Category Archives: The Toltec I Ching

Lessons From The Toltec I Ching

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

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

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

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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Celebrating Passage

Image: Four female warrior conduct a ritual of rejoicing, dancing in a circle amid the waves of the ocean. Above them, the moon traverses then night, passing through its four phases. Interpretation: The four warriors symbolize the four stages of … Continue reading

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What’s so Fascinating About a 260-Day Calendar?

On the surface of things, a calendar with 260 days seems absurd.  Of what use could it be?  Obviously, there 365 days in a year—who needs a calendar missing 105 days? The ritual calendar of ancient Mesoamerica is just such … Continue reading

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Lessons Of The Toltec I Ching: Daily Immortality

The Toltec civilization of ancient Mexico influenced all those that followed it, especially in the important arena of the spirit warrior’s philosophy of life, which came to be called Flower and Song. Flower in this sense means that the spirit … Continue reading

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Returning to the Ancestral Future

The future draws us forward with our own creations. While governments, corporations and the media collude to create an official future of preemptive authoritarianism, individual powerlessness and collective alienation, they unwittingly trigger the pandemic backlash of an unofficial future rooted … Continue reading

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The Spirit Of Divination (1)

Among the questions haunting humankind across the bridge of generations, most revolve around these in one form or another— What lies ahead? What does the future hold? Where am I going? Because spirit is the invisible half of nature, we … Continue reading

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The Oracle and the Smoking Mirror

Tezcatlipoca, the god of the Smoking Mirror of ancient Mexico, wore an obsidian mirror on his chest that reflected the true nature of anyone looking into it.  Those who could not gaze at their reflection without averting their eyes lost … Continue reading

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