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eatDi
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yofChi
nes
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act
ers
.(Che
ngdu:Si
chua
nChi
shuChuba
nshe
,1996:696)
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3
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entChi
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nce
,Tua
nYuemea
ns“Boa
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ys”or
“Bi
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rindi
cat
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rist
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artoft
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nChi
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yBook)
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uss
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cor
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ly,If
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ofe
ld'
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lat
eYi
ji
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s"TheBookofChange
"
(
not"
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.Bl
ofe
ldg
ive
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onvi
nci
ngex
pla
nat
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orus
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hes
ing
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rfor
m,nott
he
pl
ura
l,i
nthef
ir
stc
hapt
erofhi
sIChi
ngt
rans
lat
ion:

2
Feng,Shi.Archae
oastronomyinChina.(Be i
ji
ng:ZhongguoShehuiKexueChubanshe
,2007:129-
167)
.
3
Confuci
us.LunYu( TheAnalect
s).Chapte
r7.
4
Shima,Qi a
n.Shij
i:Zhuan(Biogragraphy)Sik
uQuans hu(FourRese
rvoi
rsofAnc
ientText
s)1773.

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om myc
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ctt
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ctoft
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ing
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uni
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ere
lat
ivel
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tist
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ss
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ofc
hang
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chne
edst
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size
d.

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nge
s"i
nthet
rans
lat
ion“BookofChange
s”me
ansma
nya
ssor
tedc
hang
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cur
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re
a
ndt
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e,butt
hati
sno
twha
ttheYi
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ng)i
sabout
.Iti
saboutt
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unda
ment
alc
onc
ept
of"
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nge
"anda
lsopr
ese
ntsame
thodf
ort
rac
kingt
he"
proc
ess
"(a
cti
vit
y)of"
cha
nge
."I
nthe
t
rans
lat
ion“BookofChange
,”t
heme
ani
ngof"
Cha
nge
"inc
lude
sbot
hthec
onc
epta
ndt
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pr
oce
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hang
e.

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reWu,a
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na,1991:23-
24)
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sat
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talBre
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seShamani
cTi
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gong
.(St
.Pa
ul:Dr
agonDoorPub
lic
ati
ons
,
2006:81-100).

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ognos
tic
ati
nga
boutadr
eama
renume
rous
.Al
loft
hes
ewe
re
a
cti
vit
iesofbot
hki
nga
nds
hama
n,whi
chi
ndi
cat
eine
ffec
ttha
ttheki
ngwa
sa
8
s
hama
n.

TheChi
nes
echa
rac
terWu巫 c
anbeus
eda
sanounora
nadj
ect
ivea
ndca
nbet
rans
lat
eda
ssha
man,

s
hama
nis
m,ors
hama
nic
.Asdi
scus
sedi
nmya
rti
cl
e,Dr
ummi
ngandDanc
ing:Fee
li
ngt
heRhy
thm
9
ofQi
gong,Cal
li
graphy
,andWu(
Shamani
sm)
, theChi
nes
echa
rac
terWui
scommonl
ytr
ans
lat
eda
s
s
hama
n–as
ome
wha
tinc
ompl
etei
nte
rpr
eta
ti
on.Thewor
dsha
manc
ome
sfr
omt
heTung
usu-
Ma
nchur
ianl
ang
uag
e.Thepr
act
iceofaWuonl
ydi
sta
ntl
yre
sembl
est
hatofc
urr
entda
ysha
mans
,
whot
rave
lin“a
lte
rna
tiver
eal
it
ies
”aspa
rtoft
hei
rre
li
gion.The
yar
emos
tlyl
oca
tedi
nSi
ber
iaa
nd
a
reve
rya
ggr
ess
ive
.Int
ranc
e,buts
til
linf
ullpos
ses
sionoft
hei
rfa
cul
ti
es,t
hes
esha
mansma
ycl
imb
t
heWor
ldTr
eet
ore
acht
he“He
ave
noft
heAnc
est
ors
”orde
sce
ndt
oanunde
rwor
ldi
nse
arc
hofl
ost

8
Ch a
ng,K.C.Art,Myth,andRitual
:ThePat
htoPo l
it
icalAut
hori
tyi
nAnci
entChi
na.(Cambridge
:Har
vard
Uni ver
sit
yPress
,1983:45- 47)
.
9
Wu ,Zhongxi
an,“Danc i
ngandDr umming–Fee
lingthe‘Rhyt
hm’ofQi
gong,Cal
li
graphy,andWu(Shamani
sm)
.”
Qi -
Journal
,Winter2003-2004:25.

