The Original I Ching : The Eranos I Ching Project Paperback / softback
by Rudolf Ritsema
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Containing a fully updated Introduction, this is the latest "state of the art" version of what is commonly referred to as the Eranos I Ching or Eranos Yijing (the phonetic transcription of the Mandarin Chinese).
Based on over 60 years of research, it represents the most substantial advance in I Ching scholarship since Richard Wilhelm introduced the oracle to the West in the 1920s.
The Eranos I Ching takes a unique approach to the oracle, considering it an exploration of potential synchronicities, rather than assuming that it can foretell the future.
Thus, consulting the I Ching is like evoking a dream about a specific situation, and responsibility for the interpretation rests firmly with the consultant.
The Eranos I Ching adopts an innovative translation technique, based on "core-words" and "fields of meaning", that allows a Western reader to access the multi-faceted nature of the original Chinese text, rather than being bound to the interpretation of a given translator.
Consulting the oracle involves: * Asking a question that is emotionally significant for you - the more specific the better. * Casting a hexagram by dividing and counting a bunch of yarrow stalks or tossing three coins six times. * Reading your hexagram and "rolling the words in your heart", as the Chinese would say.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:864 pages
- Publisher:Watkins Media Limited
- Publication Date:15/02/2015
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- ISBN:9781786781222
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:864 pages
- Publisher:Watkins Media Limited
- Publication Date:15/02/2015
- Category:
- ISBN:9781786781222