Astrology & Divination, Asian & Asian American Studies, Socio-Cultural Anthropology
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Overview
The I Ching Handbook introduces readers to the ancient Chinese text and instructs them in using it as a tool for strategizing and decision-making. Mondo Secter’s innovative approach to interpreting the hexagram meanings is accessible to both beginners and advanced users. The book also explores the process of divination through casting. Black-and-white illustrations and charts are provided.Synopsis
The I Ching Handbook introduces readers to the ancient Chinese text and instructs them in using it as a tool for strategizing and decision-making. Mondo Secter’s innovative approach to interpreting the hexagram meanings is accessible to both beginners and advanced users. The book also explores the process of divination through casting. Black-and-white illustrations and charts are provided.
Editorials
From the Publisher
"Mondo Secter’s The I Ching Handbook is a uniquely useful book in a market flooded with new interpretations of ancient Asian classics. This book is a truly ling or spiritually attuned and inspired masterpiece. This is the most useful presentation of the Chinese Book of Changes in our day, to be recommended to the beginner as well as savant."—Michael Saso, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Chinese Religon, University of Hawaii, and author of Taoism and the Rite of Cosmic Renewal
"Mr Secter is on the leading edge of inquiry in a field that is interpreting eki kyo or I Ching as relevant to modern science and decision or problem-solving processes."
—Yoshio Hayashi, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Keio and Musashi Universities, Tokyo
Book Details
Published
September 1, 2002
Publisher
North Atlantic Books
Pages
187
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781556434150