For centuries, the Ling Ch'i Ching has been a popular source of wisdom and an oracle of fortune telling. The ritual for consultation involves throwing 12 disks that are said to be imbued with power. The disk would be arranged in rows yielding one of 125 possible trigrams. In the text, each trigram is represented by a core oracle describing a situation, problem, or event and its internal dynamic. Calligraphy throughout.
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The Ling Ch'i Ching offers interpretations of patterns that result when 12 discs, each having one of three Chinese characters, are tossed. The discs are then arranged in three rows of four representing heaven, humankind, and Earth. Depending on which characters are visible and their position, an interpretation is offered as guidance for life decisions. The book's introduction explains in detail how the discs are interpreted, and the following 125 chapters give an oracle, verse, and commentaries for all possible patterns. For those who believe in the inherent power of such discs, the book offers a manual of interpretive guidance, though the translators offer strong cautions about such a use. For those who don't believe, the book is still recommended because it is an interesting and highly readable work in the Chinese divination tradition and will offer something in addition to the I Ching.
David Bourquin, California State Univ., San Bernardino
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
David Bourquin, California State Univ., San Bernardino
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Chinese
Original Language: Chinese
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This is the Spirit Token Oracle. As such, it's somewhat different from the I Ching and the "judgments" have a different flavor. To use it you're going to need 16 tokens for the Chinese Chess pieces used to consult the oracle. To construct a single judgment, all 16 tokens are shaken and then tossed onto a surface. Four of the tokens are marked TOP, four marked MIDDLE and four marked BOTTOM. The Constructed firgure depends on how many of each type of marker fall upright. The author does a wonderful job of including several standard Chinese experts for each judgment as well as his own translation of the meaning at the end. For those who depend on the moving lines of the I Ching, the Ling Ch'i Ching does not include moving lines. Nevertheless, the Ling Ch'i Ching is an accurate oracle.
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yin dwells, yang dwells, affairs divined, youthful yin, querent obtains, flourishing yang, yin occupying, yin flourishing, dred affairs, yang occupies, single yang, solitary yang, youthful yang, mature yang, yin dwelling, mature yin, yang gain, official entanglements, accumulated yin, unnatural oddities, yin occupies, great auspiciousness, yang dwelling, yin lie, ill will recover Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Tao of Man, Tao of Earth, Ling Ch'i Ching, Mount T'ai, Wang Sun, Jade Woman, The Tao of Heaven, Great Unification, Assistance of Heaven, Coarse Harmonization, T'ai Kung, Tao of Pleasure, Expelling Evil, Emperor Shun, Pien Ch'üeh, Ordering Turbulence, Great Penetration, Implementing Orders, Three Yang, Yang Lie, Pure Yang Browse Sample Pages:
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yin dwells, yang dwells, affairs divined, youthful yin, querent obtains, flourishing yang, yin occupying, yin flourishing, dred affairs, yang occupies, single yang, solitary yang, youthful yang, mature yang, yin dwelling, mature yin, yang gain, official entanglements, accumulated yin, unnatural oddities, yin occupies, great auspiciousness, yang dwelling, yin lie, ill will recover Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Tao of Man, Tao of Earth, Ling Ch'i Ching, Mount T'ai, Wang Sun, Jade Woman, The Tao of Heaven, Great Unification, Assistance of Heaven, Coarse Harmonization, T'ai Kung, Tao of Pleasure, Expelling Evil, Emperor Shun, Pien Ch'üeh, Ordering Turbulence, Great Penetration, Implementing Orders, Three Yang, Yang Lie, Pure Yang Browse Sample Pages:
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