diff --git a/README.org b/README.org index 129f1e3..3fbf82d 100644 --- a/README.org +++ b/README.org @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ The package can be installed from [[https://melpa.org/][MELPA]] or manually via There are several ways to produce a hexagram, from the traditional to pragmatic. -Casting coins has been used for centuries as a way of consulting the I Ching and often favoured for it’s simplicity and ease. In contrast, the yarrow stalk method is widely considered more traditional, requiring dedication, time and careful elaboration of process. The coins may produce a result more quickly and directly (yang) while the yarrow stalks yield to time and can create contemplative focus (yin). +Casting coins has been used for centuries as a way of consulting the I Ching and often favoured for it’s simplicity and ease. In contrast, the yarrow stalk method is widely considered more traditional, requiring dedication, time and careful elaboration of process. The coins may produce a result more quickly and directly (yang) while the yarrow stalks yield to time and can create contemplative focus (yin). Quickest of all (thus far) is the general purpose computer, which can produce a hexagram seemingly instantaneously. @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ It is also possible to show the interpretation (i.e. description, judgement and — James Legge in The I Ching. Sacred Books of the East, vol. 16 (1899) #+END_QUOTE -Consulting the I Ching as an oracle, in it’s most simple form, involves asking a question, casting a hexagram and interpreting the hexagram along with any possible changes to the hexagram. +Consulting the I Ching as an oracle, in it’s most simple form, involves asking a question, casting a hexagram and interpreting the hexagram along with any possible changes to the hexagram. You can query the I Ching with an invocation of ~M-x i-ching-query~ @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Or programmatically using any of the casting methods described previously. ** Printing & displaying hexagrams -You can cast and insert a hexagram at the current point with ~i-ching-insert-hexagram~ or insert a specific hexagram as required with ~(i-ching-insert-hexagram 23)~ +You can cast and insert a hexagram at the current point with ~i-ching-insert-hexagram~ or insert a specific hexagram as required with ~(i-ching-insert-hexagram 23)~ Sometimes the hexagrams may not display correctly or be too small to read. The font and size can be adjusted as needed with minimal interference to how other characters are displayed…. @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ If a casting produces changing lines, the resulting hexagrams will appear as = The ~3-coins~ and ~yarrow-stalk~ methods produce slightly different probability distributions for casting a hexagram as detailed in the following table (and discussed in more detail in [[https://sabazius.oto-usa.org/probability-and-the-yi-jing/][Probability and the Yi Jing]]) |-------+--------------------+-------------------+------------+----------------------+----------| -| Value | Yarrow stalks p(S) | Three coins p(S) | Yin/Yang | Signification | Line | +| Value | Yarrow stalks p(S) | Three coins p(S) | Yin/Yang | Signification | Line | |-------+--------------------+-------------------+------------+----------------------+----------| | 6 | 1/16 | 2/16 | old yin | yin changing to yang | ---x--- | | 7 | 5/16 (yang 8/16) | 6/16 (yang 8/16) | young yang | yang unchanging | -------- | @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ The ~3-coins~ and ~yarrow-stalk~ methods produce slightly different probability | 9 | 3/16 | 2/16 | old yang | yang changing to yin | ---o--- | |-------+--------------------+-------------------+------------+----------------------+----------| -In consulting an oracle the nature and source of chance, synchronicity or randomness can be considered important aspects of the process. Thus, this package can draw upon several source of randomness including =quantum= (sampling quantum fluctuations of the vacuum via [[https://qrng.anu.edu.au/][ANU]]), =atmospheric= (atmospheric noise via [[https://random.org][random.org]]), or =pseudo= (pseudo-random numbers provided by the local computing environment). Each method may be assessed for its suitability and set as necessary. +In consulting an oracle the nature and source of chance, synchronicity or randomness can be considered important aspects of the process. Thus, this package can draw upon several source of randomness including =quantum= (sampling quantum fluctuations of the vacuum via [[https://qrng.anu.edu.au/][ANU]]), =atmospheric= (atmospheric noise via [[https://random.org][random.org]]), or =pseudo= (pseudo-random numbers provided by the local computing environment). Each method may be assessed for its suitability and set as necessary. #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp (setq i-ching-randomness-source 'quantum) @@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ In consulting an oracle the nature and source of chance, synchronicity or random The =quantum= and =atmospheric= sources of randomness both use public APIs and can make hundred of calls (specifically 121, 125, 129 or 133 for the =yarrow-stalk= method) which can take seconds, or minutes depending on the service which may be rate limited. This can be used as a time for reflection. If you prefer to have a quicker casting, you can register an API key or use the local =pseudo= random source. Further details and analysis of the sources of randomness can be found in or near… - - A “True Random Number Service” https://www.random.org - - ANU QRNG Real time demonstration of high bitrate quantum random number generation with coherent laser light. Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 231103 (2011) doi:10.1063/1.3597793 + - A “True Random Number Service” https://www.random.org + - ANU QRNG Real time demonstration of high bitrate quantum random number generation with coherent laser light. Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 231103 (2011) doi:10.1063/1.3597793 - [[https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/html_node/Pseudo_002dRandom-Numbers.html][Pseudo-Random Numbers]] (The GNU C Library) and a description of [[https://www.mscs.dal.ca/~selinger/random/][The GLIBC random number generator]] ** The Noise of Heaven & Earth. Stochastic resonance. @@ -128,20 +128,20 @@ Further details and analysis of the sources of randomness can be found in or nea - Richard Wilhelm (1950). The I Ching or Book of Changes. translated by Cary Baynes,. Introduction by Carl G. Jung. - Margaret J. Pearson (2011). The original I ching : an authentic translation of the book of changes. - James Legge (1882). The Yî King. In Sacred Books of the East, vol. XVI. 2nd edition (1899) - - Alfred Huang (2000).The Complete I Ching: The Definitive Translation + - Alfred Huang (2000). The Complete I Ching: The Definitive Translation - Wu Jing Nuan (1991) Yi Jing ** Pubic Domain sources -The translation from Chinese into English by James Legge, /The Yî King/ (1882) as published in /Sacred Books of the East, vol. XVI. 2nd edition/ (1899) is in the public domain and available via [[https://archive.org/details/sacredbooksofchi16conf][archive.org]]. It appears to be the only significant English translation that is currently in the public domain. +The translation from Chinese into English by James Legge, /The Yî King/ (1882) as published in /Sacred Books of the East, vol. XVI. 2nd edition/ (1899) is in the public domain and available via [[https://archive.org/details/sacredbooksofchi16conf][archive.org]]. It appears to be the only significant English translation that is currently in the public domain. There is a parallel Chinese/English edition [[https://ctext.org/book-of-changes/yi-jing][《易經 - Yi Jing》]] hosted at the [[https://ctext.org][Chinese Text Project]] using the Legge translation. The German translation and commentary by Richard Wilhelm, /I Ging Das Buch der Wandlungen/ (1924) is in the public domain and available via [[https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/autoren/namen/wilhelm.html][Projekt Gutenberg]]. Wilhelm’s translation from Chinese into German was translated into English as /The I Ching or Book of Changes/ (1950) by Cary Baynes and should enter the public domain in 2047. Wilhelm’s translation has provided the basis for translation into several other European languages -A [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hexagrams_of_the_I_Ching][List of hexagrams of the I Ching]] and some details of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Wen_sequence][King Wen sequence]] can be found on Wikipedia. +A [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hexagrams_of_the_I_Ching][List of hexagrams of the I Ching]] and some details of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Wen_sequence][King Wen sequence]] can be found on Wikipedia. ** Otherwise -[[http://jamesdekorne.com/GBCh/GBCh.htm][The Gnostic Book of Changes]] provides a guide for “Studies in Crypto-Teleological Solipsism” by combining several translations, notes and commentaries, yet exists in a copyright grey-area. There is another emacs lisp version of the i-ching that can be found on the [[https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/i-ching.el][emacswiki]] which takes a slightly different approach and includes a few other methods, including calendrical, beads and the (unfortunately unimplemented) FUCKUP emulation mode as described in /The Illuminatus Trilogy/ (there is also [[https://github.com/Brianfit/I-Ching][a programmatic replication of the Yarrow Stalk Method of I-Ching Divination]] available in javascript.) +[[http://jamesdekorne.com/GBCh/GBCh.htm][The Gnostic Book of Changes]] provides a guide for “Studies in Crypto-Teleological Solipsism” by combining several translations, notes and commentaries, yet exists in a copyright grey-area. There is another emacs lisp version of the i-ching that can be found on the [[https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/i-ching.el][emacswiki]] which takes a slightly different approach and includes a few other methods, including calendrical, beads and the (unfortunately unimplemented) FUCKUP emulation mode as described in /The Illuminatus Trilogy/ (there is also [[https://github.com/Brianfit/I-Ching][a programmatic replication of the Yarrow Stalk Method of I-Ching Divination]] available in javascript.) [[file:diagram-1701.jpg]] diff --git a/i-ching.info b/i-ching.info index f6499cd..d258964 100644 --- a/i-ching.info +++ b/i-ching.info @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ pragmatic. Casting coins has been used for centuries as a way of consulting the I Ching and often favoured for it’s simplicity and ease. In contrast, the yarrow stalk method is widely considered more traditional, -requiring dedication, time and careful elaboration of process. The +requiring dedication, time and careful elaboration of process. The coins may produce a result more quickly and directly (yang) while the yarrow stalks yield to time and can create contemplative focus (yin). @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ File: i-ching.info, Node: Consulting the oracle, Next: Printing & displaying h Consulting the I Ching as an oracle, in it’s most simple form, involves asking a question, casting a hexagram and interpreting the -hexagram along with any possible changes to the hexagram. +hexagram along with any possible changes to the hexagram. You can query the I Ching with an invocation of `M-x i-ching-query' @@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ File: i-ching.info, Node: Printing & displaying hexagrams, Next: changing or m 4 Printing & displaying hexagrams ********************************* -You can cast and insert a hexagram at the current point with -`i-ching-insert-hexagram' or insert a specific hexagram as required +You can cast and insert a hexagram at the current point with +`i-ching-insert-hexagram' or insert a specific hexagram as required with `(i-ching-insert-hexagram 23)' Sometimes the hexagrams may not display correctly or be too small to @@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ Value Yarrow stalks p(S) Three coins p(S) Yin/Yang Signification In consulting an oracle the nature and source of chance, synchronicity or randomness can be considered important aspects of the process. Thus, this package can draw upon several source of randomness -including `quantum' (sampling quantum fluctuations of the vacuum via +including `quantum' (sampling quantum fluctuations of the vacuum via ANU (https://qrng.anu.edu.au/)), `atmospheric' (atmospheric noise via random.org (https://random.org)), or `pseudo' (pseudo-random numbers provided by the local computing environment). Each method may be @@ -187,11 +187,11 @@ you can register an API key or use the local `pseudo' random source. Further details and analysis of the sources of randomness can be found in or near… - * A “True Random Number Service” `https://www.random.org' + * A “True Random Number Service” `https://www.random.org' * ANU QRNG Real time demonstration of high bitrate quantum random number generation with coherent laser light. Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, - 231103 (2011) `10.1063/1.3597793' + 231103 (2011) `10.1063/1.3597793' * Pseudo-Random Numbers (https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/html_node/Pseudo_002dRandom-Numbers.html) @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ File: i-ching.info, Node: English translations, Next: Pubic Domain sources, P * James Legge (1882). The Yî King. In Sacred Books of the East, vol. XVI. 2nd edition (1899) - * Alfred Huang (2000).The Complete I Ching: The Definitive + * Alfred Huang (2000). The Complete I Ching: The Definitive Translation * Wu Jing Nuan (1991) Yi Jing @@ -234,12 +234,14 @@ File: i-ching.info, Node: Pubic Domain sources, Next: Otherwise, Prev: Englis 9 Pubic Domain sources ********************** -The translation from Chinese into English by James Legge, _The Yî +The translation from Chinese into English by James Legge, _The Yî King_ (1882) as published in _Sacred Books of the East, vol. XVI. 2nd edition_ (1899) is in the public domain and available via archive.org (https://archive.org/details/sacredbooksofchi16conf). It appears to be the only significant English translation that is currently in the -public domain. +public domain. There is a parallel Chinese/English edition 《易經 - +Yi Jing》 (https://ctext.org/book-of-changes/yi-jing) hosted at the +Chinese Text Project (https://ctext.org) using the Legge translation. The German translation and commentary by Richard Wilhelm, _I Ging Das Buch der Wandlungen_ (1924) is in the public domain and available @@ -252,7 +254,7 @@ provided the basis for translation into several other European languages A List of hexagrams of the I Ching (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hexagrams_of_the_I_Ching) and -some details of the King Wen sequence +some details of the King Wen sequence (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Wen_sequence) can be found on Wikipedia. @@ -301,14 +303,14 @@ Tag Table: Node: Top74 Node: Install & configure803 Node: Casting a hexagram1371 -Node: Consulting the oracle3131 -Node: Printing & displaying hexagrams3879 -Node: changing or moving lines4619 -Node: probabilities & randomness5423 -Node: The Noise of Heaven & Earth Stochastic resonance8043 -Node: English translations8344 -Node: Pubic Domain sources8991 -Node: Otherwise10237 -Node: Further11085 +Node: Consulting the oracle3130 +Node: Printing & displaying hexagrams3877 +Node: changing or moving lines4615 +Node: probabilities & randomness5419 +Node: The Noise of Heaven & Earth Stochastic resonance8036 +Node: English translations8337 +Node: Pubic Domain sources8985 +Node: Otherwise10424 +Node: Further11272  End Tag Table