Translation or interpretation?
Nelson commented on the ‘Kinder I Ching’ page: “Aren’t you all confusing various ‘interpretations’ with a ‘translation’?”
Well – yes, we are. But then they are already inextricably confused.
cwi
Repeated questions rant
Yes, occasionally there are good reasons for asking Yi the same question again.
But here is what usually happens with repeated questions:
ICC: Light on the Dark Bird
ICC: Light on the Dark Bird Freeman Crouch, he of the remarkable Chameleon Book, has revived this topic. Light is being cast on the character and the trials of Jizi.
A kinder I Ching?
An email from Quinn in New Zealand, about I Ching translations:
“I have been throwing the I-ching for years, My father taught me how, and I have to say I nearly drove myself crazy.
It’s almost unintelligible, sometimes I get the sense that by the time you understood it in… Read more »A kinder I Ching?
Hexagram 38, line 1 and Sai Weng
There is an old Chinese story – I haven’t been able to find out for sure where it comes from or how old it really is (anyone?) – known as Sai Weng shi ma: the old man of the border loses his horse. You probably know it…
Hexagram 15 and Josh Hinds?
Has Josh Hinds, motivational writer, ever heard of the Yijing? Maybe, who knows. But this article of his on integrity sounds eerily reminiscent of Hexagram 15. What caught my eye is the title: ‘Hold Tight to your Integrity’. The name of Hexagram 15 is based on a character for ‘uniting’… Read more »Hexagram 15 and Josh Hinds?
I Ching and business
An email that arrived the other day…
“Hi
I was recently introduced to the IChing by some good friends and I am very pleased with its content and outlook on life.
Bearing in mind that the IChing constantly mentions the ‘collective ego’ as the main obstacle to the true self… Read more »I Ching and business