Carol K. Anthony

"A Guide to the I Ching" is an interpretive manual to the classic Wilhelm/Baynes translation of the I Ching. Now a classic in its own right and translated into other languages (German, Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian, and Italian), the "Guide" is recognized by teachers and long time students of the I Ching as indispensable to its understanding and use. Developed from notes taken over many years, the Guide mirrors the reader's true inner feelings, helping him to bring his life and fate into harmony with the Tao — the way of the Universe.

This I Ching was written under the guidance of the Sage that speaks through the I Ching oracle. It shows the Cosmos as a system of harmony, the principles of which are clearly described in its 64 hexagrams. The purpose of consulting the oracle is to inquire, before an undertaking, whether you are in harmony with the Cosmic Way. When this is confirmed by the words "success," or "good fortune," whatever you do will be supported by the invisible helping forces of the Cosmos. When your attitude is discordant, the oracle predicts "misfortune," meaning that these helping forces will not support what you do. The answers of the oracle are not to be taken as fortune-telling, but as reflecting the cosmic consequences of your attitude toward your goal. All counsel given by the I Ching is directed toward helping you return to harmony with the Cosmos. To do this you are being given a deeper understanding of the principles of Cosmic Harmony that are involved in the issue at hand. In the light of these principles you will be able to recognize particular mistaken ideas that are the cause of your discord, or misfortune. This book is the first I Ching oracle that shows you how to deprogram the obstructing ideas, and thus reunite with the Cosmic Harmony. Also presented in this book is an innovative method of communicating directly with the Sage that speaks through the I Ching. This method allows you to clarify its message until it assures you that you have reached an adequate understanding. Regularly consulting the I Ching in this way leads to clarifying insights into your life’s purpose, and to a pronounced increase in your own creativity. It was through this method, in combination with meditations and dreams, that the Sage gave the authors the completely new perspective on the nature of the Cosmos, human nature, and the place of humans within the Cosmic Whole described here. Rather than presenting you with fixed answers to every problem, this book allows the Cosmic Teacher called "the Sage" to show you your own path to insight and inner guidance.

This book is about love as a Cosmic gift given to two people to awaken, strengthen, heal, and nourish their true selves. It is also about the Cosmic principles laid out in the I Ching that govern the love relationship. It shows, in a clear language, that by bringing ourselves into harmony with these principles, we can make our deepest and most meaningful relationships endure.

Chapter 1. This book presents the cosmological background of the I Ching and its many concepts. It describes the Tao, the binary system of numbers that forms the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching, the Sage who speaks through it, the I Ching view of existence, and the hidden Cosmic order that underlies all apparent chaos. Thus rather 'In the beginning there was chaos,' one sees that 'In the beginning there was order.' Chapter 2 describes what in the I Ching is called the 'superior man' or 'noble Self' as the unconditioned true self; the 'inferior man' is seen as the socially constructed self-image, or ego. The 'superiors' or 'helpers' described by the I Ching are revealed as inherent character-traits, such as natural modesty, natural kindness, and the capacity for patience and perseverance. The 'inferiors' are discussed as aspects of the bodily self that speak, as when they say, 'I am hungry, I am tired.' Also discussed are the many references in the I Ching text to cultivating the true self and that imply self-development to be necessary if we are to learn how to harmonize ourselves with the way the Cosmos works.// Chapters 3 and 4 discuss the anonymous wise Sage who speaks through the I Ching, and the attitudes that are important on the part of the I Ching student if he is to gain the Sage's help.// Chapters 5, 6, and 7 describe the process of self-cultivation undertaken when we accept the Sage as our teacher. It describes how the Sage teaches us mostly in real-life learning situations, so that what is perceived in the head is transmitted to the heart as wisdom. It also describes many important I Ching principles, such as coming-to-meet-halfway, and working through the power of Inner Truth.// Chapters 8 and 9 describe the more technical aspects of the I Ching within the context of its historical the development of the lines, trigrams, and hexagrams. It also describes its traditional methods of use, but gives an entirely new method discovered by the author that enables the student to understand its messages very precisely.

