As they say, "no good deed goes unpunished"... Last night I sent Ricardo a message telling him of my "deed" (something he had no clue I was doing, BTW...), before publishing the translations. He was in fact very grateful and proposed me exactly that: "Would you please translate the whole book for me?" 
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Dear all,
At last, here is something I promised a long time ago but seemed to find no time to dedicate to it and finish. The problem was compounded when some of the concepts discussed in Part 2, Section 10, "Times," needed a background explanation. Said background is found, in part, in Part 1, Sections 15-31. (Pay attention, for example, at the part where a proper structure for questioning the oracle is presented.) That added quite a bit to the translation. I have also opted to keep both files separate with links to each other.
Many of you have asked for a practical way to "time" your Yijing consultations, without obtaining a PhD in Math. Well, here it is. This is the system used by our friend Jesed every time he tried to help someone in the Shredded Readings section, before he got tired of all the useless bickering (including random threats of witchery, that are forever part of the "Clarity Annals"...
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Mr. Andreé's "Tratado I Ching, El Canon de las Mutaciones: El Séptimo Tiempo," is, In my opinion, one of the best --and open--, kept secrets in Yixue. The way the work is presented, and depending on their religious bent, is either very appealing to some students or easily dismissed off-hand, due in part to the somewhat dogmatic way it is presented. Mr. Andreé, whom was born in Chile, had a career as a journalist in Europe for many years, is a professor of "Comparative Religions," a writer and poet, has had a few decades of Yijing study and practice. Even though I believe he's got good command of a couple of other languages, all his work is written in his native Spanish.
I've always had mix feelings about Mr. Andreé. Much in the same way that Carol Anthony has presented her work as expanding explanations and meditations upon the Wilhelm translation, Mr. Andreé has also taken Wilhelm, whom he values above any other translation, and "expanded" the work. A good quarter of the book is about explanations and meditations like the ones shared here in translation (a very small portion of them, to be sure). The rest of the "I Ching Treatise" is dedicated to the 64 Hexagrams and their explanations. He's got many interesting hexagram interactions, such as "Ambushed Hexagrams," which tend to take over the "time" indicated by a resulting hexagram, etc. However, when I speak about my "mixed feelings" they are mainly due to my own rebellious self which have always shunned those that call themselves "Masters" and have "following disciples." He also considers himself a priest and his teachings are a mix of Christianity and Yijing focused philosophy. His prose is filled with allusions to "Saints and Sages," for example, though no Christian saints are mentioned. At the beginning, I almost disregarded his work, mostly on the account of some of his "disciples," a few of whom, other than Jesed, have crossed through the halls of Clarity in the past. (If there is something I dislike more than self-appointed masters, are the zealots that follow them without a clear understanding of what the teachings are about...). Over the years, however, and by following his work, dedication to his causes and his predictions, I have come to understand that the scale tips, heavily, on the positive side. And no, I don't subscribe to his philosophical mixture. I do respect it though, as the path he has chosen to walk and teach to others. His work is, indeed, unique.
Regarding his predictions, well, he's on record of making very accurate ones related to Chilean and world affairs as well as natural disasters such as the ones that struck Chile in the last few years. The timing method described in my translations is quite useful and accurate. For those interested, there are many examples here in Clarity of the method being used by Jesed. He has always applied the method to a dot and got mostly shooed away by wispy fortune-telling "intuition."
The "I Ching Treatise" isn't a "little book"... Below are a few pictures I took this morning (that's a 26in monitor behind it). It measures 11x8.5, has some 600 pages and is hand-sewn to boot! About the size of a phone book... Oh, and it comes with its own hand-crafted yellow cloth bag for storage.
A couple of disclaimers:
1. I hope you'll excuse the quality of the translation itself. I've tried my best to translate some of those philosophical concepts from the Spanish but, as you can imagine, it isn't an easy task (the reason I try to understand them, when exposed, in their own language). While I've tried hard to be true to the original, there are some terms used that do not translate well into English. I'm certain it needs some heavy editing but I've no much time for that. My apologies. However, the message is there, and a promise is a promise, albeit slow in coming.
2. I will not entertain arguing with anybody about the validity of the method or Mr. Andreé as its messenger. You either like it and use it, at your own risk, or you don't. Simple as that. I have my own opinions and experiences but I fly no flags for anybody.
