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An illustrated guide to the occult history, serpent magic, and practical application of the I Ching
• Reveals how the sacred language of the original eight trigrams of the I Ching was discovered by a wisdom serpent known as Fu Xi
• Explores how the I Ching formed the basis of the earliest Taoist philosophies, its complex correlation with human DNA, and its relationship with artificial intelligence
• Provides new contemporary analysis of each of the 64 hexagrams, their changing lines, and archetypes of the I Ching
• Includes original artwork highlighting the serpent magic within the system and tools to help you interpret the I Ching based on your own individual experience
One of the oldest books in the world, the I Ching has been used in China for millennia to open a dialogue with divinity, gain insight and wisdom, and pull aside the curtain of reality to reveal the light of the heavens. Yet, despite its popularity over thousands of years, few understand its mysterious origins, symbolism, or occult connections.
In this illustrated guide, Maja D'Aoust applies her significant experience as a professional practitioner and scholar of the I Ching to provide a history of the oracle, explain the mechanisms at work behind it, and offer a new experiential approach to its interpretation. The author begins by examining the discovery of the I Ching by the first mythical emperor of China, Fu Xi, a divine being with the body of a serpent. She reveals how Fu Xi's eight original trigrams, also called the Ba Gua, provided a sacred language of symbols that allowed for communication between the diviner and the spirit world. Using the I Ching's principles of cosmology as a basis, the shamans of ancient China developed the earliest Taoist philosophies of nature, medicine, martial arts, and mathematics as well as ecstatic practices, war strategies, birth and death rituals, agricultural systems, and alchemical studies. D'Aoust further shows how the I Ching relates to the mathematical sequences of biology and human DNA, examining the correlation between the serpent's tail and the double helix. She reveals how the ways the oracle connects with your own inner knowing parallel the ways in which DNA repairs itself.
Providing a new analysis of each of the 64 hexagrams and their changing lines and archetypes, the author explores each hexagram's meanings in depth, alongside original artwork highlighting the serpent magic within the system and tools to help you interpret the I Ching based on your own individual experience. Revealing how the oracle holds complex networks of meaning that language alone fails to capture, D'Aoust offers a new understanding of the Book of Changes and its many hidden lessons.
Contents
Introduction: The Daimonic Path to Inner Knowing
PART 1
Secrets of the Ancient Serpents
Origins of the I Ching and Serpent Divination
The Daimonic Power of the Bagua
The I Ching and the Healing and Martial Arts
DNA, the I Ching, and Daimons
PART 2
The Serpent Oracle
Instructions and Considerations for Using the Oracle
1 The Dragon
2 The Mare
3 The Birth
4 The Child
5 The Growth
6 The Conflict
7 The Leader
8 The Union
9 The Raising
10 The Tiger
11 The Peace
12 The Separation
13 The Fellowship
14 The Messiah
15 The Golden One
16 The Pleasure
17 The Followers of the Way
18 The Corruption
19 The New
20 The Observer
21 The Difficulty
22 The Grace
23 The Cleansing
24 The Return
25 The Exorcist
26 The Restraint
27 The Nourishment
28 The Collapse
29 The Danger
30 The Light
31 The Attraction
32 The Marriage
33 The Internal
34 The Strength
35 The Dawn
36 The Sunset
37 The Family
38 The Repulsion
39 The Obstacle
40 The Freedom
41 The Sacrifice
42 The Augment
43 The Announcement
44 The Temptation
45 The Gathering
46 The Mountain
47 The Secret Garden
48 The Well
49 The Revolution
50 The Cauldron
51 The Upheava
52 The Stillness
53 The Journey
54 The Destiny
55 The Triumph
56 The Traveler
57 The Wind
58 The Joy
59 The Flood
60 The Rules
61 The Heart
62 The Bird
63 The River
64 The Circled Serpent
PART 3
The Future of Ancient Technology
Divination and Artificial Intelligence
The Source of Sentience
Machines Mimicking Life
Notes
Bibliography
Index
