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I enjoy applying the I Ching[0] to decision making. It's like a coin toss, but on steroids [0] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/534289.The_I_Ching_or_Book_o

by remx 10y ago

I enjoy applying the I Ching[0] to decision making. It's like a coin toss, but on steroids [0] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/534289.The_I_Ching_or_Book_of_Changes https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/534289.The_I_Ching_or_Bo... [#] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Ching https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Ching

toisanji 10y ago
How so? Pleases go into more detail.
- stephancoral 10y ago
  Instead of a binary yes/no decision, the various positions of the i ching means you have a wider range of "oracular" output - 64 hexagrams to be exact.
  - winkywooster 10y ago
    Actually with the changing lines, it's more than that. You'll have one hexagram change into another, with the lines providing nuanced details to the "meaning".
    - stephancoral 10y ago
      Right, my bad. Thanks for the clarification
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jyriand 10y ago
I have used Tarot cards to give me some perspective on some descisions. As a side effect I start to experience a lot more of unexplainable synchronicities in my daily life and in connection with the decision. Most striking example: I was at a point where I needed to decide if I should break up with my girlfriend. I was doing the taro spread to get the answer and at the same time my girlfriend called and told me that she met this one guy and she would like to go on a date with him.
- miceeatnicerice 10y ago
  Being faithful to chance events is a great way to organise your knowledge - it basically subordinates facts to wit. Fight the facts! Become self-aware! That's how I think it works anyway. Difficult to follow through with on the larger scale, though - which is where the little synchronicities come in.
- peteretep 10y ago
  This is what I use: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblique_Strategies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblique_Strategies
jogundas 10y ago
Reminded me of "The Man in the High Castle" by Philip K. Dick, where I Ching was the main plot-driving object.

by remx 10y ago

toisanji 10y ago

How so? Pleases go into more detail.

stephancoral 10y ago
Instead of a binary yes/no decision, the various positions of the i ching means you have a wider range of "oracular" output - 64 hexagrams to be exact.
- winkywooster 10y ago
  Actually with the changing lines, it's more than that. You'll have one hexagram change into another, with the lines providing nuanced details to the "meaning".
  - stephancoral 10y ago
    Right, my bad. Thanks for the clarification

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jyriand 10y ago

I have used Tarot cards to give me some perspective on some descisions. As a side effect I start to experience a lot more of unexplainable synchronicities in my daily life and in connection with the decision. Most striking example: I was at a point where I needed to decide if I should break up with my girlfriend. I was doing the taro spread to get the answer and at the same time my girlfriend called and told me that she met this one guy and she would like to go on a date with him.

miceeatnicerice 10y ago
Being faithful to chance events is a great way to organise your knowledge - it basically subordinates facts to wit. Fight the facts! Become self-aware! That's how I think it works anyway. Difficult to follow through with on the larger scale, though - which is where the little synchronicities come in.
peteretep 10y ago
This is what I use: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblique_Strategies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblique_Strategies

jogundas 10y ago

Reminded me of "The Man in the High Castle" by Philip K. Dick, where I Ching was the main plot-driving object.