tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864657589413984198.post9118337587232284102..comments2023-08-20T03:21:15.420-07:00Comments on Phoenix Qi: Yarrow Stalk Method of Generating an I Ching (Yijing) HexagramMichelle K Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11423808455495865186noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864657589413984198.post-65842057067455005652008-03-31T12:41:00.000-07:002008-03-31T12:41:00.000-07:00Hi there, I see we have certain topics in common. ...Hi there, I see we have certain topics in common. <BR/><BR/>I'll add your blog to my website list. <BR/><BR/>Mine is http://truthaboutdarkmaterials.blogspot.com and focuses on the Golden Compass controversy, pagan roots of Christianity, Mythology and Ancient Religions.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>JanHeimdallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16186991438645111139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864657589413984198.post-29617048250728466562008-03-30T21:33:00.000-07:002008-03-30T21:33:00.000-07:00Thanks, Harmen. Yes, it is different (odd!), but i...Thanks, Harmen. <BR/><BR/>Yes, it is different (odd!), but if I remember correctly the original poster cited an historical precedent. <BR/><BR/>Now I am curious about it again and will try to find the original post. If I do, I will email you and let you know.Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465759174424360891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864657589413984198.post-33222675894952891202008-03-30T10:15:00.000-07:002008-03-30T10:15:00.000-07:00Oh no, it wasn't me. I'm a traditionalist, I would...Oh no, it wasn't me. I'm a traditionalist, I would stick to the method mentioned by Zhu Xi and others. The reason I asked is because there are some strange differences in your method - for instance, starting with putting 2 stalks aside instead of 1 is, ehrm, odd. Normally you put one aside, and because of that you get 49 stalks (the one you put aside is often regarded as the Dao). If you divide that in two you will always have a pile with an even amount, and a pile with an odd amount - this resembles yin and yang.<BR/><BR/>As is said in the Dazhuan:<BR/><BR/><I>"The number of the total is fifty. Of these, forty-nine are used. They are divided into two portions, to represent the two primal forces. Hereupon one is set apart, to represent the three powers. They are counted through by fours, to represent the four seasons. The remainder is put aside, to represent the intercalary month. There are two intercalary months in five years, therefore the putting aside is repeated, and this gives us the whole."</I><BR/><BR/>I'm not sure, but I assume your deviations also give other probabilities. Not that it matters much, though.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>Harmen.Harmen Meskerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681463905494463786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864657589413984198.post-15271962328426549292008-03-30T09:30:00.000-07:002008-03-30T09:30:00.000-07:00Hi Harmen! Thanks for visiting my blog. I know you...Hi Harmen! Thanks for visiting my blog. I know you from the Midaughter I Ching list. (I am a moderator on the list.)<BR/><BR/>The source for the stalk method as I have outlined it was a post to the Midaughter list. It was quite some time ago...several years....and I couldn't find the original post to credit the author.<BR/><BR/>If it was you, my apologies for not giving credit. Let me know, and I will amend this post to give you credit for it. You may email me at phoenix_qi@yahoo.com<BR/><BR/>(If it wasn't you, it may have been Tom/Aardvark, but I'm really not sure.)<BR/><BR/>In any event, I have been using this method ever since reading about it on Midaughter's I Ching list.Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465759174424360891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864657589413984198.post-13376148001297630852008-03-29T22:31:00.000-07:002008-03-29T22:31:00.000-07:00Your method differs somewhat from the traditional ...Your method differs somewhat from the traditional method. I'm curious about the source, where did you get it from?<BR/><BR/>Harmen.<BR/>-----------------------------------------<BR/>I Tjing Centrum Nederland<BR/>Web: www.i-tjingcentrum.nl<BR/>Harmen's dagboek: http://dagboek.itcn.nl<BR/>English: http://diary.itcn.nl<BR/>E-mail: info@i-tjingcentrum.nl<BR/>-----------------------------------------Harmen Meskerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681463905494463786noreply@blogger.com