6
ort
rappe
dsoul
s.The
yunde
rgodi
ff
icul
tandpa
inf
uli
nit
iat
ions
,incl
udi
ngr
it
ualde
atha
ndr
ebi
rt
h.I
n
c
ont
ras
t,t
heWur
efe
rre
dtobyt
heChi
nes
echa
rac
teri
smuc
hmor
eofas
pir
it
-me
dium.Thr
oug
h
na
tur
ala
bil
it
y,t
rai
ning
,andr
it
ualpr
epa
rat
ion,t
heWuc
ans
ummont
hebr
ights
pir
it
s.The
ses
pir
it
s
10
i
nha
bita
nds
pea
kthr
oug
htheWu’
sbody.

Sha
manss
pec
ial
izei
nri
tua
landpos
ses
suni
quepowe
rst
hate
nabl
ethe
mtoa
cta
sint
erme
dia
rie
s
be
twe
enhuma
nsa
ndt
hes
hadowywor
ldofs
pir
it
sandt
hes
upe
rna
tur
al.Howe
ver
,thea
nci
ent
Wua
renote
qua
ltomode
rn-
days
hama
nsa
nda
redi
ffe
rentf
romt
hemode
rnc
onc
eptofWu.
Toda
y’sWuma
ycha
nne
ltr
ans
mis
sionsf
roms
pir
itbodi
eswi
thou
tbe
inga
blet
ore
cal
lthe
c
ommuni
cat
ion.I
nanci
entChi
na,t
heWuwe
reomni
sci
enta
ndt
heyg
ove
rne
dthec
ount
ryi
n
a
ddi
ti
ont
oai
dingot
her
sint
rans
cendi
ngt
heph
ysi
calpl
ane
.The
ywe
rea
lsoa
blet
ofunc
tiona
s
doc
tor
sandt
aug
htdi
sea
sepr
eve
nti
on.The
irke
enobs
erva
tionofa
ndc
los
ere
lat
ions
hipwi
tht
he

uni
ver
see
vene
nabl
edt
hemt
oave
rtna
tur
aldi
sas
ter
s.I
nde
ed,t
heWupos
ses
sedShe
nmi
ng神明

(
li
ter
all
y“Spi
ri
tua
lCl
ari
ty”or“Spi
ri
tua
lBr
ight
nes
s”)
:Spi
ri
tua
lEnl
ight
enme
nt,a
ndadee
p
unde
rst
andi
ngoft
heuni
ver
salwa
y.TheWuwe
ree
nli
ght
ene
dbei
ngs
,whoe
mbodi
edTi
anRe
n

HeYi
天人合一,t
heuni
onoft
hehuma
nbe
inga
ndt
heuni
ver
se.Thr
oug
hthi
sri
tua
lconne
cti
on
11
wi
thHe
ave
n,t
heys
ust
aine
dbot
hYi
nandYa
ng–s
til
lne
ssa
ndmove
ment
.

TheChi
nes
echa
rac
terWu巫 ca
rri
esag
rea
tde
alofme
ani
ng.Thec
ommonc
har
act
erf
orWui
s

wr
it
tena
s巫,whi
chc
ont
ainst
her
adi
calGong工 (
wor
k)a
ndRe
n人 (
per
son)
.Iti
sani
mageoft
wo

pe
opl
ewor
kingt
oge
the
roroft
wos
hama
nsdoi
ngt
hei
rri
tua
lda
nce
.Thes
yll
abl
eWu,wr
it
tena
nd
i
ntone
ddi
ff
ere
ntl
y,a
lsome
ansda
nci
ng.I
tisnoc
oinc
ide
ncet
hatda
nci
ngc
onne
ctst
heWut
othe

uni
ver
sea
ndhel
psde
vel
opt
hei
rShe
nmi
ng.Ac
cor
dingt
oXi
ci繫辭,a
swr
it
teni
noneoft
heTe
n

