64 beautiful cards and commentaries
The essence of I-Ching is change. 5,000 years ago it was this principle that led Fu Xi, the first Emperor of China, to formulate his hypothesis of 8 trigrams to represent the 8 universal principles or natural laws that lie at the heart of every situation. These are based on the 8 elements and directions of heaven, and from them evolve the 64 hexagrams that make up the I-Ching.
Each hexagram card carries a beautiful brush illustration from Chao-Hsiu Chen with her textual interpretation.
Pack contains 64 Chinese-style brush illustrated cards, 8 trigram tokens and a 16-page booklet.
Chao-Hsiu Chen is an authority on Chinese wisdom and has written a number of books on the subject, including a volume of poetry. Born in Taiwan, she learned how to practise yoga and studied music in Vienna and Salzburg. She has studied the teachings of Confucius all her life. An expert in the Chinese art of feng shui, she has written the books
, all published in Germany. She has a wide knowledge and a deep understanding of Chinese philosophy, and is also a gifted artist. Her exquisite bamboo paintings illustrated
. She has written and illustrated many titles on Chinese and Japanese wisdom. She speaks five languages and lives in Rome and Munich.
