Toltec wisdom—I Ching oracle
The Toltec I Ching
64 Keys to Inspired Action in the New World
by Martha Ramirez-Oropeza and William Douglas Horden
Happiness / Self-Development / Spiritual Life
0-943914-99-X
978-0-943914-99-2
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Description
Definitely NOT just another I Ching, The Toltec
I Ching is genuinely new—specifically developed
for our time, our circumstances. Readers im-
pressed by practical wisdom books such as
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
or Dan Millman’s Peaceful Warrior books will
find it an excellent supporter of their efforts,
as will I Ching aficionados and people of hope
worldwide.
The authors draw from common sources of
both the traditional I Ching and the pre-Hispanic
Central American traditions that produced the
sacred calendar expiring in 2012. Their lucid,
accessible text, greatly enhanced with powerful
full-color indigenous images, reunites and
synergizes two powerful oracular traditions
that developed independently in the east and
the west for two millennia. The result is an
easy-to-consult new oracular resource that
distills archetypal lessons of both hemispheres
for motivation, hope, and practical guidance in
the new One-World of our day.
“We come into this world with an innate sense
of rightness and find ourselves instructed from
all sides to replace it with a form of practicality
that keeps the mistakes of the past alive. . . .
When the outer world is so far out of balance
and harmony with itself, how are we to find
balance and harmony between it and the inner
world of the soul?” —from the introduction
The Toltec I Ching is new, mysterious, and
powerful. It evokes the balance of masculine
and feminine energies our bewildering times
demand—for hope, creativity, and deep guidance.
It can help you
• Thrive amidst injustice with integrity
• Master self-defeating attitudes
- Develop Better Intuition
- Anticipate Change
- Adapt in a Timely Manner
- Enrich & Ennoble Relationships
- Increase Good Fortune
- Harmonize with What's around You
- Create a Positive Influence on Others
- Understand Unchanging Forces within Change
When you have to choose, and the way ahead
with dignity is not clear, this easy-to-consult
new resource can be a valuable ally.
Sourced from common roots of ancient
Chinese and pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican
traditions, it distills and updates perennial
human lessons for motivation, hope, and
shared good fortune in modern life-situations.
Symbolic indigenous images and lucid text
energize, harmonize, and integrate the in-
quirer’s feminine and masculine natures—
providing an accessible, refreshing alterna-
tive to the masculine/aristocratic biases of
previous I Chings.
This breakthrough book's new sequence of
hexagrams is specifically designed to help
individuals cultivate wise inner responses
to circumstances beyond their control.
In these uncertain times, The Toltec I Ching
can be a helpful tool for people who may need
to reinvent themselves or their situations, or
who want to help others do one or both—or
who simply want better guidance and deeper
understanding of how to engage the emerging
global perspectives driving widespread change.
About the authors
Martha Ramirez-Oropeza is a mural painter,
a performer in popular theater, and a researcher
/ lecturer of the Nahuatl pre-Hispanic codices of
Mexico. She was vice-director of the Mascarones
Theatre Group for 32 years, and designed and
co-founded the Nahuatl University pyramid
campus in Ocotepec, Morelos, Mexico. She
apprenticed under master muralist David A.
Siqueiros, Guillermo Monroy in the Fine Arts
Institute, and, more recently, under Chicana
muralist Judith F. Baca. She conducts inter-
national Nahuatl Culture seminars in Mexico
and lectures at the University of California,
Los Angeles. She is also an artist in residence
at the Social and Public Art Resource Center
(SPARC) in Venice, California, and is a per-
forming and visual arts teacher for children
in a Spanish total immersion school in Santa
Monica, California.
William Douglas Horden has researched
indigenous divinatory systems of ancient China
and Mexico with passion and independence
since 1969. He is steeped in the shamanic world
view from living in the Copper Canyon of Mexico
with the Tarahumara Indians and in numerous
other indigenous communities over the past
few decades. William was initially trained in
the I Ching by Master Khigh Alix Dhiegh and
has since developed a fresh new approach to
the ancient art. He currently lives in Roseburg,
Oregon and Coatepec, Mexico.
Early praise
“The Toltec I Ching does an incredible job of
addressing the collective human experience
of psychological defeat—and the Spirit Warrior’s
task of restoring personal power and transforming
that dream. It will help many people move ‘away
from the Old World of force and competition
toward the New World of ethics and cooperation.’
Combining the ancient wisdom of the Toltecs and
the Chinese is a beautiful way to show the power
of these truths, and serve the urgent need for
change in our modern world. Many individuals,
and thus our entire culture, will respond and
benefit from this message . . .”
—Allan Hardman, Toltec Master and author of
The Everything Toltec Wisdom Book
“Ramirez-Oropeza and Horden present a synthesis
of oracular traditions. . . . The result is a beautiful
pictorial-based guide that advises on intention
and action for dealing with present and changing
situations. They imbue philosophy with action,
and intention with point of view, so you can plot
your course and wrestle with your own destiny.”
—Robert L. Spencer, author, The Craft of the
Warrior
“The Toltec I Ching is a wedding of two
ancient traditions that speaks to the New
World view of balance and harmony that all
of us are called to embrace. Through its
stunning artwork and lucid text, this book
inspires us to see more clearly, live more
creatively, and love more fully. I highly
recommend it to all those seeking to under-
stand the wisdom of the ancients and put it
into daily practice.”
—Ray Dodd, author, The Power of Belief
Indigenous images (selection)
Introduction (excerpt)
Reality Sandwich article
At what crossroads does our global civilization stand now, and in what direction does good fortune lie?
Toltec I Ching blog
Click here for author William Douglas Horden's
Toltec I Ching blog.
Huffington Post blogs by William Horden
Also by William Douglas Horden
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