12
Wi
ngsoft
heYi
ji
ng, wec
ana
chi
eveaf
ullunde
rst
andi
ngofourownShe
n神 (
spi
ri
t)a
ndc
an

10
Ka
rche
r,St
ephe
n.TaChuan.(
NewYor
k:St
.Ma
rti
n’sPr
ess
,2000:40)
.
11
LiZehou,J
imaoWuShuo.(Be
iji
ng:ZhongguoDianyi
ngChubans
he,1999:68).
12
Ther
ea r
etencomme
nta
rie
stotheYij
ing.I
tiscommonlybe
lie
vedthatConf
uciuswr
otet
hes
ecomme
nta
rie
sto

7
c
ommuni
cat
ewi
thhi
gh-
levelbe
ing
sthr
oug
hda
nci
nga
nddr
ummi
ng.Da
nci
nga
nddr
ummi
nga
re
me
thodst
ohe
lpu
sunde
rst
andt
heShe
n.Eve
nthes
hama
nsoft
oda
yus
ether
it
ualofda
nci
ngt
o
f
aci
li
tat
euni
ver
salc
onne
cti
onss
ucha
sbr
ing
ingr
aint
odr
yfa
rml
and.Thea
nci
entWuwe
rea
blet
o
e
leva
tet
hei
rspi
ri
tst
obe
comeonewi
tha
llot
hers
pir
it
s.

Si
mil
arl
y,i
ntheSha
ngor
acl
ebone
s,t
heChi
nes
echa
rac
terWui
swr
it
tenwi
tht
wooft
hes
ame

r
adi
cal
sforGong工,whi
chme
answor
kort
owor
k.Li
ter
all
y,t
hisr
adi
cals
tandsf
ora

c
arpe
nte
r’ss
qua
re,at
oolus
edf
orma
kings
qua
res(
Fang方)
.Thi
siss
igni
fi
cantbe
caus
ein

a
nci
entWut
ime
,Gong
,ac
arpe
nte
r’ss
qua
re,wa
stheuni
ver
salme
asur
eme
nt,a
ndi
tst
oodf
or
or
dera
ndc
orr
ectbe
havi
orort
hel
awofna
tur
e.Fux
i,whoi
nve
nte
dtheYi
ji
ngBag
ua(
Eig
ht
Tr
igr
ams
)andpr
edi
cti
ons
yst
em,hol
dst
heGonga
sshowni
nsomea
nci
ents
crol
ls
.Int
he
HuangdiNe
ij
ing(
Clas
sicofMe
dic
ine
),Gongme
ansdoc
tor
.Anc
ientChi
nes
eme
dic
inedoc
tor
s
we
renodi
ff
ere
ntf
romWu.The
yha
dthea
bil
it
ytohe
lpbe
caus
ethe
yunde
rst
oodt
hewa
yoft
he
uni
ver
sea
ndt
het
rut
hoft
hel
if
e.The
ref
ore
,theor
igi
nalf
unc
tionofWuwa
stoc
onne
ctwi
th
uni
ver
sale
ner
gy(
orl
ivi
ngi
ntheDa
o)a
ndt
opa
ssont
heuni
ver
salknowl
edg
eont
oot
her
s.

I
II.Wu巫 andChi
nes
eCul
tur
e

Wude
pic
tsSi
fang四方–f
ourdi
rec
tionsorf
ourqua
dra
tes(
squa
res
).Si
fangc
anbet
rans
lat
eda
s

t
hef
ourc
ardi
naldi
rec
tions
—nor
th,s
out
h,e
ast
,andwe
st.
Thi
sist
hepa
tte
rnt
hatt
hea
nci
entWu
a
ppl
ie
dtot
hec
ent
eroft
hei
rbodi
esa
s“hi
gh-
tec
h”e
qui
pme
ntt
ocommuni
cat
ewi
tht
heot
her
f
ourdi
rec
tions
,andi
twa
sthr
oug
hthi
spr
act
icet
hatt
heyunde
rst
oodt
heuni
ver
salwa
y.Thi
s

pr
act
icei
sca
lle
dZhong
dao中道 (
Cent
ralWa
y)i
nChi
nes
e.I
nthi
sWut
radi
ti
on,t
hebodyi
sthe

c
ent
raldi
rec
tionc
oor
dina
tedwi
tht
heot
herf
ourdi
rec
tions
.The
ref
ore
,Si
fang(
fourdi
rec
tions
)
i
ncl
ude
sthef
if
thdi
rec
tion–t
hec
ent
er.The
sef
ivedi
rec
tionsi
nFa
nga
ree
qualt
othef
ive

a
ssi
stmode
rnpeopl
einunder
sta
ndingtheters
eandcrypt
icla
nguageoftheori
gina
lte
xt.Today
,thesea
re
i
ncl
udedwi
ththeYi
ji
ngandref
err
edtoa sthe“TenWings”bec
aus
et he
ya s
sis
tourmindsinunder
sta
ndingde
epe
r
meani
ngsandthushel
pu sachievegrea
terhei
ghts
.