Sorry for the long wind. This isn't even an introduction to Mr. Andreé's work but something was needed as a background. Without further ado, here are the links:
I hope you'll enjoy them and, indeed, find them useful in your consultations.
Cheers,
At last, here is something I promised a long time ago but seemed to find no time to dedicate to it and finish. The problem was compounded when some of the concepts discussed in Part 2, Section 10, "Times," needed a background explanation. Said background is found, in part, in Part 1, Sections 15-31. (Pay attention, for example, at the part where a proper structure for questioning the oracle is presented.) That added quite a bit to the translation. I have also opted to keep both files separate with links to each other.
Many of you have asked for a practical way to "time" your Yijing consultations, without obtaining a PhD in Math. Well, here it is. This is the system used by our friend Jesed every time he tried to help someone in the Shredded Readings section, before he got tired of all the useless bickering (including random threats of witchery, that are forever part of the "Clarity Annals"...
)Mr. Andreé's "Tratado I Ching, El Canon de las Mutaciones: El Séptimo Tiempo," is, In my opinion, one of the best --and open--, kept secrets in Yixue. The way the work is presented, and depending on their religious bent, is either very appealing to some students or easily dismissed off-hand, due in part to the somewhat dogmatic way it is presented. Mr. Andreé, whom was born in Chile, had a career as a journalist in Europe for many years, is a professor of "Comparative Religions," a writer and poet, has had a few decades of Yijing study and practice. Even though I believe he's got good command of a couple of other languages, all his work is written in his native Spanish.
I've always had mix feelings about Mr. Andreé. Much in the same way that Carol Anthony has presented her work as expanding explanations and meditations upon the Wilhelm translation, Mr. Andreé has also taken Wilhelm, whom he values above any other translation, and "expanded" the work. A good quarter of the book is about explanations and meditations like the ones shared here in translation (a very small portion of them, to be sure). The rest of the "I Ching Treatise" is dedicated to the 64 Hexagrams and their explanations. He's got many interesting hexagram interactions, such as "Ambushed Hexagrams," which tend to take over the "time" indicated by a resulting hexagram, etc. However, when I speak about my "mixed feelings" they are mainly due to my own rebellious self which have always shunned those that call themselves "Masters" and have "following disciples." He also considers himself a priest and his teachings are a mix of Christianity and Yijing focused philosophy. His prose is filled with allusions to "Saints and Sages," for example, though no Christian saints are mentioned. At the beginning, I almost disregarded his work, mostly on the account of some of his "disciples," a few of whom, other than Jesed, have crossed through the halls of Clarity in the past. (If there is something I dislike more than self-appointed masters, are the zealots that follow them without a clear understanding of what the teachings are about...). Over the years, however, and by following his work, dedication to his causes and his predictions, I have come to understand that the scale tips, heavily, on the positive side. And no, I don't subscribe to his philosophical mixture. I do respect it though, as the path he has chosen to walk and teach to others. His work is, indeed, unique.
Regarding his predictions, well, he's on record of making very accurate ones related to Chilean and world affairs as well as natural disasters such as the ones that struck Chile in the last few years. The timing method described in my translations is quite useful and accurate. For those interested, there are many examples here in Clarity of the method being used by Jesed. He has always applied the method to a dot and got mostly shooed away by wispy fortune-telling "intuition."
The "I Ching Treatise" isn't a "little book"... Below are a few pictures I took this morning (that's a 26in monitor behind it). It measures 11x8.5, has some 600 pages and is hand-sewn to boot! About the size of a phone book... Oh, and it comes with its own hand-crafted yellow cloth bag for storage.
A couple of disclaimers:
1. I hope you'll excuse the quality of the translation itself. I've tried my best to translate some of those philosophical concepts from the Spanish but, as you can imagine, it isn't an easy task (the reason I try to understand them, when exposed, in their own language). While I've tried hard to be true to the original, there are some terms used that do not translate well into English. I'm certain it needs some heavy editing but I've no much time for that. My apologies. However, the message is there, and a promise is a promise, albeit slow in coming.
2. I will not entertain arguing with anybody about the validity of the method or Mr. Andreé as its messenger. You either like it and use it, at your own risk, or you don't. Simple as that. I have my own opinions and experiences but I fly no flags for anybody.
Sorry for the long wind. This isn't even an introduction to Mr. Andreé's work but something was needed as a background. Without further ado, here are the links:
I hope you'll enjoy them and, indeed, find them useful in your consultations.
Cheers,
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