THE MAGIC OF THE YI JING

Within Taoist magic, each hexagram of the Yi Jing (易经), “the classic of changes,” has a magical application. For most people, the Yi Jing is nothing more than a divinatory method. This is because at the most basic level of understanding, each hexagram is...

martial skills

  武艺 MARTIAL SKILLS The term “武艺” (wǔyì) first appeared in the poem “Ceremonial  Commemo -ration of Crown Prince Shi” by Yan Nian during the Southern Song Dynasty. In the “Wen Xuan,” it mentions 偃闭武术,阐扬文令 (yan bi wu shu, chan yang wen ling),...