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Friday Photos: IChing No. 15 Humble
16 Jun Paul Hayes USMC WWII, tank driver, Purple Heart recipient
Paul Hayes USMC WWII,
tank driver, Purple Heart recipient with his wife Ruth (2012)
Friday Photo: IChing No.32 Duration
2 Jun
Sometimes it helps to refer to Wilhem’s translation of the I Ching Hexagrams…No. 32 Duration…”The way of husband and wife must not be other than long lasting.” (p.545). A 60th wedding anniversary absolutely qualifies! Mom and Dad are going for 75!
Friday Photos: IChing No. 59 Dispersion
26 MayThe most beautiful examples of “dispersion” (I can think of) are the stunning Chihuly glass sculptures displayed through out public gardens. These photos were taken in Dallas in 2012.
For more examples of “dispersion” of art in the garden:
Friday Photos: I Ching No. 3 Sprouting
21 AprSprouting melon seeds
The potential energy is astonishing! Each one of these melon sprouts can become a vine that produces a dozen melons which each have hundreds of seeds in their center! These sprouts are from one of last year’s melons, which was from seed Dad saved from the previous year. Tomatoes can be even more prolific!
Parts of seeds: embryo, endosperm and coat(protective layer) Notice in the lower left corner that several seed coats cling to the new leaves.
Looking forward to the fruit of these sprouts in mid and late summer!
“Sugar Kiss”, Sand Stone Melon Co. Inc.
Friday Photos: I Ching No. 40 Unbound
14 Apr“Unbound” is David Hinton translation.
South lawn make over begins.
Lilac and Vibernum stumps
Day lilies, hostas and peonies: Divided from original plantings…critical mass part 2? Not shown: coneflowers, asters, plumbago, iris, holly
Pause to consider and study I Ching
8 JulOften on this blog I have paired my photography with I Ching translations, which is analogous to just testing/sampling water versus exploring the ocean.
I highly recommend exploring I Ching with taobabe‘s blog here in the WordPress community. taobabe’s command of language, math, science and illustration is both amazing and astonishing. Honestly, I haven’t been keeping up. Here are three links to her blog. DNA and I Ching is jaw dropping.
https://taobabe.wordpress.com/about-me/
https://taobabe.wordpress.com/2016/07/03/the-tao-of-man/
https://taobabe.wordpress.com/dna-and-the-i-ching-the-connection/
Taobabe, Thank you for sharing your knowledge and insights with us.
Friday Photo: I Ching No. 20 Heron’s Eye Gaze
22 AprThe translation by David Hinton is “heron’s eye gaze”. I think I got IT! Also from David Hinton’s translation: “Noble and lofty. Reverent, inward, yielding and devoted as a river.”
I originally posted this photo with the classic translation “viewing”.
Blue heron
Gallery
Friday Photos: I Ching No. 6 Conflict
18 Mar Touring Washington D.C. landmarks
Touring Washington D.C. landmarks
Elated with Eliot’s Elegant Book Review
15 MarI was so elated that I purchased I Ching: The Book of Change translated by David Hinton (new to me). I am amazed that I found Eliot Weinberger’s review in my twitter feed. Here is the link:
http://www.chinafile.com/library/nyrb-china-archive/what-i-ching
His review is comprehensive, concise and engaging. My study of I Ching began 17 years ago preparing collage interpretations, followed by a lull, then re-engaged last year with photo interpretations posted in Elfcroft’s Friday Photos.
Here are some gems from Eliot’s review:
“it can explain everything”
“crucial words have no fixed meaning”
“Everything is connected. Everything is in a state of restless change.”
“Chinese characters as ideas rather than words”
“Cosmic filing system”
“microcosm of Chinese civilization”
“tease the mind”
“read in an infinite number of ways”
………the possibilites…..:)
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