It has been more than a year since I wrote my last Translation Note. This has mainly to do with one word: punctuation. The original Chinese text does not have any punctuation and for months I did not know how to parse the sentence. A very similar sentence is found at hexagram 59, line 6: 渙其血去逖出无咎. I figured that knowing how to punctuate this line would also help me punctuate H9.4. I thought I was the first to struggle with this punctuation problem but at H59 Jack Kuo gives three possible options: Continue reading →
If you study the Yijing (I Ching), the Chinese Book of Changes and one or more of the following statements applies to you then this two-day Yijing Workshop Intensive is for you:Continue reading →
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FOUNDATION CHINESE YANG SHENG AND TCM & YJCN are proud to organize a WORKSHOP
PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF THE YIJING OR BOOK OF CHANGES AS A TOOL FOR DIAGNOSIS IN CHINESE MEDICINE
The famous doctor Sun Yikui (ca. 1522-1699) is credited with the words “If you don’t know Yijing, you are inadequate to be called a great physician.” Several doctors in Chinese history used the Yijing or Book of Changes as a diagnostic tool to gain deeper insight in a patient’s condition or to pinpoint the cause of an illness. But how did they do that? One of the tools they used was Wenwanggua.
In this fascinating workshop we will examine the use of the hexagrams from the Yijing as a diagnostic tool in Chinese medicine. You will learn:
a short history of the Yijing
a short history of the Yijing and Chinese medicine
the components of a hexagram and their application:
trigrams
lines
…and their relationships
the value of these components for a diagnosis
The application of Wenwanggua 文王卦 for medical purposes:
the wuxing 五行, ‘the Five Phases’ and where to find them in a hexagram
the purpose of the liuqin 六親, ‘the Six Relationships’ and their mutual connections
the function of the Office & Ghost line as indication of the illness and the Offspring line as indication of the cure
the application of the ganzhi 干支 Stems & Branches and where to find them in a hexagram
the weakness and strength of the wuxing, liuqin and ganzhi in a hexagram and what this means for your diagnosis
examples of medical Wenwanggua from classical and modern literature.
At the end of this workshop you have learned to use Wenwanggua as a tool that complements your own initial diagnosis.
The workshop comes with a workbook that contains all the material that will be covered during the day.
The facts:
Your teacher: Harmen Mesker, Yijing Research Centre (www.yjcn.nl)
Date & time: Saturday July 29th, 10:00 -17:00
Location: Shenzhou University
Geldersekade 67
1011 EK Amsterdam
