
The Kuan Yin Oracle
The Voice of the Goddess of Compassion
Stephen Karcher(Author)
Piatkus Books (Publisher)
Published on 3. December 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-7499-4133-8 (ISBN)
Description
Kuan Yin, the Compassionate One or literally 'the one who sees and hears the cries of the world' is the principal goddess in the eastern firmament. She is centuries older than the Christian Virgin Mary, but not unconnected with her in that in most illustrations she holds a rosary, suggesting purification of the cycle of birth and death, and a willow branch, a symbol of Buddhist virtues. Kuan Yin's image can be found wherever there are Chinese or Japanese speaking people in the world - in homes, restaurants, workplaces, small urban temples, Buddhist, Taoist and Shinto shrines - and the ritual of consulting her has brought solace, hope and insight to countless people. It continues to be an integral part of the lives of tens of millions of people throughout the East today. Stephen Karcher's interpretation of this ancient text presents 'The 100 Poems of the Goddess', to be as relevant today as they were 1000 years ago, leading the reader to answers to specific questions about family, professional success, travel, health and love.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
243 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7499-4133-8 (9780749941338)
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Previous edition
Book
07/2003
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Person
Stephen Karcher Ph.D is one of today's most controversial writers and practitioners in the field of Yijing studies, divinations and myth. He is an internationally recognized scholar, translator and initiated diviner, teaching and lecturing on the Yijang and other divination systems in the US, Great Britain, France, Spain, Switzerland and South Africa.