Magick, Shamanism & Taoism

by Herne, Richard

• ISBN13: 9781567182071
• ISBN10: 1567182070
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd

Summary

The I Ching is more than just a fortunetelling oracle. It is also an incredibly powerful system for theoretical and practical magick and meditation. Magick, Shamanism & Taoism shows how to view the I Ching on a more expansive and experiential level, allowing magicians to use the energies of the universe as revealed in the I Ching hexagrams. This book is likely to engage pagans and occultists who are looking for an innovative approach to this material.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Mudras	ix
Preface	xi
PART ONE History and Philosophy
Chinese Magick and Taoism	3	(24)
The Philosophy of the Way	27	(10)
PART TWO The Temple and the Magickal Tools
Introduction	37	(2)
The Temple	39	(4)
The Ritual Sword	43	(4)
The Robe	47	(2)
Equipment for Making Talismans	49	(4)
The Bell	53	(2)
The Magick Mirror	55	(4)
The Drum	59	(2)
The Spirit Wand	61	(4)
The Fan	65	(4)
The Ritual Light	69	(4)
Incense	73	(4)
Mudra	77	(6)
PART THREE Practical Magickal Work
Introduction	83	(6)
Banishing and Purification: Assuming the Form of Fudo	89	(8)
Stone Warriors	97	(4)
Consecration of the Ritual Tools	101	(2)
Investigating the Hexagrams	103	(4)
Pathworkings	107	(2)
Chi-Kung and the Cosmic Winds	109	(6)
The Magick of Talismans	115	(8)
Mu-Jen	123	(6)
The Gate of Dreams	129	(8)
In O Musubi	137	(4)
Invoking the Dragon Force	141	(6)
Working with the Astral Body	147	(8)
The Mountain Invocation	155	(4)
K'un Meditation	159	(4)
Ch'ien Meditation	163	(2)
The Trigram Wheel	165	(6)
PART FOUR The I Ching Hexagrams
Hexagram Table	171	(2)
Introduction	173	(2)
The Sixty-Four Hexagrams	175	(154)
Appendices
A: The Eight Taoist Immortals	305	(10)
B: I Ching, Tarot, and the Qabalah	315	(4)
C: Pronunciation of Chinese	319	(2)
D: A List of Gods, Goddesses, and Spirits	321	(8)
Chronology of the Chinese Dynasties	329	(2)
Glossary	331	(6)
Selected Bibliography and Further Reading	337	(4)
Index	341