Creativity and Taoism [2 ed.] 9781848190504, 9780857010476
Simultaneously accessible and scholarly, this classic book considers the underlying philosophy and the aesthetics of Chi
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English Pages 272 [274] Year 2011
Table of contents :
Content: Introduction: The wisdom of 12 --
I. Numerological meanings of 12 --
II. Chinese astrology and 12 animal symbols --
III. Eight trigrams, 12 tidal hexagrams, and the cycle of nature --
The beginning: finding your animals --
The animals --
1. Rat and fu (rebirth) --
2. Ox and lin (deliver) --
3. Tiger and tai (balance) --
4. Rabbit and DaZhuang (prosper) --
5. Dragon and guai --
6. Snake and qian (strength) --
7. Horse and gou (copulate) --
8. Goat and dun (retreat) --
9. Monkey and pi (break) --
10. Rooster and guan (observe) --
11. Dog and bo (peel) --
12. Pig and kun (flow) --
Afterword: Living in harmony.
Content: Introduction: The wisdom of 12 --
I. Numerological meanings of 12 --
II. Chinese astrology and 12 animal symbols --
III. Eight trigrams, 12 tidal hexagrams, and the cycle of nature --
The beginning: finding your animals --
The animals --
1. Rat and fu (rebirth) --
2. Ox and lin (deliver) --
3. Tiger and tai (balance) --
4. Rabbit and DaZhuang (prosper) --
5. Dragon and guai --
6. Snake and qian (strength) --
7. Horse and gou (copulate) --
8. Goat and dun (retreat) --
9. Monkey and pi (break) --
10. Rooster and guan (observe) --
11. Dog and bo (peel) --
12. Pig and kun (flow) --
Afterword: Living in harmony.
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