Yijing Research · Harmen Mesker
Research, translations and lectures on the Zhouyi, Wenwang Gua and the history of Chinese divination.
Research meets practice
Harmen Mesker and Johannes Bloemsma bring classical Chinese sources and practical experience together in courses on the Yijing and Wenwang Gua.
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Research areas
Original texts, their transmission, and the different ways the Book of Changes has been studied and used.
From the archive
Articles, translations and critical examinations of the sources.
Translation history · 10 Sep 2016
The prospect of spending more than three hours on a train & bus was not very tempting but the journey that I was about to make had been on my wish list…
Read article →Divination and practice · 27 Feb 2006
In every Yi book that teaches you how to consult the oracle you read the same thing: you must ask a question, and the Yi answers that question. It is necessary to…
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Translation Notes · 20 Feb 2013
This article contains a lot of tiny images, which makes it difficult to post it as a WordPress article. In these cases a PDF works much better. Download here: The Yijing as…
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New work and observations from the research archive.
Video lectures
Historical divination cases explained through original Chinese sources. Follow the reasoning behind the judgments and the methods used.
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The latest four episodes, updated automatically from the YouTube playlist.
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About the researcher
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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Books, lectures and courses are all part of the continuing study of the Yijing.