27 February 2006
Questioning the question
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…
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10 August 2005
Symmetry in the houtian bagua
(Click pictures to enlarge) At first glance the houtian bagua 後天八卦trigram circle seems devoid of any symmetry. It seems as if the trigrams follow each other in a random order, and…
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National Palace Museum Taipei, Taiwan
One of my favourite sites is the site of the National Palace Museum in Taiwan. Beautiful pictures and a lot of information. Check for instance the section with past exhibitions. My…
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26 May 2005
Shanghai Museum Chujian Zhouyi
Books can make me happy, but the book I received today thrills me with excitement. I finally received a copy of the Chujian Zhouyi, aka the Shanghai Museum manuscript of the…
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