Re: MD Tao Recommendations?

From: MarshaV (marshalz@charter.net)
Date: Sun Sep 18 2005 - 00:09:52 BST

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    Hi Peter,

    Thanks for the recommendations. I'd like to read that Forward by Carl
    Jung. I bet it's interesting. I've read what Alan Watts has written about
    the I-Ching, and I'm curious to take a look. I know there are other ways
    of knowing besides thinking. The book, Blink by Malcolm Gladwell,
    documented that fact. Maybe I'll give divination a try. But I'll never
    tell.

    Thanks again,

    Marsha

    At 11:32 PM 9/17/2005 +0100, you wrote:
    >Hi Marsha,
    >
    >I'd recommend the version of Tao-Te-Ching by Witter Byner; his translation
    >is very poetic compared with some other translations which are cold in
    >comparison.
    >
    >For I-Ching the Book of Changes, I recommend the Richard Wilhelm
    >translation which has a forward by Jung; it is very thorough and again is
    >more poetic and captures the spirit of the tao more than others.
    >
    >For I-Ching divination the coin tossing method is only for casual use and
    >is inferior to the divination method using yarrow stalks - for instance,
    >in comparing the two methods, the probabilities of generating the various
    >hexagrams are quite different.
    >
    >Whether you only go as far as familiarising yourself with the Book of
    >Changes or also try your hand at divination I predict you will find it a
    >rewarding experience..
    >
    >I know I Ching divination is frowned upon by some in this forum but we
    >really don't understand the processes at work when we engage in
    >divination: in a way we do it all the time - every experience we have
    >triggers apprehension, interpretation, and prediction. Also divination is
    >still relied upon all over the world in finding water.
    >
    >-Peter

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