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A New I Ching for the New Dynasty

Posted on August 12, 2010 by William

The Spirit of the Age has reversed course again and we have entered a new Dynasty. Unlike the dynasties of old that ruled one nation or one people, this time it is an egalitarian Dynasty, a global shift of awareness, … Continue reading →

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Why A New I Ching?

Posted on July 31, 2010 by William

I cannot distance the I Ching from my own life any more than you. My first teachers of the Book of Change impressed upon me the perceptual aspect of this ancient work, as opposed to the historical interpretation so prevalent … Continue reading →

Posted in A New I Ching, The Toltec I Ching | Tagged animism, animistic mother culture, archetypal change, Barranca del Cobre, Chou Dynasty, Chou I, Copper Canyon, Count of Days, divination, Golden Age of Humanity, Guizang, heart-mind, hexagram, historical interpretation, I Ching, King Wen, King Wen Sequence, Lianshan, Mawangdui, metamorphosis, New Dyansty, New I Ching, new world, New Yi Jing, oracle, perceptual interpretation, priest-diviners, real-world energies, righteous effort, righteous individual, Sequence of Hexagrams, shamanism, Shang Dynasty, Shao Yung, social transformation, Tarahumara, Tonalpoalli, Xia Dynasty, Yi Jing | 3 Comments

One Mind and Its Ideas

Posted on March 27, 2010 by William

There is One Mind and each of us is one of Its Ideas. Such is the script inscribed on the memory stone of my dying. Some six years ago, I was fortunate enough to die, fully conscious, for the two … Continue reading →

Posted in Inner Activism | Tagged animism, communion, conscious light, Idea, identity, NDE, near death experience, One Mind, social transformation, spirit, spirit warrior, Tibetan Book of the Dead, world view | 1 Comment

The Tao of Axolotl

Posted on January 12, 2010 by William

At the end of the last Age, the gods gathered at Teotihuacan to create this Age that we live in now. It became clear that a great sacrifice would be needed to start the world over, and so they agreed … Continue reading →

Posted in The Toltec I Ching | Tagged axolotl, generalist, Golden Age of Humanity, hexagram, I Ching, identity, metamorphosis, Self-Sacrifice, social transformation, spirit warrior, symbolic behavior, Toltec, training, Xolotl | 3 Comments

The World Psyche

Posted on January 5, 2010 by William

The word psyche means both soul and butterfly. The concept of a world soul arose among ancient philosophers and endures in the heart-mind of many modern people. It was expounded by Plato for one, and can be found in many … Continue reading →

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Lessons From The Toltec I Ching

Posted on December 21, 2009 by William

I am part of a Living Whole that wants the best for me and all others at the same time. Inspired action flows spontaneously from an inspired mind. When we replace trivial and undignified thoughts with substantial and ennobling ones, … Continue reading →

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Inner Activism: A Lifeway of Flower And Song

Posted on December 5, 2009 by William

The questions we face today are no different than those faced by our predecessors: How do I live authentically? How do I achieve peace of mind without turning my back on those in need? How do I attune myself to … Continue reading →

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The 2012 Meme of Restoring Wholeness

Posted on November 23, 2009 by William

The great Chinese sage Chuang Tzu calls our attention to a strange tree beside the road. Its bark is so tough that no ax can penetrate it, its wood is so twisted that it cannot be split or used for … Continue reading →

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The Art of Long-Term Relationships

Posted on November 7, 2009 by William

Must familiarity breed contempt? Why does it seem so difficult to remain close and loving and joyous “until death do us part”? Is there a way to stay together and still keep relationships fresh and exciting and meaningful? The illustration … Continue reading →

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2012: End of the World View

Posted on October 26, 2009 by William

The ancient Mayans, along with the other peoples of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, held a view of time as cyclical and spiritually potent. Cyclical in the sense that history is divided into a series of Ages (sometimes called Suns), each of which … Continue reading →

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