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Women's Book of Change
Life moves quickly.
Ever feel like you are losing yourself just keeping up?
This book is a touchstone for today's woman who moves and thinks from her heart. Take the Woman's I Ching on the journey of life and find yourself along the way. The I Ching is believed to be the oldest book known. It was written about 4000 years ago in China and used by soothsayers in the market place. It is used to answer questions about life. Thousands of versions have been written over the centuries becoming increasingly complicated. One of its most significant contributors was Confucius. Today many scholars spend their career studying and translating the I Ching. Because of its current complexity, the I Ching can be tedious for everyday use by most people. The metaphors are masculine and difficult for women to apply to today’s life questions. The hexagram in this Women's I Ching are written from the life of today's woman. A person using this I Ching asks a question, shakes the bone bag, pulls two bones from the bag, and places them on a table. Then she turns to the last page in the book and, finding the markings from the first bone on the left side and the second at the top of the page, identifies the hexagram indicated where the columns intersect. Turning to the hexagram, she reads her answer. It might be Hexagram 53. Wild Swans
The flight of the wild swans
a slow steady beat
an elegant downward thrust
seemingly effortless
maneuvers along the lake over fields
stretching forever
movement, like a gentle rain
penetrates all resistance
from earth and sky This hexagram foretells gradually reaching an important goal. it suggests that through steady but gentle effort your purpose is achieved. But like the migration of the wild swans, this is a long distance run. Pace yourself and enjoy the journey. Yes, your spirit will soar.
Ever feel like you are losing yourself just keeping up?
This book is a touchstone for today's woman who moves and thinks from her heart. Take the Woman's I Ching on the journey of life and find yourself along the way. The I Ching is believed to be the oldest book known. It was written about 4000 years ago in China and used by soothsayers in the market place. It is used to answer questions about life. Thousands of versions have been written over the centuries becoming increasingly complicated. One of its most significant contributors was Confucius. Today many scholars spend their career studying and translating the I Ching. Because of its current complexity, the I Ching can be tedious for everyday use by most people. The metaphors are masculine and difficult for women to apply to today’s life questions. The hexagram in this Women's I Ching are written from the life of today's woman. A person using this I Ching asks a question, shakes the bone bag, pulls two bones from the bag, and places them on a table. Then she turns to the last page in the book and, finding the markings from the first bone on the left side and the second at the top of the page, identifies the hexagram indicated where the columns intersect. Turning to the hexagram, she reads her answer. It might be Hexagram 53. Wild Swans
The flight of the wild swans
a slow steady beat
an elegant downward thrust
seemingly effortless
maneuvers along the lake over fields
stretching forever
movement, like a gentle rain
penetrates all resistance
from earth and sky This hexagram foretells gradually reaching an important goal. it suggests that through steady but gentle effort your purpose is achieved. But like the migration of the wild swans, this is a long distance run. Pace yourself and enjoy the journey. Yes, your spirit will soar.
74 pages, Paperback
Published September 10, 1998
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