Don’t forget– if it helps, turn the closed captioning on! =)
When I say “open tradition,” I mean a culture-specific practice of a magical system and set of doctrinal beliefs integrated into that practice that anyone at all can work with for themselves, that it’s free and open to the public.
When I say “closed tradition,” I mean a culture-specific practice of a magical system and set of doctrinal beliefs integrated into that practice that can only be honorably accessed if certain conditions are met, such as initiation; heredity; clan or ethnic group membership; or a formally established master-student bond.
My third book, I Ching, The Oracle: A Practical Guide to the Book of Changes, published by North Atlantic Books, is forthcoming mid-2023. It’s my translation and annotations of the Oracle with cultural and historical references that honor the shamanic origins of the I Ching.
What it really is, though, is a magical grimoire. I began with an aspiration to write a grimoire on Taoist mysticism and magical practices, and then decided to do so through the framework of the I Ching. This is going to be a practical hands-on primer on East Asian modalities of witchcraft and folk magic. A deep-dive learning experience into the history and mythological references found in the Book of Changes is the bonus.
Leading up to the release of I Ching, The Oracle will be this series of videos where I lay the foundation for working with this third book. If this is of interest to you, stay tuned! ❤
benebell wen 
Thank you. I am so excited about the new book. When can I pre-order. This will go great with Tao of Craft….Thank you 😀
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I cannot wait for your new book!
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Dear B., can’t wait, thank you, Ed
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Yes benebell, but what happened to your bone oracle and other than fu hsi and the duke, and king wen shamanism -what is the difference in the yi ching you are putting out in 2023 cause elasticity has a lot of challenges and there are an awful lot of yi ching -we know you have a lot of knowledge and 1 production there are 10 productions held back- your fu magic book is very good and elastic cause there are many that want to know the way of sacred esotericism -no matter how others see sinology because they know there is something beyond the norm that is proven and real-but delving into already known Celtic or paganism when your already great is not elastic cause you have fed us this good knowledge benebell-please give us more master!!!
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This was by far the most informative and useful discussion I have ever heard on this subject. Not once did you say misappropriation and I appreciate that, it always starts the conversation with a shaming tone. I am of Celtic descent and have honestly tried to study and learn about the rich magical tradition of this culture. Somehow it just doesn’t stick and I always come back to Taoist and Buddhist teachings. Tarot speaks strongly to me and I recently purchased some Runes upon finding out I also have some Scandinavian genetic heritage (DNA). I’ve only seen iChing demonstrated a couple of times but it spoke to me also.🙄 I am not disciplined however, so feel like I’m “surfing” rather than deep diving. Where should I start? I’ll partly answer my own question – with a commitment to daily study. Again though, where to start? Is there a recommended text for Taoist newbies? Is there a good way to reign in my scattered Pisces/Scorpio/Gemini energy? Any advice welcome. PS Hoping your planner helps keep me more focused and on track next year!
– Hopefully I haven’t posted this three times, think I got caught in a loop.
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