘mistake’ at the first line, the release of a firm grip at the fourth, release from a looming, ominous presence… Read more »Release from the foxes

Tao Te Ching mp3 free download

Learnoutloud.com have a free audio download of the month, and currently this is Legge’s 1891 (or was it 1887?) translation of the Tao Te Ching. You have to sign up for a free membership to download it, but that’s all – no obligation to receive emails.

Advantage in the Southwest

Not for the first time, someone’s written to ask me what it means that there’s ‘advantage in the southwest’ for her. So here’s a summary of one thing it means, at least – ‘The southwest’ in Yijing-language doesn’t usually mean literally the southwest. There can be the occasional exception, of… Read more »Advantage in the Southwest

‘Way of Heaven’ has a new address

One of the most popular links I ever posted was Eric Sewert’s ‘Way of Heaven’ site for calculating birth hexagrams. If you’re one of the people who emailed me to ask where it had gone – it’s moved to www.Hall-Of-Man.com.

Well, there’s synchronicity for you

I posted about hexagram 15, especially line 3. I hadn’t even noticed that Stephen Karcher had posted a reading of his own with the exact same hexagram and line. These grey hamsters get everywhere. There’s also a discussion about Stephen’s reading at the Great Vessel forum.