The Online Journal of the I Ching

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=168 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="03fa11c3.gif"> <div> <A HREF="page_of_the_youngest_daughter.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hexagram 58"><U><IMG SRC="7f180820.jpg" border=0 width="128" height="130" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I>3,500 years ago </I></FONT><I>a clan of  </I><I>Women Diviners who were </I><I>descended from the "many Fu," the ancient wise women of the most ancient times, began reading the future on the shell of a turtle.  This clan of women  became queens and royal diviners in the Shang Dynasty.  Lao Tzu is said to have been descended from them.</I></div> <div> <I>  This symbol above is the clan sign for the </I><I>Fu Hao.   The symbol itself is a copy of of the sign found on brass rubbings found in the  grave of the Fu Hao c. 1500 BC.  </I><I>The most ancient and mystical writings which today comprise the modern Book of Changes were their contribution to this divinely- inspired book of wisdom.  No longer forgotten,  we  acknowledge this clan and their eminent lineage.   </I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="2ad80830.jpg" border=0 width="128" height="131" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>This I Ching, Yi Jing Journal is for diviners, I Ching scholars,  historians, and  other students of the Book of Changes.  This site is about the origins and esoteric spiritual meanings of the First Book, the book where all things begin, the I Ching.  We honor the seeker that brought you here.</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2b871710.gif" border=0 width="113" height="113" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div>  </div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B>The Online Journal of the I Ching</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="03ef4010.gif" border=0 width="500" height="1" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="85296190.gif" border=0 width="150" height="25" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Midaughter's I Ching Website</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="86609fb0.jpg" border=0 width="265" height="251" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Welcome to the Members of Midaughter's List. </B></div> <div> <B>May the light of Tao shine upon you!</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="84461900.jpg" border=0 width="97" height="144" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">This journal is dedicated to two esteemed spiritual mentors and friends: <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Times New Roman" > Geshe Kelsang Gyatso</FONT>, head of the <B>New Kadampa Tradition</B>.  He is called "the ambassador of buddhas" for making Tibetan Buddhism available to Western students, both men and women, and welcoming them into the ordained ranks of his ancient lineage. Of him it is said:  "He cares for those with uncontrolled minds as though they were fortunate disciples.  And also:</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="7936cc90.jpg" border=0 width="108" height="201" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div>  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Times New Roman" >Hua-Ching Ni</FONT>, unsurpassed Taoist master of the</div> <div>  <A HREF="alchemy__.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Alchemy"><U><B>Integral Way</B></U></A><B>, author of</B></div> <bR> <div>  THE BOOK OF CHANGES AND </div> <div> THE UNCHANGING TRUTH.</div> <div> <B> </B>He says</div> <bR> <bR> <div>   "Nothing stands between you and the</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Times New Roman" >          </FONT><B>Universal Divine One</B>."</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="5256e6b0.gif" border=0 width="110" height="107" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF33" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Yellow River Cultures"><U>I Ching prehistory </U></A></FONT>- Yellow River Cultures:  Yang-Shao, Lung-Shan, Hsiao-Thun,  Erhlitou, and Xia  (6,000- 1,000 BC) Hawksbill Sea Turtle, Sacred to I Ching, Sea Turtles . Myths of the Turtle        People<IMG SRC="1ba1f170.gif" border=0 width="31" height="23" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Taboo turtles of American Indians.  Aquatic hunter-gatherers. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Yellow River Cultures"><U><IMG SRC="8255c960.jpg" border=0 width="92" height="150" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A> The Many Fu-The Ancient Wise Women of Prehistory<IMG SRC="1ba1f170.gif" border=0 width="31" height="23" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The Turtle Clan.  Lao Tzu-Descended from the Many Fu.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF33" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Yellow River Cultures"><U>Yellow River Cultures</U></A> </FONT>- Who were the earliest diviners? <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Times New Roman" >Eureka!</FONT> The <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#00FF00" FACE="Times New Roman" >Pan-Po Neolithic </FONT>fishing folk of the Ching and Wei Rivers.</div> <div> <A HREF="the_clan_of_fu_hsi__many_fu__anyang.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Crack Bones and Turtle Shells"><U>Crack Bones and Turtle Shells</U></A> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" >  Eclipse on Dragon Bone. Sea Monster on Pan-po pottery? </FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF33" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="yarrow_stalks_in_divination.