I CHING

Frank MacHovec (2007). Pocket I Ching.

MacHovec has an MA in educational and counseling psychology and a PhD in clinical psychology, he worked for 30 years in the profession in a number of organizations

legend says that Fultsi created the I Ching around 2800 BC, a system of 64 hexagrams of yin and yang patterns for understanding the cycles of life and death

MacHovec's interpretations of the 64 hexagrams are mixed, some better than others...i prefer the actual I Ching in all its imagery and detail, although the images might be difficult for modern eyes to interpret, so an interpretation like MacHovecs can be useful.

Themes that suggest their own practices:

apply minimal effort toward issues, problems, projects...the goldilocks "just right amount"

let there be rest and relaxation between periods of working and learning

keep things simple as possible

learn from mistakes--ok to fail...just part of learning

do the right thing and let the chips fall wherever they fall--maintain moral integrity

ask for help when you need it--few can get on in life without the help/support of others

be one with the mystic unity, seek spiritual guidance