Stephen Karcher Phd (9 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good.

Hardback. Condition: Good.

Condition: New. Brand New! Not Overstocks or Low Quality Book Club Editions! Direct From the Publisher! We're not a giant, faceless warehouse organization! We're a small town bookstore that loves books and loves it's customers! Buy from Lakeside Books.

blue hardcover 4to ~ 4º (quarto ~ 7.5"x9.5"). large book. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. looks new. like new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. tiny bit of rubbing at top & bottom of spine, not torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. 2nd printing (#2 in # line). full color illustrated 1/2 title, frontis. & title pg. 159p. decorative pages. full color illustrations throughout. index. ancient literature. philosophy. chinese history. religion. psychology. cosmology. taoism. ~ The I Ching is the world's greatest system of wisdom divination. It has been used for over 3000 years as guide to a happy and creative life. Ta Chuan, "The Great Treatise," is the key to that system. Ta Chuan originated during the Warring States period (c.500~221 BCE) as a series of oral instructions on how to use the I Ching oracle for personal divination. This was the Golden Age of Chinese philosophy, when a burst of creative cultural activity occurred against the dark background of breakdown and civil war. The great questions for all were "What is the Way (Tao)?" and "How was it lost?" The spiritual use of divination grew out of this breakdown. This affirmed a radical faith in the experience of a helping spirit and developed specific techniques to contact it. Ta Chuan changed Chinese civilization~it gave people an inner life, an inner Way, created out of the myths and symbols of an ancient culture that was falling apart. This fascinating book explains each part of the oracle and tells you how to use it to effect a profound transformation in your own life. …

Condition: New.

paperback. Condition: Good. staining on the cover of the book, remainder mark.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good Condition. Five star seller - Buy with confidence.

Condition: New. In English.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 294 pages. 10.00x7.00x0.70 inches. In Stock.