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Yarrow Stalks"><U>Yarrow</U></A></FONT>- Confucian grave. <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#00FF00" FACE="Times New Roman" >Yarrow in 2285 BC.</FONT> James Legge. The Zhouyi.  The Mystery's Mystery.</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF33" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="the_page_of_kan__the_middle_son.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hexagram 29"><U>Hexagram 29.</U></A> </FONT> The Page of the Middle Son.<IMG SRC="1ba1f170.gif" border=0 width="31" height="23" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  Shiva. The Necklace of Kali<IMG SRC="1851e160.gif" border=0 width="30" height="22" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> Dark Lord of  Wu Dan Mountain.  Buddhist Meditation:  Turning Adverse Conditions into the Path, <IMG SRC="1ba1f170.gif" border=0 width="31" height="23" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>   Hexagram 42. When Good Fortune Hides Within Bad Fortune<IMG SRC="1851e160.gif" border=0 width="30" height="22" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF33" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="the_page_of_li__the_middle_daughter.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hexagram 30"><U>Hexagram 30</U></A> </FONT>The Page of <I><B>Li</B></I>, Women's spirituality, The Middle Daughter. Fire. Nets and  Knots. Fu Hsi. <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#00FF00" FACE="Times New Roman" >Pao Hsi Clan.</FONT> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#00FF00" FACE="Times New Roman" >Shangri-La</FONT><IMG SRC="1ba1f170.gif" border=0 width="31" height="23" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#00FF00" FACE="Times New Roman" > <A HREF="the_page_of_li__the_middle_daughter_people.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hexagram 30"><U>Pao-po t'zu</U></A></FONT>.</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF33" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="page_of_the_eldest_son.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hexagram 51"><U>Hexagram 51</U></A></FONT> The Page of Chen the Eldest Son.  Thunder! Clairvoyance. Taoist Ritual of the Eldest Son.  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#00FF00" FACE="Times New Roman" >Shamanism in Ancient China</FONT>.   <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="page_of_the_eldest_son_yu.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hexagram 51"><U>The Pace of Yu</U></A>-The Shaman's Dance Across the Sky</FONT>.  Big Dipper.  North Star.  A Shaman teaches the Concept of Wu Wei. Carlos Castenada and the Yaqui Indians of Mexico.</div> <div> <A HREF="the_page_of_ken__the_youngest_son.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hexagram 52"><U>Hexagram 52</U></A>.<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" >  The Page of Ken, the Youngest Son. Meditation</FONT></div> <div> Attainment of Tao.  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF80" FACE="Times New Roman" >The Gift of the Holy Sages</FONT><IMG SRC="1ba1f170.gif" border=0 width="31" height="23" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="eldest_daughter.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hexagram 57"><U>Hexagram 57 </U></A> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" >The Page of the Sun, The Eldest Daughter . </FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF3333" FACE="Times New Roman" >Sun Pu-erh, Woman Immortal of Hexagram 57.  Bodidharma and Zen.</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF33" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="page_of_the_youngest_daughter.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hexagram 58"><U>Hexagram 58</U></A> </FONT> The Page of The Youngest Daughter.  The Fu Tzu. <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#00FF00" FACE="Times New Roman" >Female Clan of  Royal Diviners.</FONT> Shang Dynasty.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="page_of_the_youngest_daughter.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hexagram 58"><U><IMG SRC="81d96450.gif" border=0 width="150" height="69" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> Tomb 5, The Grave of Consort Hao, the Royal Family Diviner and Warrior Queen.  Dragon Bones tell her life story.  We find her in Hexagram 63.  Her powerful totem, The White Tiger.</div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFF33" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="want_to_be_an_i_ching_diviner_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Diviners Page"><U>Diviner's Page  </U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#00FF00" FACE="Times New Roman" >Want to be an I Ching diviner?</FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" >  Seeking direction?</FONT></div> <div> Diviner's Code of <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Diviners Code of Ethics"><U>Ethics</U></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" >.  Prayer for the I Ching<IMG SRC="18424150.gif" border=0 width="36" height="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> Tibetan <A HREF="buddhism.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Buddhism"><U>Buddhism</U></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" > -  Princess Wen Cheng, A Chinese Princess Brings Buddhism to Tibet.  Green Tara . 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