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Yi
Jing Mastery Series
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Probability. It's more than a mathematical theorem.
Even if you haven't studied it in detail, you've probably heard of the theory of Probability in mathematics. It is used to predict the chances of an outcome happening, given the odds and other variable factors.
The Yi Jing is used to predict or forecast the outcome of a specific scenario, assuming a certain action is either taken or foregone.
But given the risks we take in virtually everything we do today - and what's at stake if we misjudge - we want to be VERY sure that our predictions are accurate, to begin with. In other words, we DON'T want to leave anything to chance.
So, what if we could use the wisdom of the ancient classics, and fuse them with a structured approach that allows us to get specific, detailed answers to our endeavors in life?
A way of getting the answers to the questions: WHAT, WHY, HOW, WHO and WHEN.
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PLUM BLOSSOM YI JING
Mei Hua Yi Shu
The Yi Jing is interpreted through several types of divination systems. The traditional approach requires a deep, profound understanding of the Gua and Yao texts. This Philosophy School is one of the two available today, and is known to be very rigid in its approach of understanding and interpreting the original texts of the Yi Jing.
Its counterpart, the Image-Numerology School, adopts a different approach by focusing largely on the Image and Calculation aspects of the Yi Jing, with little or no emphasis or reference to the original text. As such, the Plum Blossom method is derived from the ‘Yi’ concept but foregoes the need to refer to the original Gua Texts in using the Yi Jing. Using this method, the divination of a Gua is first obtained through a Number. Emphasis is therefore placed on getting a Number, before a Gua can be produced. It is only after a Gua is derived that the resultant texts are written and analyzed for divination purposes. The Plum Blossom method is also called the Early Heaven Method of Yi Jing divination, as opposed to the traditional, Later Heaven Method, which focuses on King Wen's 64 Hexagram texts in interpreting the Yi Jing. In Chinese, Plum Blossom Yi Jing is more popularly known as ‘Mei Hua Yi Shu’; ‘Mei Hua’ being Plum Blossom and ‘Yi Shu’ meaning Yi Numerology. Put simply, Yi Shu basically refers to the Numerology of Change. Mei Hua Yi Shu is also sometimes referred to as ‘Mei Hua Xin Yi’, where ‘Xin Yi’ means Heart Yi, as Xin is Chinese for the Heart.
The prominent Chinese philosopher, Shao Yong (1011-1077 AD) is credited as the founder of Plum Blossom Yi Jing. His methodology also incorporates the use of the Yi Jing's 64 Hexagrams, but moves away from the approach of using traditional ‘apparatus’ or ‘tools’ such as Yarrow Sticks and Turtle Shells or Coins. Instead, Shao Yong introduced new methods in casting the hexagrams and deriving the Changing Line that are essential in the Plum Blossom divination approach. In fact, the methodology employed in obtaining the hexagrams is one of the Plum Blossom method's key features.
The use of San Ling, which refers to three of our senses - Visual, Hearing and the Mind - is especially required to identify objects and matters, before transforming these into numbers that are subsequently used to cast the pertinent hexagrams. |
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Where nothing is left to chance
If you reflect carefully, you will find that the usage of Yarrow Sticks and Turtle Shells depends upon random, intangible inspiration to arrive at conclusions. On the other hand, the Plum Blossom approach uses ‘guided’ inspiration by way of numbers that are used to cast Gua and subsequently, interpret texts.
In Plum Blossom Yi Jing, the results of a hexagram are interpreted by referring to the Gua meanings - as opposed to the Philosophy School's approach of only relying on the original Gua Texts - where the interaction and relationship between the five elements, stems, branches and time are equally taken into consideration.
Plum Blossom Yi Jing is further strengthened by the fact that it does not ignore the contents of the original Gua texts, although it considers these texts to be only one of the many ingredients that are required for divination purposes. In other words, the Gua texts used in Traditional Yi Jing approaches merely serve as guides, rather than the definitive oracle itself. It can hence be seen that the Plum Blossom method is more comprehensive yet specific, as it considers a wider range of factors and variables in deriving the hexagrams that are ultimately used to deduce and predict outcomes. |
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Course Highlights
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- Introduction
- The Plum Blossom Method: Early Heaven Divination of the Yi Jing
- A Brief Introduction to the Plum Blossom Method
- The Story of Shao Yong, a.k.a Shao Kang Jie (1011-1077 AD)
- The Plum Blossom Essentials I
- The Early Heaven Ba Gua
- The 5 Elements
- The Five Elements Classification Table
- The Four Seasons
- The Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches
- The Attributes of the 10 Heavenly Stems
- The Earthly Branches' Attributes
- The Heavenly Stems and 5 Elements Reference Table for Plum Blossom Numerology
- The Early and Later Heaven Ba Gua Directions
- The 8 Trigram Attributes of Plum Blossom Numerology
- Gua Deriving Techniques
- Essential Information
- Gua Derivation Techniques Factors
- Plum Blossom Essentials II
- Terminology
- Body vs. Application
- Growth Relationships with the Body Gua
- Controlling Relationships with the Body Gua
- How to Proceed in Reading Plum Blossom Numerology
- Realization Timing
- General Timing Reference Table
- The Plum Blossom Divination Matters
- 64 Hexagrams for Plum Blossom Numerology
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The perfection of a great classic
The Yi Jing is, in fact, the oldest of the Chinese classical texts or canons. By ‘classical’, we are referring to pre-Qin Dynasty texts, and more particularly, the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucius.