8
e
leme
ntsi
nChi
nes
ephi
los
oph
y.Myg
ues
sist
hatt
hef
ivee
leme
ntsphi
los
oph
yor
igi
nat
edi
nthi
s
Wuf
unc
tion.

Fang Wu

Commonl
y,Fa
ng方 me
ansdi
rec
tions
,me
thod,pl
ace
,squa
re,a
ndwa
y.I
nChi
nes
eor
acl
est
yle

wr
it
ing
,thec
har
act
erFa
ngi
ssi
mil
art
otheWu.I
tlooksl
ikeape
rsonhol
dingt
heWu(
shama
nic
)
r
ule
randus
ingi
tasat
oolt
ome
asur
etheuni
ver
se.Fa
ngi
sthewa
ytha
tanc
ientWua
ppl
ie
dthet
ool
t
ounde
rst
andt
heuni
ver
se.Fa
nga
lsor
epr
ese
ntst
hec
osmos
.Ifyouha
vet
het
ool
,youwi
ll
unde
rst
andt
hewa
y.I
ntr
adi
ti
ona
lChi
nes
ephi
los
oph
y,wec
anus
eFa
ngt
ore
pre
sents
pac
eandt
ime
.
Ac
tua
ll
y,t
hea
nci
entChi
nes
econc
eptoft
heuni
ver
sei
sre
lat
edt
ospa
cea
ndt
ime
.TheChi
nes
ena
me

f
ort
heuni
ver
sei
sYuzhou宇宙.I
nHunanz
i淮南子,t
hede
fini
ti
onsofYua
reup,down,f
our
13
di
rec
tions(
front
,ba
ck,l
eft
,andr
ight
),a
ndt
hede
fini
ti
onsofZhoua
repa
st,
pre
sent
,andf
utur
e.

Anc
ientChi
nes
eWu(
sha
mans
)cr
eat
edt
hei
rcos
mol
ogyt
hroug
htheFa
ng.Fr
omaChi
nes
eWu
(
sha
mani
c)c
osmol
ogi
calpe
rspe
cti
ve,t
heuni
ver
se–Fa
ng–i
scons
truc
tedoft
hre
ela
yer
sins
pac
e
a
ndt
ime
.Ins
pac
e,t
hel
aye
rsa
re:uppe
rla
yer
,Ti
an(
Hea
ven)
;lowe
rla
yer
,Di(
Ear
th)
;andmi
ddl
e
l
aye
r,Re
n(Huma
nit
y).I
nti
me,t
hel
aye
rsa
repa
st,
pre
sent
,andf
utur
e.Huma
nbe
ing
sar
ea
mi
croc
osmr
efl
ect
ingt
hismac
roc
osm.Huma
nbe
ing
sar
eal
soc
ons
truc
tedoft
hre
ela
yer
s:J
ing

13
Li
u,An.Huananz
i,Cha
pte
r1.

9
(
Ess
enc
e),Qi(
Vit
ale
ner
gyorl
if
efor
ce)
,andShe
n(Spi
ri
t)
.Ea
chl
aye
rcont
ainsi
tsownFa
ng.
The
ref
ore
,inYi
ji
ngnume
rol
ogys
cie
nce
,thenumbe
rst
hre
eandf
iveembodyt
hewa
yoft
heuni
ver
se.

