The I Ching (Book of Changes)

The I Ching -- or Book of Changes -- is to those who do not know it, little more than a 'fortune-teller's manual' -- as typically vague and ambiguous as a newspaper horoscope. But to those who do know it, and are able to engage with its deeper nature, its pages contain no less than the measure of the universe . . .

The Tao of Words

Rather than something we should assuage, words can be a valuable tool in the cultivation of a more well-ordered mind.

QM & Tao

Find out here how the mysteries of quantum mechanics and the enigmatic Tao of Chinese tradition may be describing the same thing, thousands of years apart.

26

Douglas Adams famously said that the answer to Life, the Universe and Everything is 42. But it seems that the magic number, as far as the universe is concerned, might be 26.

The Money Changers

It has been said that if the world knew exactly how money worked, there'd be a revolution by morning. This article explains how the modern banking system came into being and the manner in which those who control it control and manipulate us in an Orwellian manner.

Wu-wei

Wu-wei is a Taoist art that translates directly as 'empty action', but slightly less directly as 'effortless flow'. It is a way in which we as humans may act without contrivance but respond naturally and spontaneously to our inner and external worlds.

A Brief History of Taoism

The ancient Chinese art of Taoism emerged from antiquity to become a system of living that is now taking hold in the West. Little is known of its beginnings and much of what is is dismissed as myth. This article seeks to shed some light on the mystery.