Clarity,
Office 17622,
PO Box 6945,
London.
W1A 6US
United Kingdom
Phone/ Voicemail:
+44 (0)20 3287 3053 (UK)
+1 (561) 459-4758 (US).
The compass directions are always mentioned in pairs of two in the Judgements:西 南 得– 東 北 喪 South-West…North-East : Geographical designations are rare in the context of the Yi Ching and most often symbolic or ritualistic (cardinal points). They globally express the opposition between the Zhou who dwelled in the West and the Shang who’s empire and capital was in the East. From the Zhou’s point of view, going forth to the North East, land of their Sovereign, meant an adventurous initiative and a retreat towards the South West, their native land, a prudent drawback of their forces.
Clarity,
Office 17622,
PO Box 6945,
London.
W1A 6US
United Kingdom
Phone/ Voicemail:
+44 (0)20 3287 3053 (UK)
+1 (561) 459-4758 (US).