Thi
sWuc
osmol
ogi
calphi
los
oph
yisf
unda
ment
alt
oal
lChi
nes
etr
adi
ti
ons
.Ma
nya
spe
ctsofChi
nes
e
c
ult
ure(
mus
ic,a
rt,me
dic
ine
,phi
los
oph
y,e
tc)a
rea
ttr
ibu
tedt
oWu,Chi
nes
esha
mani
sm.For

i
nst
anc
e,i
nChi
nes
eme
dic
ine
,Fa
ngs
tandsf
orf
ormul
a.Ma
kingaf
ormul
aisZuf
ang組方,whi
ch

l
it
era
ll
yme
ansor
gani
zedi
rec
tions
/pl
acea
ndt
ime
.Ithi
ntst
hatt
hea
nci
entWuunde
rst
oodt
hroug
h
t
hei
rbodi
es(
thec
ent
er)t
hatdi
ff
ere
nthe
rba
lfor
mul
asha
ddi
ff
ere
ntUni
ver
salQit
hatwa
sas
soc
iat
ed
wi
thdi
ff
ere
ntdi
rec
tions
/pl
ace
sandt
imepe
riod.AWu/
doc
torma
kingaf
ormul
awa
sthewa
yto
r
eor
gani
zeapa
tie
nt’
sbod
y(mi
croc
osm)
.

Conf
uci
ani
sma
ndDa
ois
m,t
het
woma
inpi
ll
arsofc
las
sic
alChi
nes
etr
adi
ti
on,bot
hor
igi
nat
edi
nthe
a
nci
entwor
ldofs
hama
nis
m.Ast
hewa
yofhuma
nit
y,Conf
uci
ani
smi
nhe
rit
eda
ndr
ati
ona
li
zedt
he
knowl
edgeofc
our
tes
y,c
ere
moni
alr
it
esa
ndr
egul
ati
ons
,anda
spe
ctsofpe
rsona
lemot
ionf
romt
he
a
nci
ents
hama
nicr
it
ual
s.Ast
hewa
yofna
tur
e,Da
ois
mra
tiona
li
zeda
ndex
pande
dthewi
sdomoft
he
14
uni
ver
salwa
yanda
ppl
ie
dpr
agma
ticknowl
edg
efr
omt
hea
nci
ents
hama
nicr
itua
ls. TheBookof
Changei
sreg
arde
dast
hemos
tre
ver
edc
las
sicofConf
uci
ani
sm.I
twoul
dbei
ncor
rec
t,howe
ver
,to
t
hinkt
hatt
heYi
ji
ngi
sba
seds
ole
lyonConf
uci
ani
sm,s
inc
eDa
ois
mcont
ainsmos
toft
hepr
agma
tic
me
thodsofYi
ji
ngs
cie
nce
,suc
hasChi
nes
efi
veel
eme
ntsa
str
olog
y,Fe
ngs
hui
,andva
rious
di
vina
tionme
thods
.

Ac
tua
ll
y,Chi
nes
eme
dici
ner
epr
ese
ntst
hej
oini
ngofDa
ois
mandConf
uci
ani
sma
ndi
s

t
hor
oug
hlyba
sedonYi
ji
ngs
cie
nce
.TheTa
ng唐 Dyna
sty(
617–907AC)s
ageSunSi
mia
o孙思

邈,whoi
sre
spe
cte
dast
he“
Medi
calKi
ng”byt
heChi
nes
e,s
tat
edt
hat“nobod
yqua
li
fi
est
obea

ma
ste
rph
ysi
ci
anwi
thoutkno
wle
dgeofYi
ji ”15Conf
ng. uci
usi
ndi
cat
esi
nCha
pte
r13ofLuny
u論

語(
Anal
ect
s)t
hat“
Ape
rsons
houl
dnotbeaWu(
sha
man)a
nd/
ordoc
tori
fhe
/shei
swi
thout

14
LiZehou.Ji
maoWus huo
.(Bei
ji
ng:ZhongguoDia
nyingChuba
nshe,1999:65-66).
15
Zhang,Ji
ebi
ng.“Yiy
iyi.
”Lei
ji
ngFuyi.(Xia
n:Shaa
nxiKexueJi
shuChuba ns
he ,1996
:350)
.

10
c
ons
tanc
y[de
dic
ate
dtot
hepr
act
ice
].”I
nde
ed,Chi
nes
eme
dic
inea
ndChi
nes
esha
mani
sma
re
wi
del
ycons
ide
redt
oha
veor
igi
nat
edf
romt
hes
ames
our
ce.I
nChi
nes
e,t
het
ermi
sWuy
itong

y
uan巫医同源,whi
cht
rans
lat
esl
it
era
llya
ssha
mandoc
tors
ames
our
ce.I
nfac
t,ma
nyoft
he
16
a
nci
entdoc
ume
ntsve
rif
ytha
tanc
ientChi
nes
edoc
tor
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nci
ents
hama
ns.

