There are a number of books which explore the principles of Tai Chi Chuan relative to the I Ching (Book of Changes) - an ancient Chinese Oracle. This oraclar method was developed thousands of years ago. It was one of the first statements of yin-yang theory.
T'ai Chi According to the I Ching: Embodying the Principles of the Book of Changes. By Stuart Alve Olson. Inner Traditions International Ltd., 2001. 192 pages. ISBN: 0892819448.
- Tai Chi: A Way of Centering and the I Ching: A Book of Oracle Imagery. By Feng, Gia-Fu and Jerome Kirk. London, Collier MacMillan, 1969. 157 pages. ASIN: 0025372904.
T'ai Chi Ch'uan and the I Ching. By Da Liu. 1972.
The Complete I Ching. Translation and commentary by Alfred Huang.
"Keeping Still means
When it is time to stop, then stop,
When it is time to advance, then advance.
Thus movement and rest do not miss the right time.
Their course becomes bright and clear."
I Ching Hexagram # 52, Translated by Richard Wilhelm
For practice in guided imagery, random oracular methods, and esoteric reflection I prefer the Voyager Tarot: Way of the Great Oracle by James Wanless, Ph.D. It speaks to my soul, catches my eye, and reveals more to me than the I Ching imagery and statements.
Voyager Tarot: Way of the Great Oracle. By James Wanless, Ph.D.. Foreward by Lynn V. Andrews. Carmel, California, Merrill-West Publishing, 1989. 330 pages. ISBN: 0961507934. The Voyager Tarot deck was created in 1985 by James Wanless, symbolist, and artist Ken Knutson.
This morning I selected the Sage of Wands.
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