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Why A New I Ching?
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
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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
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The Tao of Axolotl
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
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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Tagged animism, benefit, discipline, ethical strategy, ethics, Flower-and-Song, global community, Golden Age of Humanity, hexagram, I Ching, identity, Intention, Lessons, metamorphosis, new world, pure intention, Self-Sacrifice, social transformation, spirit warrior, Teachings, Toltec, training, world view
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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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Tagged 2012, benefit, cultural meme, divination, end of the world, global community, Golden Age of Humanity, herd mentality, hexagram, I Ching, Mayan calendar, meme, oracle, regeneration, shamanism, social transformation, spirit warrior, symbolic behavior, Toltec
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2012: End of the World View
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
Posted in 2012, Inner Activism
Tagged 2012, animism, Aztec Calendar Stone, Creative Forces, cyclical time, divination, end of the world, gods, Golden Age of Humanity, heart-mind, I Ching, Intent, living worldview, livingness of space, map of Inner Change, Mayan calendar, Mayan Long Count, Nahuatl, patterns of perception and behavior, rule of action and backlash, shamanism, spatialization of time, spirit, timing, Toltec, world view
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2012: Prophesy or Symbol?
Maybe it’s a sign of how dramatically movies drive popular culture but a number of folks deeply steeped in the meaning of the Mayan Calendar and the Mayan writing system—as well as numerous scientists—are coming forward to reassure us that … Continue reading
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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Tagged 2012, animism, divination, ethics, global community, Golden Age of Humanity, hexagram, I Ching, Intention, metamorphosis, Nahuatl, new world, oracle, shamanism, social transformation, Toltec
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