…I couldn’t help myself from noticing, albeit post-fact. Yesterday I uploaded a new Yi-Toonbased on a comment made by Lindsay, a fellow forum member, on Clarity. Associating different smells with Yi hexagrams is an inspired idea, perhaps the most intriguing olfactory breakthrough since the invention of Smell-o-vision in 1958. I… Continue reading
Sometimes I think of the Yi as a lacquer box that is continuously being painted, over and over again, with the shellac of every question posed to it, every interpretation and commentary. The box is disproportionately thicker with glossy lacquer than the actual wood that supports it, to the point… Continue reading
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I was just commenting on Hilary’s blog about the issue of where answers are coming from in consulting the Yi (I Ching): That’s a great question and I wish it could be answered in some logical way (that wasn’t a request, Chris… 🙂 ) My shifting belief is that we… Continue reading
I came across this this nice quote about Chinese paintings: The royal painter of Ch’i was asked by the king what objects were the easiest and what objects were the most difficult to paint. “It is the most difficult to paint ddogs and horses; it is the easiest to paint… Continue reading
