Yijing Research · Harmen Mesker
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Harmen Mesker
Historical sources · Translation · Research
Nourishing Destiny Academy
Johannes Bloemsma
Practical application · Teaching · Guidance
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Translation Notes · 14 Mar 2018
Hexagram 09, line 4
有孚血去. 惕出. 无咎. It has been more than a year since I wrote my last Translation Note. This has mainly to do with one word: punctuation. The original Chinese text does not…
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Divination and practice · 29 Sep 2014
The oldest source for the coin method
During the last meeting of the Dutch Yijing group there was confusion about the assignment of the numbers 2 (yin) and 3 (yang) to the sides of Chinese coins. Old Chinese coins have four…
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Hexagram 03, line 4 & 5
Line 4 乘馬班如.求婚媾.往吉. 無不利. See also line 2. Carts lingering, Seeking marriage (for tying bonds). Going is auspicious. Nothing disadvantageous. Line 5 屯其膏.小貞吉.大貞凶. Gao 膏: The best; cream; quintessence of something. The 王力古漢語字典 gives as…
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Harmen Mesker
Studying the Yijing since 1982, Harmen works with the history and language of the Zhouyi, early Chinese sources and traditional methods of divination. His research and teaching bring textual study and practical experience together.
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