It was perhaps fated that the Yi Jing would survive the infamous ‘Burning of Books’ by the tyrannical Qin emperor, Shih Huang Ti, in 213 BC - to whom history prefers to credit with the completion of the Great Wall of China and the unification of the Warring States of China during his rule. Prior to Shao Yong, the legendary, semidivine sage Fu Xi (circa 2852-2738 BC), King Wen of Zhou (1099-1050 BC), the Duke of Zhou and later, the revered sage Confucius (551-479 BC) had played their respective, essential roles towards the production of the present-day Yi Jing.
What Confucius did, was to add the famous Ten Wings, which are a compact series of commentaries that offer explanations of the Yi Jing's Hexagrams, or Gua, used for divination purposes. Put simply, the Ten Wings are essentially a collection of the earliest commentaries and appendices to the original version of the Yi Jing. Post- Confucian era scholars later introduced and fused the principles of astronomy and astrology (i.e. the Five Elements of Earth, Wood, Water, Fire and Metal and the Twelve Zodiacal Characters) and today, the Yi Jing is a comprehensive text that covers ideas, images and natural laws that provide answers to specific questions. |
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Why the Plum Blossom approach?
You now know that there are 2 schools of thought in using and interpreting the Yi Jing: the Philosophy School, and the Image-Numerology School. You also know that the Plum Blossom method falls under the Image-Numerology School.
The Philosophy School requires us to delve very deeply (to say the least) into the ancient texts of the Yi Jing, if it is ever to be useful to our present-day purposes. And certainly, the world has changed dramatically over the past 3,000 years! If you were to adopt the approach advocated by the Philosophy School, you would have to put in your fair share of effort and input into research. Assuming you really had the time to spare, the question you should be asking yourself is: Would you really be willing to put in your precious time and effort, only to be presented with a tool that depends greatly on now-obsolete methods of predicting accurate results? Would you be willing to put your confidence in a method of prediction that uses Yarrow Sticks and Tortoise Shells?
Like it or not, philosophy must and does take a backseat to practicality, these days. You want a method that calculates probability and defines it to such a razorsharp edge, that you know that whatever decisions you make are actually validated and informed. And you also want a method that you will be able to learn and master as quickly as possible.
Shao Yong wielded the Yi Jing using the Plum Blossom method, and he accurately predicted the rise and fall of the dynasties after his time. On a specific, micro scale, he was also able to predict when a lantern would break.
Need you any further convincing? |
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Who Should Attend?
• Yi Jing enthusiasts; and
• Classical Feng Shui and BaZi students and practitioners who wish to add the Yi Jing to their existing repertoire of skills |
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| Pre-Requisites
• Yi Jing Mastery Series Module 1 (Students from other schools may also attend, subject to their contacting the Mastery Academy to discuss expectations, prior to the course) |
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| How will this Course be conducted?
This course is available in International Workshops and private Power Coaching classes. English is the language of instruction. |
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| Workbook
Students will receive a copy of the Yi Jing Module 2 workbook, which is well over 350 pages thick. |
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| Course Recognition
Upon completion of Yi Jing Module 2, you will receive a Module 2 certificate. |
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| Online Community
Our www.masteryacademy.com website also hosts an Online Community and Forum, which provides an interactive platform for practitioners, students and enthusiasts from all over the world to exchange their views and propagate knowledge of classical Chinese Metaphysics. |
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| About The Mastery Academy of Chinese Metaphysics
The Academy's goal is to bring knowledge of classical Chinese Metaphysics to the world. It is the first academic institution of its kind in the world to adopt the pragmatic approach of the Western academic system in disseminating knowledge on the ancient metaphysical sciences. The Academy is also the pioneer in harnessing the potential of modern teaching tools such as
the Internet, interactive learning, e-learning and distance learning in allowing students from virtually any corner of the globe to pursue their interests in Chinese Metaphysics. Founded and spearheaded by Joey Yap - an internationally sought classical Feng Shui consultant, speaker and best-selling author - the Mastery Academy has indeed proven to be a center of educational excellence for thousands of students from over 30 countries across the world; many of whom have moved on to practice classical Chinese Metaphysics professionally in their home countries. |
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