Tao of Chaos: Merging East and West [Paperback]

Katya Walter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1996

This exciting study explores similarities between China's I Ching and the genetic code and concludes that the same structure found in DNA also exists in this ancient book of wisdom, as well as in spiders webs, sunflowers, and antique Indian rugs. This, Walter maintains, is evidence that a Master Plan exists in which the Divine is the all-encompassing pattern present in all life. Illustrations. Charts.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The I Ching and genetic code have striking similarities. Walter explores their common principle in chaos theory, detailed observations and inspiring ideas. -- Dr. Frank Fiedler, Sinologist and I Ching authority

This reader-friendly book is one of the best interface bookscompares old linear scientific ideas to new nonlinear chaos patterns and the Chinese I Ching. This book is a mind-opener. -- Carol Anthony, author of Guide to the I Ching

fascinatingDr. Katya Walter goes to the sourcenew perspective, even enlightenmentshows biochemical laws and old wisdom are connectedthis carefully crafted work is a treasure trove chock full of jewels. -- Claus Claussen in Neues Denken und Handeln: Esotera --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Katya Walter received an interdisciplinary Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin, and studied at the Jung Institute in Zurich for five years of post-doctoral work. She taught in colleges and universities in the United States and China for sixteen years. She has published in the areas of scientific, social and literary analysis, cosmology, poetry, and short fiction. She has written two books, Tao of Chaos and Dream Mail. Dr. Walter is featured on Oracle of Changes computer disk by Visionary Networks. She currently writes, lectures, does workshops, and sees clients. She may be reached at [e-mail] --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Element Books Ltd (July 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1852308060
• ISBN-13: 978-1852308063
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,199,988 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Creative and stimulating speculations, April 11, 2004

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Benjamin Goertzel (Rockville, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tao of Chaos: Merging East and West (Paperback)

I'm a PhD mathematician with a few publications in "chaos theory" and also some experience researching in other areas Katya touches on in this book, such as molecular biology. While she plays fast and loose with terminology sometimes, I think she also makes a lot of really interesting points. I don't care much for the I Ching, but her analysis of the parallels between the I Ching and DNA are fascinating, and give some insights into the mathematical structure of both the I Ching and DNA. If she were a little more careful in her treatment of science, this could have been a five-star book. But I'll give it four stars for inventiveness and creativity. Unlike most authors writing books at the science-spirituality boundary, she's not just spouting the same old platitudes; she actually has some new things to say, albeit most of them are speculative from the scientific point of view.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book!, January 1, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Tao of Chaos: Merging East and West (Paperback)

Katya Walters discusses some very interesting parallels between Eastern philosophies, art, and modern science. I think this book opened my eyes to how almost everything can be understood as a rhythmic process of polar opposites. It really enabled me to understand the rhythm of things in nature including ouselves as humans. You can read an even better and interesting account of rhythm in nature (including human nature) in The Ever-Transcending Spirit by Toru Sato. Sato's book has taken this idea and applied it to a wider variety of human experiences relating to development, consciousness, and human interaction and interpersonal relationships. Nevertheless, Walters' book is still a very interesting account on the general rhythm of chaos and order and well worth a read!

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Phenominal investigation and application, July 13, 1999

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This review is from: Tao of Chaos: Merging East and West (Paperback)

Anyone who doesn't like this book does not understand it. "The answer is simply as your level of understanding makes possible", Star Trek. As a student of physics and the I Ching I could not believe someone else had been that deep in the well of Chaos and the I ching. I applaud Katya and encourage any deeply inquiring mind to check this one out. Thin threads connect great things.