This book presents the I Ching as an example of a language, a language of the vague, and as such shows the ability of the I... More > Ching to describe itself by reference to itself. This association with language allows for linking yang/yin with fight/flight - the language we call "emotions". Through consideration of current research into emotions, the book brings out the ability to translate the language of primary emotion into the language of yang/yin and so present a more consistent, precise, yang/yin interpretation of any situation given an emotional assessment of that situation. The appendix introduces a more general perspective on meaning derivation given our current knowledge about our neurology and the creation of symbols and metaphors. < Less

An abridged version of the Emotional I Ching, with a focus upon ease of use without reference to background/theory. The... More > method presented is focused on making emotional assessments of situations and the translation of such into an I Ching hexagram. With that hexagram we can get more information from the emotional assessment than is usually the case. < Less

(Hardcover) This book presents the I Ching as an example of a language, a language of the vague, and as such shows the... More > ability of the I Ching to describe itself by reference to itself. This association with language allows for linking yang/yin with fight/flight - the language we call "emotions". Through consideration of current research into emotions, the book brings out the ability to translate the language of primary emotion into the language of yang/yin and so present a more consistent, precise, yang/yin interpretation of any situation given an emotional assessment of that situation. The appendix introduces a more general perspective on meaning derivation given our current knowledge about our neurology and the creation of symbols and metaphors. < Less

(Softcover) This book presents the I Ching as an example of a language, a language of the vague, and as such shows the... More > ability of the I Ching to describe itself by reference to itself.

This association with language allows for linking yang/yin with fight/flight - the language we call "emotions".

Through consideration of current research into emotions, the book brings out the ability to translate the language of primary emotion into the language of yang/yin and so present a more consistent, precise, yang/yin interpretation of any situation given an emotional assessment of that situation. The appendix introduces a more general perspective on meaning derivation given our current knowledge about our neurology and the creation of symbols and metaphors. < Less