[Cuis-dev] Book of Changes

[Nicola Mingotti]

oh, i see;)

ok, checked updating Cuis-Smalltalk-UI all is fine.

bye
Nicola






On 1/19/22 20:41, ken.dickey at whidbey.com wrote:
> On 2022-01-19 10:19, Nicola Mingotti via Cuis-dev wrote:
>> anyway i tried to run it. I found this little bug:
>> https://pasteboard.co/vQhivC9nza9u.png
>>
>> removing message "dontShrinkTitle" it works.
>
> You need to pull Cuis-Smalltalk-UI and reload
>
>   UI-Base-Morphs.pck.st
>
>
>> i have absolutely no idea what this is ;)
>
> Ancient Chinese oracle.  Earlier precursors, but came into use circa  
> 1000 BCE.
>
> The basic idea is that one has a significant question or problem, asks 
> the question, performs a casting/divination (divides bundle of yarrow 
> stalks or casts coins by formula) and builds up from the bottom a 
> series of 6 broken or whole lines (a hexagram) which comments on the 
> current condition and also yields zero or more "changing lines" which 
> give a new hexagram prognosticating tendency for the future.
>
> Where am I?  What can I do here?
>
> Many views of this.  Just a bit of (serious) fun.
>
> One usually starts being agitated/concerned about something. Posing a 
> terse question requires some focus.  Dividing bundles of Yarrow sticks 
> or casting coins is a calming ritual.  Contemplating the resulting 
> images leads to lateral thinking and widens one's point of view.
>
> So you really don't have to have a specific set of beliefs about doing 
> this to derive the benefit: more flexible thinking and calming effect 
> similar to Japanese tea ceremony.
>
> I particularly like a recent reinterpretation:
>   https://www.biroco.com/yijing/Language_of_the_Lines.pdf
>
> Wilhelm Baynes translation is probably the best known:
>   http://www.akirarabelais.com/i/i.html
> hardcover:
> https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/069109750X/qid%3D996565491/sr%3D2-1/102-1791842-4862542 
>
>
> The "Virtual Yarrow Stalks" web page is more practical, but I could 
> not resist doing a bit of Cuis code.  And as long as I did this, why 
> not share it?
>
> I will add to the README.md.
>
> Thanks!
> -KenD
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