The Magician's I Ching is a complete workbook for I Ching study, written in a serious but approachable style, for use from the beginner to the very advanced level, and for anyone who is interested in understanding the I Ching in both Theory and Practice. It includes: The complete core Zhou Yi text of the I Ching, in a new version designed for understanding the I Ching's teachings from the viewpoint of the western esoteric tradition, with commentary and a glossary of common terms and symbols of the I Ching. A format intended to be used as a practical divination tool, with easy-to-understand guidance for using the book as a raw beginner, intermediate, or advanced student. An overview of various methods of casting the I Ching, including a brand new method (the Four Staves method) that matches the probabilities of the traditional system while being easier to quickly apply, for the magician-on-the-go. An explanation of the secrets of how the I Ching understands reality and Time. The revelation of how I Ching is more than just a divination tool, but also works as a system of self-transformation; a handbook for performing the Great Work of embodying the Superior Individual. Study guidelines for how to integrate the I Ching into your spiritual or magical practices. Explanations of how the I Ching relates to western esoteric systems like the Qabalah, the western elemental system, and astrology. An overview of the history of the I Ching from Fu Xi to Aleister Crowley. A complete presentation of Shao Yung's "Plum Blossom" system of I Ching numerology, including how to generate an I Ching natal chart.The Magician's I Ching is an invaluable resource to any serious student, providing material for years of practical use.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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Höhe: 226 mm
Breite: 151 mm
Dicke: 25 mm
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978-1-904658-65-8 (9781904658658)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Swami Anand Nisarg has been a practitioner of both western magick and eastern mysticism for over twenty years, and has been studying the I Ching for the same length of time. He is the Guru of a Tantric Mystery School lineage, devoted full-time to teaching on the principles of universal mysticism, and works with a focus on encouraging authentic practice for the experience of Truth, choosing to work closely with a small number of dedicated students rather than seeking to appeal broadly to a popular audience. In his work with the Mystery School he has sought to study and express the common core of Eastern and Western Esoteric symbolism.
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Preface
The Unfolding of the Changes
Note I: If You Are An Absolute Beginner at I Ching
Note II: If You Are A Western Magician
Introduction
Chapter One: The Esoteric Foundations of the I Ching
Tao, Yin, and Yang
The Trigrams
The I Ching, Taoism, and Confucian Thought (or True Will and the Great Work
Transformation Through Symbols (Taoist Study of Nature)
Fu Xi
Confucius: Seeking the Superior Individual (Philosophy of the Will)
Shao Yung
Zhang Shi, Zhu Xi, and the Law of Change
The Map of Time
"The I Ching is Not About You"
Chapter Two: How to Use the I Ching
I Ching Reading Methods
Method I: The "Four Stave" Method
Method II: The "Three Coin" Method
"Method III: The "Six Coin" Method
Method IV: The Intuitive Methods
A Note On Probabilities
How to Read the Hexagrams
A Guide to Common Phrases and Words in I Ching Hexagrams
Reference Table for the Hexagrams
General Notes on Interpreting A Reading
Rule 0: Look At What is Being Said, Don't Look For What You Want to Hear
A Case Study on the Subject-The Fall of the Shang
Further Guidelines
Chapter Three: The Text of the I Ching
Outline
A Note on Notes
The Core Text of the I Ching
Chapter Four: Advanced I Ching Studies
Permutations of the Hexagrams
Overturned Hexagrams and Opposite Hexagrams
Nuclear Hexagrams
Reversed Hexagrams
Directional Theories of the I Ching
Correspondences
I Ching Trigrams and Magical Elements
The Trigrams and Court Cards of the Tarot
The "Double Element" and "Big Element" Hexagrams
Planetary Correspondences
The I Ching and the Qabalistic Tree of Life
Yi-Fa as a Magical Word and Current
Chapter Five: The Shao Yung "Plum Blossom Method" of I Ching Numerology
Fate Trigram
Summary of the Plum Blossom Method Standard Procedure
Appendix I: Setting up a Daily I Ching Practice
Appendix II: Aleister Crowley and the I Ching
Appendix III: References