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omt
hise
vide
nce
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nconcl
udet
hatt
heWui
sthes
our
ceofa
llc
las
sic
alChi
nes
etr
adi
ti
ons
.
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oug
hthe
ira
bil
it
ytoc
ommuni
cat
ewi
thna
tur
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hea
nci
entWu–t
hee
nli
ght
ene
dbe
ing
s–c
rea
ted
t
hephi
los
oph
yoft
hea
nci
entChi
nes
ecos
most
hata
ffe
cte
dthewhol
eofChi
nes
ehi
stor
yandc
ult
ure
–a
ndt
hisc
osmol
ogybe
camet
hef
unda
ment
ale
leme
ntsofYi
ji
nga
ndi
tspr
edi
cti
ons
yst
ems
.

T
heDoor
wayof
allMy
ste
ry

16
Che
n,La
i.GudaiZongj
iaoy
uLun
li-Luj
iaShi
xiangdeGe
yuan.(
Bei
ji
ng:Sa
nli
anShud
ian,1996:35)
.

11
I
V.TheSec
retofYi
ji
ng

TheYi
ji
ng,orIChi
ng(
TheBookofChange
),i
soneoft
hemos
tpo
pul
ara
nci
entChi
nes
ecl
ass
ics
i
ntheWe
st.Wec
anf
indma
nypubl
is
hedve
rsi
onsoft
heYi
ji
ngi
fwel
ooki
nbooks
tor
esor
s
ear
chont
heI
nte
rne
t.Howe
ver
,af
tert
aki
ngal
ooka
tsomeoft
hes
ebooksa
ndc
ommuni
cat
ing
f
ormor
etha
nfi
veye
arswi
thde
dic
ate
dYi
ji
ngpr
act
it
ione
rsi
nAme
ric
a,If
eelt
hats
omee
sse
nti
al
pa
rtsoft
heYi
ji
ngknowl
edg
e–t
hes
ymbol
is
mandnume
rol
ogy–ha
vebe
enmi
ssi
ngf
or
We
ste
rne
rs.

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ji
ng,orIChi
ng,i
sadi
vina
tionbookt
hator
igi
nat
esf
romt
hea
nci
entWu巫 (
anc
ient

Chi
nes
esha
mansore
nli
ght
ene
dbei
ngs
).

Yi
ji
ngc
ont
ainst
hre
ese
cre
tla
yer
sofwi
sdom:Xi
ang象 (
symbol
is
m),Shu數 (
nume
rol
ogy)
,and

Li理 (
phi
los
oph
y).Si
ncet
heYi
ji
ngi
scons
ide
redt
her
ootofa
nci
entChi
nes
esci
encea
nd

c
ivi
li
zat
ion,i
tca
nal
sobeus
edt
oga
indee
pins
ight
sint
othepr
act
iceofChi
nes
eme
dici
ne,
s
pir
it
ualc
ult
iva
tion,a
ndourda
il
yli
ves
.Howe
ver
,ifwewa
ntt
oat
tai
nthea
nci
entknowl
edg
eof
t
heYi
ji
ng,weha
vet
oma
ste
rtwot
hing
s:

1.Numbe
r–Wenee
dtounde
rst
andt
het
rans
it
ionf
romanumbe
rtoaGua卦 (
tri
gra
mor

he
xag
ram)be
caus
ethi
sist
heke
ytot
hedi
vina
tionme
thod.

2.Symbol–Af
terwede
ter
minet
heGua卦 f
romt
henumbe
r,wenee
dtounde
rst
andt
he

17
s
ymbol
icme
ani
ngoft
heGua卦 a
ndi
tsi
nte
rpr
eti
ngs
yst
em.

