It has been explained to me that to understand the ken-po goku-i one must also study the I Ching in parallel with learning about Bushi Tatsuo Sensei the person, the teacher, the sumuchi, and the customs and beliefs of the Okinawan peoples.
As I continue my studies I have come to understand the truth when Wilhelm says, "By unwritten law, only those advanced in years regard themselves as ready to learn from it." I now understand that my reading of the book many years ago meant little simply because I was not matured enough for it.
In my studies I have tried to find as many views as possible that would possibly provide space to see past the many doors it holds for each of us. In that search I have finally found a source that helps enlighten, "Change: Eight Lectures on the I Ching," by Hellmut Wilhelm.
In these lectures he elucidates on the I Ching in a way that helps the student to understand the generality of it and how it works for each of us.
If we seek divination it behooves us to seek out a diviner of the I Ching yet it serves at least one other purpose. It also serves as a medium for meditate; meditation of the images of the cosmos for its own sake and seek to understand it.
This book has been out of print for a long time but Amazon does have some third party sellers with a copies at a very reasonable price.
ISBN: 0691097143
Bibliography:
Wilhelm, Hellmut. "Change: Eight Lectures on the I Ching." Routledge & Kegan Paul publishers, London. 1961 and 1970.
My personal "Interpretive" Lens!
"One thing has always been true: That book ... or ... that person who can give me an idea or a new slant on an old idea is my friend." - Louis L'Amour
"Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider..." - Francis Bacon
"What is true today may be reevaluated as false not long after. Judgements are frequently based upon a set of "temporary" circumstances surrounding them. Conflicting ideologies can exist simultaneously. Antagonistic dualities are complementary aspects of a unified whole: are seen as mutually dependent mirror images of each other." - Nahum Stiskin
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Kenpo Gokui
A person's heart is the same as Heaven and Earth while the blood circulating is similar to the Sun and Moon yet the manner of drinking and spitting is either soft or hard while a person's unbalance is the same as a weight and the body should be able to change direction at any time as the time to strike is when the opportunity presents itself and both the eyes must see all sides as the ears must listen in all directions while the mind must grasp all the tactile, olfactory and gustation data not seen on all sides and not heard in any direction
All Bottles are Truly Good
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