I Ching Of A Thousand Doors

Written for ordinary readers, based on scholarship, The I Ching of a Thousand Doors is an authentic illustrated guide to the I Ching. Step by step process for the beginner; Advanced techniques for the devotee. Explains how the I Ching is the great synergy Daoism and Confucianism. Explains keywords and phrases. Speaks to many viewpoints - psychological, religious, practical, scientific, and mystical. Jim Olsen's use of narrative and poetic prose engages the mind and heart, while he relates the I Ching to world's religious, philosophical, and scientific traditions, calling forth the spirit that lies within.

Written for ordinary readers, based on scholarship, The I Ching of a Thousand Doors is an authentic illustrated guide to the I Ching. Step by step process for the beginner; Advanced techniques for the devotee. Explains how the I Ching is the great synergy Daoism and Confucianism. Explains keywords and phrases. Speaks to many viewpoints - psychological, religious, practical, scientific, and mystical. Jim Olsen's use of narrative and poetic prose engages the mind and heart, while he relates the I Ching to world's religious, philosophical, and scientific traditions, calling forth the spirit that lies within.

Written for ordinary readers, based on scholarship, I Ching of a Thousand Doors is an authentic illustrated guide to the I Ching ­­-- 96 Illustrations and Graphics.- Step-by-step process for the beginner; Advanced techniques for the devotee.- Explains how the I Ching is the great synergy Daoism and Confucianism.- Explains keywords and phrases.- Explains how the I Ching relates to psychological, religious, scientific, and mystical traditions.- Narrative and poetic prose engage the mind, heart, and spirit.Editorial Reviews"He has a way with words that isn't just intellectual but deeply mystical. Pulls you into the world and experience of the I Ching right away. The lore and history is captivating. Whenever you are seeking answers, reach for this book to help guide you." Kris Bayer Center Director of Center for Spiritual Life, Theory U Facilitator -- Author of Come Let Us Reason: Thinking Biblically About Education"The most comprehensive work on the I Ching I've ever seen. It is well researched covering information from ancient history to modern times. The descriptions and explanations make the I Ching easily accessed by the beginner as well as the experienced." Sharon Kay Alkire -- Long-time I Ching devotee -- Boulder Colorado"The I Ching Of A Thousand Doors has opened a thousand doors. Insight into my life's deep studies: Oriental, Naturopathic medicine, Coptic and esoteric spiritual teachings, and of Walter and Lao Russell. Brings a unification of understanding from the heart and the intellect; from science and art to link each individual's conscious and subconscious mind with their spiritual connection to the Divine Mind in their unique quest for answers to life's persistent questions. !" Dr. Timothy A Binder, past President of the University Of Science And Philosophy. -- Author of In The Waves Lies the Secret of Creation"Jim captures the essence of Mary Baker Eddy's teachings of the divine Mind." Jan Charbeneau CS -- Christian Science Practitioner"I love this book! Olsen is well-informed in his writing -- an enjoyable and poetic read." Hollie Rose Conger Health Advisor -- Follower of the Tao Te Ching

Often referred to as the Eranos edition, this revised and updated translation offers the most substantial advance in I Ching since Richard Wilhelm introduced the oracle to the West in the 1920s. The I Ching is one of the oldest Chinese texts and the world’s oldest oracle. Accumulated from over 2,500 years of diviners, sages and shamans and born out of the oral tradition, the I Ching as we know it today is a collection of texts, imagery and advice, philosophy and poetry, divided into 64 chapters. There are 64 hexagrams, created from a collection of six lines, either broken or solid. In order to “read” from the book, you must cast a hexagram. The traditional method required yarrow sticks but nowadays is based on tossing three coins six times. The Original I Ching Oracle or Book of Changes was inspired by Carl Gustav Jung's insights into the psyche and researched for more than 60 years through the Eranos Foundation of Switzerland. It presents the oracular core of the I Ching as a psychological tool: the symbols interact with our minds in the same way dream images do.

The original mindfulness book, in a landmark new translation by the award-winning translator of the I Ching and The Art of War The most translated book in the world after the Bible, the Tao Te Ching, or “Book of the Tao,” is a guide to cultivating a life of peace, serenity, and compassion. Through aphorisms and parable, it leads readers toward the Tao, or the “Way”: harmony with the life force of the universe. Traditionally attributed to Lao-tzu, a Chinese philosopher thought to have been a contemporary of Confucius, it is the essential text of Taoism, one of the three major religions of ancient China. As one of the world’s great works of wisdom literature, it still has much to teach us today, offering a practical model based on modesty and self-restraint for living a balanced existence and for opening your mind, freeing your thoughts, and attaining greater self-awareness. With its emphasis on calm, simplicity, purity, and non-action, it provides a time-tested refuge from the busyness of modern life. This new translation seeks to understand the Tao Te Ching as a guide to everyday living and encourages a slow, meditative reading experience. The Tao Te Ching’s eighty-one brief chapters are accompanied by illuminating commentary, interpretation, poems, and testimonials by the likes of Margaret Mead, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Dr. Wayne W. Dyer. Specially commissioned calligraphy for more than two hundred Chinese characters illustrates the book’s essential themes.

This magical tale takes us on an enchanted journey back in time to the origins of the I Ching in ancient China. A Tale of the I Ching tells the story of the young village ne'er-do-well, who becomes the first disciple of the great sage emperor Fu Hsi-the creator of the I Ching. As Fu Hsi opens the heart of the I Ching to the young student who sits at his feet, the inner workings of that great book of divination are revealed. Readers the world over say that the marvelous story of A Tale of the I Ching opens the I Ching to them as never before. "Of all the stories you have heard of the great sage ruler, even though they were magnified a hundred times, none can do him the honor he deserves. Of all people, he is the most worthy, the most honorable, the wisest. The wisdom of the world flows through him like a sparkling brook through the forest. When he speaks, time seems to cease." -from A Tale of the I Ching

Immortal Sisters presents life stories and teachings of distinguished female Taoist adepts who lived from the third to twelfth centuries. Among them is the poet and mystic Sun Bu-er, who passed into folklore as one of the famous Seven Immortals and appears as a character in countless popular novels of China. These accomplished women, renowned in their own day and in history, represent a uniquely female heritage of spiritual mastery. Through poems, stories, teachings, and commentaries, Immortal Sisters sheds light on the spiritual methods taught and practiced by these women and illustrates the importance of the feminine in Taoism.

This is the author's third volume of collected poetry and falls under the category of religious verse, yet many poems talk about the fate of women in society and what happens when innocent girls fall by the wayside. The last narrative poem, entitled "The Monks of Saint Mark's Street", is actually inspired by Keats' fragment by the name of "St. Mark's Eve", which he did not finish before his death. She wrote these poems with strong misgivings about the ethical state of societies today, superficial media culture and materialism, pornography, and female sexual harassment. Other poems are meant to praise God and Creation, and a number of them are about friendship....