(...continued from I Ching Sphere (Part 6): Levels 4, 5, 6) Slicing up an entity, no matter the size, will always result in a distorted image of said entity. There is no way to represent it as it is, when it exists in small bits and pieces of itself. I sliced up the I Ching... Continue Reading →
Nôm Na Là Cha Mách Qué
Hey you! Nôm na là cha mách qué! Say what??? Whatever dude. Your Momma too. Dumb ass. I would have this attitude because this sooo sounds like such an insult. This sentence cannot be said without it sounding like an insult. Nobody knows why. At least, nobody in the modern world knows why. Well,... Continue Reading →
What Do the Words I-Ching Mean?
There is a famous and ancient saying in my language: Sau cơn mưa trời lại sáng. This is translated as: After the rain, the sun shines again. Here I am, with my little umbrella, making sure that the sun is truly shining on me before I venture forth and remove that umbrella. It's not much... Continue Reading →
Dịch Kinh Linh Thể
Quick post to share a wonderful book with all my Taoist friends. The book is called Dịch Kinh Linh Thể and was written by professor Kim Định. It goes in-depth into the origins of the I Ching. Great news is, it is free downloadable book. Here is the link. Dịch Kinh Linh Thể Enjoy everybody!
I Ching Sphere (Part 6): Levels 4, 5, 6
I love to read. I read all kinds of books, mostly for entertainment. I hated non-fiction because I wanted to be entertained, not bored to death. Unfortunately, nowadays, I read more non-fiction than I do anything else, not because I want to be bored but because I write fiction, and the only way to get... Continue Reading →
I Ching Sphere 4: Eye of the Maelstrom
I was sitting at a restaurant this afternoon and looking out the window at the world that was drizzly and grey, and I was thinking to myself how lucky I was to be living at this moment in the history of mankind. This was the culminating moment where we could start the journey out of... Continue Reading →
I Ching: Made in Vietnam (Part 4)
The weather has certainly been frigid here for the last few days. It is to be expected. We're only one week into the first week of January. I am sitting here drinking hot tea to stay warm and wishing spring would get here already. It's too damn cold! Spring brings with her not just gorgeous... Continue Reading →
I Ching Sphere 3: Where there’s Smoke, there is Fire
The three Layers of Level 2 Level 2: Heavy Spark Ascending, Fire Circulating, Doubled Yang * Level 2 is much more interesting because although there is only one LEVEL 2, there are three LAYERS of Level 2. Remember I said that the I Ching is multidimensional? Well, that means that parts of it occupies the... Continue Reading →
I Ching Sphere 2: The Bellows in Between 1
Ugh! I got all the easy parts done, and now it's nothing but hard stuff. I am so dreading this section, but I have to finish it. I've been very, very bad lately. I start all sorts of subjects and I say that I will add to the information and finish the posting groups, but... Continue Reading →
I Ching Sphere 2: Zeroes and Ones
Zero We have to start somewhere, and zero is the perfect starting point. Since I have that dreaded mathephobia disease, I am rather handicapped and cannot calculate huge numbers in a multitude of dimensions, I need to use a computer to do the grunt work. Now, I may be blonde, but I'm no dummy.... Continue Reading →
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