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Use the oracle of the ancient Chinese Goddess of Compassion, Kuan Yin to answer specific questions about life and the future.
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Kuan Yin, the Compassionate One or literally 'the one who sees and hears the cries of the world' is the principal goddess in the eastern firmament. She is centuries older than the Christian Virgin Mary, but not unconnected with her in that in most illustrations she holds a rosary, suggesting purification of the cycle of birth and death, and a willow branch, a symbol of Buddhist virtues. Kuan Yin's image can be found wherever there are Chinese or Japanese speaking people in the world - in homes, restaurants, workplaces, small urban temples, Buddhist, Taoist and Shinto shrines - and the ritual of consulting her has brought solace, hope and insight to countless people. It continues to be an integral part of the lives of tens of millions of people throughout the East today. Stephen Karcher's interpretation of this ancient text presents 'The 100 Poems of the Goddess', to be as relevant today as they were 1000 years ago, leading the reader to answers to specific questions about family, professional success, travel, health and love.
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There is a red door just beyond the corner of this busy street in a great eastern city. Read the first page
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Karcher better known for his superb 'tour de force' on the I Ching scores another hit with this oracular book. The story prefacing the oracle is essential reading in the quest for the 'Goddess of Compassion", although Blofeld's book on Kuan Yin is also a big hitter. If this is the only book you buy this year make it this one.
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This book is very interesting and anything which speaks of heart-felt compassion has to be welcome in the world. I find the I Ching to provide more 'accurate' readings but this is worth consulting none-the-less.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
It is amazingly accurate, for me at least.
21 July 2007
Format:Paperback
Although I was initially disappointed there were no sticks, my desire to learn this oracle system gave me impetus to go to Chinatown and ask around. (I live in San Francisco so I may have a lil advantage). They sell sticks of fate there with the bamboo cup. If you can't locate that you can a) get bamboo skewer sticks, paint them red on one tip (as the book says) and number them from 1-100 on the other end. find a cup (bamboo preferable)to place them in. You then cast the sticks. simple, or.. b)make a 100 cards and create symbolic art that pertains to the cards meaning. i recommended smudging/cleansing/invoking your oracle tools every time you use them. Every time i cast this oracle Kwan Yin lends me her pearl. It is amazingly accurate, for me at least.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Excellent
16 Nov 2008
Format:Paperback
This book, like many other Karcher's books, is full of mythological/psychological knowledge. If you wish to learn about the true culture behind Kuan Yin's oracle, then this is the book, be it you are into cultural anthropology, like me, or you simple wish to open your mind, follow Carl Jung's advice and let a bit of synchronicity play about your life, then this books does not disappoint. For those complaining that the book comes with no sticks and no statue. The majority of the Iching books come with no yarrow sticks. Karcher gives plenty of suggestions, from getting the sticks from a Chinese store (as some did) to making your own, using the popular 100 circles on a sheet of paper approach or simply getting a set of 10 tokens or sticks (lollipop sticks would do) from 00 to 09, you draw twice, 00-00 stands for a hundred, 00-0x stands for that number and so does xx-xx. As for the statue, either buy one from any oriental store, or put one up on your computer screen from the many sites that has them and place the sticks in front of your monitor, or better yet, print it on a nice coloured paper. There! finished. This book brings a wealth of understanding on the philosophical thinking behind Buddhism and has the added bonus of functioning as an oracle for those so inclined.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
It meets the purpose I bought it for.
22 Nov 2011
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For a long time, I keep asking others to translate and no one can give me a word to word. Instead they instantly want to put their own impression to my selection. This can prove confusing and misleading. I am so glad he translated the poems and also the what can and cannot happen. He even added a prologue of some history and insight so you can understand what is being told to you. IF you really believe in the kuan yin oracle and cannot read Chinese as I do, then this is so helpful. Thanks Stephen Karcher.
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