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The I Ching Tree of Life
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jan 2 2026
Pages: 172
Weight: 0.52
Height: 0.37 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Can a single symbolic map allow coherent work with both the Hebrew Kabbalah and the Chinese I Ching -without reducing either tradition to a metaphor?
In The I Ching Tree of Life, I propose a disciplined bridge between two classic languages of meaning. I begin with YHVH as a fourfold formula-a quaternity that structures creation in Kabbalah and clarifies the movement from emanation to embodiment. From there, I add a second layer: the Bagua as an inner family, and a third layer through a precise working matrix-32 paths and 64 hexagrams-organized so that correspondences can be tested in practice rather than assumed.
This book is conservative in spirit-respectful of sources and traditional categories-yet innovative in method. It is designed to function in three concrete ways:
- As a study map: to read both systems as one symbolic architecture. - As an oracular framework: integrating I Ching consultation with Tarot (Kabbalistic and Marseille) and the Tree of Life. - As a workable method: I include a 16-card consultation technique that preserves the logic of the ancient yarrow-stalk method while remaining practical and repeatable, along with tables that allow fast cross- referencing between trigrams, worlds, paths, and hexagrams. A final section explores time-structures inspired by Terence McKenna, including an I Ching cosmic clock, for readers interested in symbolic temporality. A final appendix in Mandarin Chinese is included for Chinese readers who want to try this ancient method instead of the three-coin method.
四色牌(或四种颜色筹码)法 用16张牌按四种颜色分组(1张=老阴6，3张=老阳9，5张=少阳7，7张=少阴 8)，每次不看随机抽取一张并放回，重复六次自下而上成卦。
它与古法蓍草占的相似性在于 其1/16、3/16、5/16、7/16的概率分布与五十蓍草法一致，因此变爻/静爻的 统计权重与古法同构，只是把繁复的计数操作压缩为更便携的抽取动作。
The veracity of this system does not rest on the authority of the author; its criterion is the reader's experience.
Whether you come as a newcomer or an experienced practitioner, the invitation is the same: study, test, and see what holds.
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