Can you really see the future using the Taoist classic I Ching? A new way to use the oldest Oracle. скачать в хорошем качестве

Can you really see the future using the Taoist classic I Ching? A new way to use the oldest Oracle.

Take a walk with Taoist Master Mikel Steenrod and me as we discuss Taoist practice in the Modern Age. The Four Ascendant Spheres Tradition of practical Taoism is accessible to everyone and can be considered the Eastern version of Marcus Aurelius' Stoicism and is very similar to Eckhart Tolle's "Power of Now" Philosophy. In this episode of "Living the Tao," we explore the Taoist classic: the "I Ching" Can it be used by regular people to foretell the future or guide decisions? Was it designed only for generals and Emperors? How and why does it work? The I Ching and the Shape of Time The I Ching is often seen as a fortune-telling tool, but in Taoism, it’s something far deeper. In this episode, we explore: Taoists view time as non-linear (past, present, and future all exist at once) The Sage’s power of Shi — alignment with time and place How coins, sticks, or bones serve as tools to bypass bias and connect with the Dao The surprising history of the I Ching — from guiding generals to stabilizing reality A practical framework (Circumstance, Action, Outcome) to use the I Ching for modern decisions Whether you’re curious about Taoism, divination, or simply how to make wiser choices, this conversation opens up the deeper purpose of the I Ching. Listen to the full archive + exclusive episodes on Supercast: https://living-the-tao.supercast.com/ #IChing #Taoism #Divination #podcast Here's the explanation for the word "Shi." Soon and the 4AS use northern and ancient dialects many times with Mongolian influence. The character in question is 時, standard Mandarin pinyin shí (with rising tone, “shrr”). In older Wade–Giles romanization, you’ll sometimes see “shih.” In regional Mandarin accents, the final -i can sound less like “ee” and more like a retroflex -er/-ur sound. To an English speaker, that can easily come across as “shur.” In Cantonese, 時 is pronounced sìh (with a long falling tone) — again different from standard Mandarin. If you heard it as “shur”, it was most likely someone speaking Mandarin with a retroflex -r quality, which is common in Beijing-style Mandarin and in some teaching lineages. The intended word is still 時 (shí), meaning time, timing, season, appropriateness. In Taoist writing, it’s this “shí” that’s tied to wu wei — the art of acting only when the time is ripe, often paired with chù (place/position) or shì (alignment of forces). If someone is familiar with older or regional dialects of Chinese, they could very plausibly pronounce 時 (shí) in a way that sounds to an English ear like “shur.” In Old Chinese (pre-Qin), reconstructions are even more varied, often with a retroflex or rhotic quality. So over time, the vowel has shifted, but the core “sh-” onset has remained. In Beijing Mandarin and dialects influenced by “erhua” (adding a rhotic -r sound at the end), 時 (shí) can come out sounding like “shir” or “shur.” In some northern and northwestern topolects, the final -i vowel tends to weaken, again producing a “shur”-like sound. A classically trained Daoist priest or scholar might preserve or lean into those traditional pronunciations, especially if their training was oral rather than purely pinyin-based. Western students who learned by ear from teachers with strong regional accents sometimes carried over “shur” as a learned convention. So if you’ve heard “shur” used authoritatively by someone familiar with Daoist classics or old dialects, it’s not a mistake — it’s a reflection of either: Beijing/erhua pronunciation, or an older topolect / phonological layer preserved in teaching lineages. The character itself is still 時, and its Taoist meaning remains time, timing, appropriateness, the right occasion. Find out more at Master Steenrod's website: https://www.the-taoism-for-modern-wor... Listen to Master Steenrod's full lectures: https://www.the-taoism-for-modern-wor... In-person martial training: https://www.h2omt.com/ Virtual martial training: https://www.watermountainvirtual.com/ Links to all of Master Steenrod's social media: https://linktr.ee/taoismforthemodernw... Leadership and teamwork program: https://www.missionsandmadness.com/    / @missionsandmadness   #nature #naturespirituality #tao #taoism #daoism #thetaoofselfconfidence #moderntao #laotze #enlightenment #zen #taichi #qigong #taoteching #yinyang #emptycup #laotze #artofwar #suntzu #eckharttolle #powerofnow #thepowerofnow #stoicism #marcusaurelius #karma #daodejing #kungfu #seneca #alanwatts #stoicphilosophy #stoicwisdom #happylife #wuwei #Mindfulness #Spirituality #PersonalGrowth #InnerPeace #DaoistWisdom #Philosophy #daoism #taoistwisdom #workbalance #selfdevelopment #selflove #taoistwisdom #eckharttolle #powerofnow #thepowerofnow #iching #stoicphilosophy #marcusaurelius #presence #mindfulness #thinkpositive #alanwatts #acceptance #5senses #changeyourlife #changeyourmindset #taiji #taijitu #yingyang