Secrets of Chinese Astrology: A Handbook of Self-discovery - Softcover

Lau, Kwan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0834803062 ISBN 13: 9780834803060

Publisher: Weatherhill Inc, 1994

Synopsis

The purpose of Chinese astrology is to enhance self-awareness, revealing to us a wider scope of life choices, and the means to foster more positive and sensitive attitudes toward the real world in which we live and hope to thrive. The product of over two millennia of development and refinement, its twelve animal signs are closely correlated with, and offer insight into, all aspects of our physical environment and psychological being. Special features of Kwan Lau's work are a Chinese astrological calendar extending to the year 2050 (essential for accurate interpretation and unavailable in any other text), and a simplified I Ching coin divination system. Based on ancient texts, this system offers a quick and convenient method for gleaning answers to specific questions, complementing the broader trends and portents presented in the main text. Together, these two approaches comprise a fascinating and illuminating guide to life.

About this title

Synopsis:

The purpose of Chinese astrology is to enhance self-awareness, revealing to the individual a wider scope of life choices, and in the process developing more positive and sensitive attitudes toward the real world in which we live and hope to thrive. The product of over seven millennium of development and refinement, its 12 zodiac signs are closely correlated with, and offer insight into, all aspects of our physical environment and psychological being. A Chinese astrological calendar extending to the year 2050 is included in this book, as is a simplified I Ching coin divination system. Based on ancient texts, this system offers a quick and convenient method for gleaning answers to specific questions, complementing the broader trends and portents presented in the main text.

About the Author:

Kwan Lau, born in Hong Kong, is a trained architect specializing in architectural acoustics. An ordained Buddhist priest, he is also a scholar of classical and modern Chinese literature, history, and the arts, and international known as a pioneer collector of nineteenth-century photographs of China, Japan, and Tibet. He lives in New York as an artist and writer.

About this edition

• Publisher: Weatherhill Inc
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0834803062
• ISBN 13: 9780834803060
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208