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A 2012 Training Manual
The Beginning Times There are two overarching lessons of the I Ching. The first is this: Every Ending Begets A New Beginning. Change is not conceived as an endless string of cause-and-effect events but, rather, as a cycle of repeating … Continue reading
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2012: The Storm Before The Calm
The Autumnal Equinox arrives, accompanied by fog and mist and rain and clouds of every shade of gray. The world’s qi shifts from boundless movement toward boundless stillness. We leave behind the excessive yang of summer and move into the … Continue reading
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Reading the Map of Fate
What my teachers have taught me has been born out by my 40-some years of study: the I Ching is a system of 64 living symbols that perennially outgrows whatever interpretation as been affixed to it. Why would the snake … Continue reading
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The World Psyche
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
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
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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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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Inspired Action [2]
Inspired Action cannot be defined or even imagined beforehand. Why? Because it must be tailored to the moment. It has to be a response that circumstances evoke from us. It needs to be an act of collaboration with the Living … Continue reading
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