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gh-
leve
lYi
ji
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ste
rsr
ega
rde
dthepr
act
ica
lYi
ji
ngi
nfor
mat
iononXi
anga
ndShua
sthe
s
ecr
etke
yst
othemys
ti
calg
ate
soft
heuni
ver
sea
ndt
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ing
.The
ybe
li
eve
dtha
ta
pe
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rt
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ste
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hes
eke
yswoul
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oorwi
thoute
thi
cswhoma
ste
redt
heke
yswoul
dbr
ingmuc
h

17
Li
,Li
ng.ZhongguoFangs
huKao
.(Be
ij
ing:Dongf
angChuba
nshe
,2000:260)
.

12
ha
rmt
oot
her
s.The
ref
ore
,the
yal
wayspi
cke
dthe
irs
tude
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are
ful
lya
ndt
aug
htt
hei
rcompl
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knowl
edget
oonl
yaf
ews
pec
ial
lyc
hos
ens
tude
nts
.Thi
shol
dst
ruei
not
herChi
nes
ewi
sdom
t
radi
ti
onsa
swe
ll
:

“Don’
tte
achs
ome
onei
fheors
hei
snott
her
ightpe
rson.
”
“Don’
tle
akt
hes
ecr
etsoft
heuni
ver
se.
”

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ver
eadt
hes
etwos
ent
enc
esof
teni
nol
dte
xtsont
heYi
ji
ng,Chi
nes
eme
dici
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rti
ala
rts
,
a
ndi
nte
rna
lal
chemy.Be
caus
eChi
nes
ema
ste
rsha
vef
oll
owe
dthe
sea
dmoni
ti
ons
,mos
tChi
nes
e
pe
opl
eha
venoknowl
edg
eofXi
anga
ndShu.Al
thoug
hthe
rea
rema
nydi
ff
ere
ntEng
lis
h
ve
rsi
onsoft
heYi
ji
ng,mos
toft
hemj
ustc
ont
aini
nfor
mat
iononLi
,thephi
los
ophi
calpa
rtoft
he
Yi
ji
ng,a
ndi
tist
her
efor
edi
ffi
cul
tforWe
ste
rne
rst
ofi
ndhi
gh-
qua
lit
yinf
orma
tiona
boutXi
ang
a
ndShu.

Thes
pir
itoft
heYi
ji
ngi
saboutpr
edi
cti
ona
ndc
hang
e.I
tisi
mpor
tantt
obea
ttune
dtouni
ver
sal
e
ner
gya
ndt
oli
ste
nwi
thi
nforg
uida
ncea
nddi
rec
tioni
nourda
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ive
sandi
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rcul
ti
vat
ion.We

a
rel
ivi
ngi
nani
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si
ble
,vi
viduni
ver
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ene
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iel
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,some
time
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ter

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ansi
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ner
gyc
hang
es.Myor
igi
nalpl
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stowr
it
eas
eri
esofChi
nes
esha
mani
c
wi
sdombooksi
nEngl
is
htha
tinc
lude
dsomewr
it
inga
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heYi
ji
ng.Iwa
spl
anni
ngt
obe
gin
wi
thabooke
nti
tl
edTheWayofEnl
ight
enme
nt:Chi
nes
eShamani
c28LunarMans
ionsCos
mic
Qi
gong.Howe
ver
,af
terg
ivi
ngs
eve
ralwor
kshopsonYi
ji
ngdi
vina
tiont
echni
que
s,he
ali
ng,a
nd
s
pir
it
ualc
ult
iva
tion,Ir
ece
ive
dgr
eati
nspi
rat
ionf
romna
tur
edur
ingmyr
ece
ntt
rave
ls.Be
caus
eof
t
his
,Ic
hang
edmymi
nda
boutt
heor
derofwr
it
ingmybooks
.

V.TheSpi
ritofYi
ji
ng

Le
tmes
har
ewi
thyoua
nint
ere
sti
ngYi
ji
ngpr
edi
cti
onc
asef
rommySe
pte
mbe
r2007Li
fel
ong
Tr
aini
ngs
ess
ionont
heOr
egonCoa
ste
vent
houg
hyoumi
ghtbec
onf
use
dbyt
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edi
cti
on
de
tai
ls
:

13
Asus
ual
,webe
ganoure
veni
ngs
ess
iona
t8:
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m.Twe
nty-
fi
veofuswe
res
it
ti
ngi
na
c
irc
let
ore
vie
wtheYi
ji
ngpr
edi
cti
onpr
act
ice
.Be
for
eeve
ryoneha
dcompl
ete
lys
ett
led
down,J
acks
aidi
nana
nxi
ousvoi
ce,“Iha
vet
henumbe
r648.
”Af
terdoi
ngt
hec
alc
ula
tion,
weg
ott
hec
orr
espondi
ngt
ri
gra
mKun/
Ear
th.“Yourque
sti
onmi
ghtber
ela
tedt
oEa
rthor
s
out
hwe
st.Wha
tisyourque
sti
on?
”oneoft
hes
tude
ntsa
ske
d.“Ij
ustg
otaphonec
all
f
rommywi
fe.Sheha
sspe
nthour
slooki
ngf
orourdogbutc
an’
tfi
ndhi
m.Wea
reve
ry
wor
ri
ed.Doyout
hinkwewi
llbea
blet
ofi
ndhi
m?”Af
terc
ons
ide
ringt
hes
ymbol
ic
me
ani
ngsoft
het
ri
gra
m,e
ver
yoneg
aveJ
acka
dvi
ce.

