I Ching Community : Hexagram 57 ~ What’s it all about?
I Ching Community Discussion Forum: Hex 57 ~ What’s it all about? A good variety of insights into a very elusive hexagram.
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Divination in sub-Saharan Africa
John Pemberton: Divination in sub-Saharan Africa Fascinating reading on a range of ancient, living forms of divination – and clear insights, too, into what divination is all about. This is from the first page: Whatever the form, all divinatory practices reveal the human quest for a larger context of meaning,… Read more »Divination in sub-Saharan Africa
The non-people of Hexagram 12
‘Obstructing it, non-people.
No harvest in noble one’s constancy.
Great goes, small comes.’
The ‘usual’ interpretation of the Judgement of Hexagram 12 is that there are bad people at work, dominating the environment, sabotaging the noble one’s good efforts. And sometimes, indeed, it can mean exactly that – in particular,… Read more »The non-people of Hexagram 12
Easy ways to get into the reviewing habit
So your readings represent a priceless resource, and reviewing them is an extremely good idea. Of course, you’re more likely to get the opportunity to do so if your reading is recorded somewhere you can find it.
Why you might want to review your I Ching readings
It’s not just me: lots of people let me know that they get further with their readings, understand them better, see more clearly, when they look at them for a second time.
Use of the I Ching in the Analytic Setting
Use of the I Ching in the Analytic Setting An intelligent, in-depth article about the uses of the I Ching in Jungian analysis. There are good sections here on areas where the I Ching can help (relationships, depression, major decisions, and psychoanalytic training programmes!), and some clear examples of what… Read more »Use of the I Ching in the Analytic Setting
The banner of qian – from Harmen
Harmen’s gone back to the first character of the Zhouyi and offers the theory that it originally depicted a banner. As always with Harmen, very interesting reading! The banner of ‘qian’ – Harmen’s Dagboek