This book brings to us a new understanding of the psyche that gives us the Cosmic perspective on our true human potential. The basis for the author s groundbreaking discoveries is their new version of the ancient Chinese oracle, published under the title, 'I Ching, the Oracle of the Cosmic Way.' It shows humans as part of the harmonious order of the Cosmos. 'The Psyche Revealed Through The I Ching' explains how the psyche, as the invisible side of our being, enables each of us to fulfill our unique Cosmic destiny.// Psychic malfunctions such as depression, phobias, and stress indicate that humans have separated from the harmonious order of the Cosmos through developing a mindset that places humans at the center of the universe. From this disharmonious perspective, humans have created a world order based on conflict and lack where there could be harmony, peace, and abundance. This book helps the individual who wants to free himself from the suffering caused by this mindset, to recognize the total goodness of his true nature, and to see with clarity the ideas that have brought him harm. Another cause of harm are unprocessed traumatic experiences. The book's Appendix shows the reader how to research these causes and deprogram them with Cosmic help, thereby to free himself enduringly from their harmful effects.// Perhaps most extraordinary, the I Ching, through the authors discoveries, is found to be an advanced psychology that reflects our deepest inner truth.// It is perhaps no accident that this book appears nearly simultaneously with the publication of C.G. Jung s Red Book. It was thanks to Dr. Jung that the I Ching was introduced to the English-speaking world in the early 1950 s. Were he still alive, he would have been happy to read this book that gives the answer to the riddle he hoped to resolve by undertaking the dangerous journey into his own It was his search for the origin of the demonic figures that were haunting the unconscious of his patients. As Carol Anthony and Hanna Moog discovered, these figures are the product of words that are not grounded in the harmonious order of the Cosmos, and therefore, they create conflict in our nature.// Once taken into the psyche (often at a very young age) these words take on a life of their own. Through the fears and self-doubts they create in us, they dominate our lives until such time as they are discovered and deprogrammed with Cosmic help. Deprogramming takes away the validity we have formerly given them, freeing us of their harmful effects.

This book is a description of the method of meditation that the author learned through consulting the I Ching. It is also a collection of 250 experiences in meditation that were included because of their insightful and universal nature. They revealed the gradual lifting away of the author's hidden fears and doubts, one by one, that inhibited her from following her own inner sense of truth. This book shows the role of fear and doubt in the formation of the ego, and how they project themselves into reality. Freeing oneself from them makes the body healthy, the mind free, and the heart open to receive and to express love.

It has been known for some time that our thoughts influence our health. However, the extent of this discovery is taken to a new dimension in this groundbreaking work that is based on the experiences of its two authors, in working with the I Ching.// Health, not illness, is the natural standard for the body. Our body functions through a harmonious cooperation between the consciousnesses of all the various organs and bodily systems. The root causes of illness are to be found in ideas and beliefs that are in conflict with what our body knows on its deepest level through the DNA that is embedded in every body cell. Ill health is caused first by thoughts that make us vulnerable to illness through disabling our natural defenses. Once we have become vulnerable, other kinds of sick-making ideas and beliefs can enter and manifest in specific illnesses. This book shows how to recognize such beliefs and deprogram them with Cosmic help. The result is that our self-healing abilities are restored and our body, freed from the burden of sick-making thoughts, springs back to health.// At a time of drastically increasing costs for conventional health care, this book enables its reader to take matters of healing back into their own hands.

Scritto con un linguaggio semplice ed evocativo, la Guida all’I Ching introduce appassionati e praticanti di medicina tradizionale cinese al Libro dei Mutamenti, proponendolo non solo nella sua veste di oracolo ma portando i lettori a riflettere sul significato profondo di ogni esagramma, il linguaggio dell’energia.Carol K. Anthony ha trasposto per noi l’I Ching in linguaggio moderno, consentendoci di applicare la sua saggezza alle diverse situazioni che incontriamo nella vita quotidiana. Vengono decodificate parole come “l’Uomo Superiore” e “Inferiore”, e gli “Inferiori”, che si riferiscono rispettivamente al Vero Sé, all’Ego e al Sé Corporeo. Espressioni come “Attraversare la Grande Acqua” e “Vedere il Grande Uomo” mirano a indurre a lasciarsi alle spalle il pericolo di rinunciare a se stessi e ricordano il potenziale buono contenuto in ciascuno di noi. Comprendere queste parole e frasi ci aiuta e incoraggia a seguire e approfondire i nostri senti- menti più intimi: ciò che ci permette di sentirci in armonia con l’amorevole cosmo e i suoi poteri protettivi.

Carol Anthony confie ici de surprenantes expériences de méditation qui, durant de longues années de consultation du Livre des Transformations, l'ont éclairée sur le sens des métaphores du Yi King. C’est ainsi qu’elle a découvert le fonctionnement de l’ego, mais aussi les principes de sagesse à l’œuvre dans le Cosmos. De multiples conseils sont donnés au lecteur pour consulter l’oracle efficacement.

« Si nous voulons un monde meilleur, empreint de plus de douceur et de plus d’amour, nous avons besoin, individuellement, d’apprendre à ouvrir notre cœur afin d’aimer et d’être aimé. Si l’amour n’est pas présent dans notre vie, si nous sommes sans cesse piégés dans des relations dénuées de générosité, nous et nous seuls avons le pouvoir, à l’intérieur de nous, de changer ces situations. Nous n’y parviendrons pas à l’aide de moyens logiques ou théoriques, mais plutôt en transformant nos relations les plus chères et les plus intimes. »Carol K. Anthony, dont le travail sur le Yi King et le développement personnel est reconnu depuis les années 1980, décrit les principes d’harmonie de l’oracle qui animent la relation amoureuse. En suivant ces principes, nous parvenons à construire des relations justes, loyales et durables. Nous découvrons que l’amour est un don du Cosmos offert à deux personnes pour éveiller leur vrai soi.