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(Most literate readers will have access to a plethora of modern annotations) http://www.issplc.com/upload/pdf/2025/06/13A%20Textual%20Study%20of%20Two%20Anecdo
by gsf_emergency_6 9mo ago
(Most literate readers will have access to a plethora of modern annotations)
http://www.issplc.com/upload/pdf/2025/06/13A%20Textual%20Study%20of%20Two%20Anecdotes%20from%20the%20Life%20of%20Yang%20Gongyi,%20a%20Scholar%20in%20the%20Early%20Yuan%20Dynasty.pdf http://www.issplc.com/upload/pdf/2025/06/13A%20Textual%20Stu...
>颐六三. This line means “Opposing the principles of nourishment; steadfastness brings misfortune.
As implied by
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46588660 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46588660
So I Ching works well even for playing against the universe??
(When divination succeeds, credit the universe; when it fails, forgive the interpreter)
(Found that pdf while cursorily looking for a link between Tarocchi & Mongolian sheep bone divination, via either Mamluk or Marco Polo XD
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shagai#:~:text=is%20as%20part%20of%20musical%20instruments%2C%20such%20as%20the%20Kazakh%20jetigen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shagai#:~:text=is%20as%20part%...
Italian Romanis had no need for the 3rd use ;)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vowel_harmony https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vowel_harmony
https://old.reddit.com/r/linguistics/comments/nrg00d/vowel_harmony_in_tamil/ https://old.reddit.com/r/linguistics/comments/nrg00d/vowel_h...
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- jackzhuo 9mo agoThat quote—'When divination succeeds, credit the universe; when it fails, forgive the interpreter'—is absolute gold. I might have to put that on the website footer!