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ri
gra
mKuni
srel
ate
dtot
hebe
ll
y.Thedogmi
ghtha
vebee
nhung
ry.
Maybehe
we
nti
nthes
out
hwe
stdi
rec
tiont
ofi
ndf
ood.Yous
houl
dha
veyourwi
fedr
ivei
ntha
t
di
rec
tiont
olookf
ort
hedog
.”

“Si
ncet
hepr
ena
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oca
tionofs
out
hwe
sti
sthet
ri
gra
mXun,t
hes
ymbol
icme
ani
ngof
Xuni
swi
nd.Thi
scoul
dre
pre
sentt
hene
wsont
hea
ir,s
oyous
houl
das
kyourwi
fet
o
ma
kea
nannounc
eme
ntont
hel
oca
lra
dio.
”

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houl
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hes
out
hwe
sts
ideofyourhous
e.I
sthel
andf
latont
hats
ideof
yourhous
e?”

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tera
boutaha
lfhourofdi
scus
singt
hisc
ase
,Is
aid,“Yourdogi
sde
fini
tel
yont
he
s
out
hwe
sts
ideofyourhous
e.Yous
houl
dbea
blet
ofi
ndhi
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nfa
ct,yourwi
femi
ght
ha
vef
oundhi
mal
rea
dy.Le
t’st
akeabr
eaka
ndyouc
angi
veyourwi
feac
all
.”

J
ackwa
sst
il
lsi
tt
ingt
her
elooki
nga
tmewi
thawor
ri
edl
ookonhi
sfa
cea
fte
reve
ryone
ha
dle
ftf
ort
hebr
eak.Iwa
lke
dove
rtohi
mandr
epe
ate
d,“Pl
eas
ecal
lyourwi
fe.She
mi
ghtha
vef
oundt
hedoga
lrea
dy.
”Hewa
lke
dawa
ywi
thhe
sit
ati
ngs
tepst
oma
ket
he
c
all
.

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ryonec
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lea
fte
rthebr
eak.J
ackwa
ssi
tt
ingt
her
ewi
thas
mil
eon
hi
sfa
ce.Is
aid,“J
ack,doyouha
veg
oodne
wst
osha
rewi
thus
?”J
ackr
esponde
dina

14
 c
hee
rfulvoi
ce,“Ye
s,Ido.Mywi
fef
oundourdog
!”Eve
ryonewa
sex
cit
ed.“Weha
vea
ba
rnont
hes
out
hwe
sts
ideofourhous
e,”J
ackc
ont
inue
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rei
sal
arg
epi
eceoff
lat
l
andont
hiss
ide
.Some
how,t
hedogg
oti
ntot
heba
rnt
oda
yands
taye
dins
ide
.Mywi
fe
l
ooke
dint
heba
rnt
hisa
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dn’
tse
ehi
m.Whi
lewewe
rei
nthemi
dstofour
di
scus
sion,s
hec
hec
kedt
heba
rna
ndf
oundt
hedogi
nsi
de.
”

Thi
sst
oryde
mons
tra
tesho
wwea
ppl
ie
dana
nci
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vina
tions
yst
emi
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on,whi
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ere
ntf
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ji
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tionorpr
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cti
onde
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edgeofXi
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t
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ji
ng.I
tgoe
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entYi
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tions
chool
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sol
ddi
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tions
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ds

s
omeoft
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ste
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ver
,you
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ij
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gongpr
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dde
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tal
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15
l
ine
agea
tthee
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ti
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ons
yst
em.

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ani
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sea
sy,a
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igi
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ji
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oni
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ole
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asy

t
ous
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llope
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oryout
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ji
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cti
ons
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.

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i
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gua先天八卦 (
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16