Michael McDonald

Trigrams of the Yijing Michael McDonald

Trigrams of the I Ching is an intense and fascinating look at one of the greatest archetypes of all time - the Trigrams or Ba Gua of the Chinese Book of Changes. I Ching symbolism comes alive in these profound and explanations of how fundamental I Ching symbols work together and what they mean. Dr. McDonald draws on his forty years of experience with I Ching symbolism in this amazingly insightful exploration of the most basic questions in I Ching studies, "Does the symbolism of the I Ching actually form a coherent archetypal system? Each schema of elemental archetype and symbol from the ancient world finds its place within the broad expanse of I Ching and yet also relates to the modern world, as we know it today. in Dr. McDonald's detailed and lucid explanations. Each chapter of this book is a model for thorough and thoughtful I Ching interpretation on every level . This book will open your eyes to the world of Ba Gua - making the the I Ching easy to UNDERSTAND and USE AS AN ORACLE!