![]() Consult an ancient source of great wisdom. The next time you have an important issue with which you are struggling, I recommend you do what Togami and I and millions of others do. The Stone Protocol replaces yarrow stalks that are hard to find and handle with stones that are easier to find and handle while still offering appropriate reverence to the ancient wisdom source.Ī Reading in Process Using The Stone Protcol The Stone Protocol is the preferred protocol of the Christian I Ching Society. Some I Ching traditionalists look with disdain on those who use coins as lazy and lacking proper respect for the ancient wisdom source.Ī Western-friendly alternative to the Yarrow Protocol is the Stone Protocol (2). Instead, they use a much faster protocol using coins. Many people today are too impatient to dedicate 20 minutes to manipulating yarrow stalks. Tagomi and his aide are so familiar with the I Ching they already know Hexagram 29 is one that refers to a very dangerous situation. Once the yarrow stalks, acting as a medium for the I Ching, have given Tagomi a response to his query, he would look up the hexagram in his preferred I Ching book. Tagomi thus refers to Archetype 29 as Hexagram 29. Since hexagrams and archetypes are essentially interchangeable, many people, including Tagomi, will refer to an archetype as a hexagram. ![]() Once you know the hexagram, you can map it to the archetype it represents. The process takes about 20 minutes and the result is a hexagram consisting of six stacked lines, any of which can be either solid or open.Įach one of the 64 archetypes is uniquely identified by a hexagram. The remaining 49 stalks are repeatedly separated, counted, and read. In the Yarrow Protocol (1), one of the 50 yarrow stalks is set aside as an observer. A yarrow stalk is a dried stalk from the yarrow plant that was once plentiful in China where this protocol originated several thousand years ago. How did Tagomi know the upcoming meeting was described by Archetype 29? He used an ancient protocol that involves asking a question and then engaging with 50 yarrow stalks to receive the answer. Archetype 29 is an archetype that describes a very dangerous situation, one requiring great caution. In the exchange between Tagomi and Kotomichi, Tagomi says the situation he is pondering, a coming meeting between the Nazis and the crown prince of Japan, maps to archetype 29. Once we know which archetype a given situation maps to, we have a basic understanding of what we are dealing with. In the philosophy of the I Ching, any situation can be mapped to one of these 64 archetypes. The I Ching provides a roadmap to navigate through the toughest decisions of life. Although The I Ching is most closely associated with China, it has been influential in other Asian countries, including Tagomi's Japan. Rulers in ancient China would rarely make an important decision without consulting this wisdom source. It was first compiled over three thousand years ago and has been studied, interpreted, and consulted ever since. It is considered one of the most influential books ever written. The I Ching is an ancient Chinese book of wisdom. What is The Oracle? How does one consult it? What is a hexagram? What does it mean when The Oracle replies with hexagram 29? What other hexagrams are possible for a reply? And what do they mean? The reply was 29th hexagram.įor those who are not familiar with Tagomi's Oracle, this exchange raises a number of questions. Hotomichi: Surely his successor will continue the policy of peaceful cohabitation. Tagomi: It is a time of great uncertainty, Kotomichi. Kotomichi: You seem troubled, Trade Minister. Tagomi: He only understands the world he can see. Kotomichi: The Nazi officer has a disdain. Tagomi and his aide Kotomichi are leaving a meeting of their counterparts in the Nazi party. We first meet The I Ching, or as Tagomi calls her, The Oracle, in the first episode of Man in the High Castle. We don't call her The Oracle, we call her by her formal name, The I Ching. ![]() Like so many others, I trust her completely. She has been a consulted by millions of people for thousands of years. Tagomi is not alone in consulting The Oracle. The Oracle sounds like something out of science fiction. Tagomi refers to her simply as The Oracle. She inhabits the world of the unseen and is the trusted counselor to Trade Minister Tagomi. The most interesting character in Amazon Prime's Man in the High Castle is one whom we never meet. ![]() Man in the High Castle and the Oracle/I Ching
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