An Anthology of I Ching

257 Pages·1989·10.48 MB·English

by  Wallace A. Sherrill

An Anthology of I Ching
Wallace A. Sherrill lived in mainland China for two years and
spent three years in Taiwan. He also was engaged, until his
death, in research and writings relating to metaphysics and
parapsychology in Los Angeles.
Dr Wen Kuan Chu, a seeker of truth through science,
Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and Western Mysticism,
was before his death Director of the East-West Essence
Society, Santa Ana, California. Wallace A. Sherrill and Dr
Wen Kuan Chu have also co-authored The Astrology of I
Ching (1976).

AN ANTHOLOGY
I CHING
OF
W. A SHERRILL, M. A.
AND W. K. CHU, Ph.D.
AR KANA
ARKANA
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Published by Arkana 1989
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Contents
Preface xi
Chapter 1 Basic Information
Introduction and background history
The development of the trigrams 8
Basic divination 23
Chapter 2 Advanced Divination 37
Yearly predictions 38
Specific questions 44
Further possible examples of advanced divination 51
Divination without the use of coins or yarrow stalks · 54
A simple method for obtaining 'Yes' or 'No' answers 68
Chapter 3 Astrologies Related to the I Ching 71
Introduction 71
Animal symbolism in Chinese Astrology 75
Nine House, or Star, astrology 76
Tzu Pin astrology 1 16
Tzu Wei astrology 127
Astrology of the I Ching 163
Tai-I Number astrology 176
Chapter 4 Tai Shuan Ching
ChapteP 5 The I Ching and History 180
Sau Yung's concept of the I Ching and history 180
Tai-I Number 182
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Contents
Chapter 6 The I Ching and Meditation
Progressive cycles of meditation
Physiology and meditation
Physiology and the I Ching
Chi Mai and Yin Yang
Chapter 7 The I Ching and Geomancy
The Negative House
The Positive House
Chapter 8 Directionology 205
Establishing the directions 206
Summary
217
Appendices
A Table of Trigram Attributes 218
B The Lunar Calendar 228
C Applicability of Advanced Divination, Tzu Pin and
Astrology of the I Ching in the Southern Hemisphere 256
Index
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Figures
l The development of Yin and Yang 10
la Stage 3 evolution (detail from Figure i) 13
2 Tai Ch'i 14
3 The circular evolution of trigrams 15
4 Circular diagram of hexagrams 16
5 Earlier Heaven sequence 17
6 Later Heaven sequence 18
7 The Magic Square of Three 19
8 The Lo Map 20
9 The Ho Map 22
10 House positions 39
11 'Self' and 'Other' lines 59
12 Nine House yearly progressions 82
15 Action of the Horary Branches 122
14 Triplicate Horary unity and the five elements 125
15 The expulsion of Horary Branches 124
16 Standard horoscope chart 151
17 The Later Heaven and Pre-Heaven sequences 155
18 Establishing the ten-year cycle 134
19 A Tzu Wei chart (simplified system) 139
20 The cycles of the moon 190
21 Positive and negative trigrams in geomancy 198
22 The four East houses 200
25 The four West houses 201
24 The position of natal stars in the Lo Map in 1976 202
25 The migration of stars in 1977 203
26 Areas of trigram influence in Chinese and Japanese
directionology 206
27 Areas of trigram influence 1977-85 209
28 The yearly Horary Branches 214
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Tables
1 Generation of elements 21
2 Conquering of elements 21
3 Numerological symbolism of Horary Branches 22
4 'Self' and 'Other' lines in the House of Ch'ien 39
5 Horary Branch symbols related to trigrams 40
6 Horary Branch sequences and meanings 40
7 .Relatives and relationships 42
8 Yearly cycle and daily cycle additive values 44
9 Sexagenary cycle 45
10 Celestial Stem representations 45
11 Monthly Celestial Stems and Horary Branches 46
12 Daily cycle values 47 and 166
13 Hexagram obtained by the Sau Yung Plum
Blossoms r Number system 55
14 Nine House numerical designations: year 78
15 Nine House numerical designations: month 79
16 Natal house positions 131
17 Assignment of houses 132
18 Celestial Stems and their related years 135
19 Element patterns 136
20 Position of Tzu Wei 136
21 Position of stars 138
22 Influence of the stars according to house position 142
23 Compatibilities 144
24 Yearly cycle houses 146
25 Yearly and daily cycle values 164
26 Hourly Celestial Stems and Horary Branches 167
27 Heavenly number trigrams 169
28 Earthly number trigrams 169
29 Time of birth symbols 170
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