Dennis Merritt, LCSW, PhD, The I Ching -- Oracle and Book of Wisdom

Program presented to the C.G. Jung Club of Orange County on February 21, 2021. Program web page at www.junginoc.o....
The I Ching is one of the oldest and most profound books of wisdom whose origins go back to Chinese shamanism and prototypical Chinese ideograms. Jung, who used it extensively, described the I Ching as a book of archetypal imagery first assembled in 1050 BCE. Every major Chinese thinker, artist, and philosopher had been influenced by I Ching until the modern era. One can put a question to the book and via synchronicity get a meaningful answer. Examples will be given to illustrate how the book can be used personally and in the therapeutic setting for guidance on relationships, difficult life situations, and psychological and spiritual development. Links will be made between dream imagery and the hexagrams in the I Ching.