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The I Ching
is, together
with the Bible,
the world’s
oldest book in
continuous use.
For three
thousand years,
Chinese turned
to it for advice
on important
decisions, as
well as wisdom
and moral
guidance. Even
Mao Zedong was
said to have
consulted it,
despite his
public rejection
of traditional
Chinese
philosophy. In
the sixties,
with readable
new
translations,
the Changes
became a Western
classic as well.
A book that
could appeal to
both a dictator
and
do-your-own-thing
hippies of the
counterculture
is certainly
worth knowing
about.
This interactive
lecture program,
illustrated with
pictures and
diagrams, will
demonstrate how
an ancient
classic, filled
with obscure
phrases such as,
“favorable to
cross the great
water,” or “Six
at the top
means: He gets
his head in the
water,” can both
provide a
picture of life
at the dawn of
humanity and be
applied to life
situations in
the twenty-first
century.
The program will
conclude with
demonstrations
of actual
consultation of
the I Ching,
using both the
ancient stick
method and
faster ones
suited to the
pace of modern
life.
(Quotation from
Wilhelm/Baynes
248)
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