What was does dick (1995) himself theorise about the l Ching?
According to Dick (1995, p. 179), “the “l Ching” is analytical and diagnostic, not predictive. “There is nothing to do with the future telling and the cause of effect with concurrency which deals with synchronicity and can’t be pre-empted.” I explain this properly defined of synchronicity: “apparently meaningful coincidences in time of two or more of the same or similar identical events that are causally unrelated” (Dictionary.com). Dick (1995) states, these events occur outside the usual time, and disrupt linear time. “The I Ching permits examination of the “koinos kosmos” and that is the shared world.” But a person becomes immersed in static time, if they attempt to live their life completely by the book. (Dick, 1995). My point of view about “The man in the high castle by Dick (1982) is to note both yarrow stalks and coins were interesting when the oracle was consulted, but surely the use of different media must bring about different hexagram result, since a moment is only fleeting, here now and past , perhaps the results of this is not something that can ever truly be examined.
References:
Dick, P.K. (1995). Schizophrenia and the I Ching. In Sutin, L. (ed.), The shifting realities of Philip K. Dick (pp. 175-182). New York: Vintage.
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ReplyDeleteAlthough this is a difficult theme to respond to, you draw some interesting comments from Dick's essay. However you present these in a bit of dense fashion and therefore it would help if they could be unpacked or explained in more detail (with more examples). Similarly, your final comment is interesting but it needs further development and the relationship between this and the first part of your responses explained.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget to include the page numbers of the direct quotes used and also include the reference to the article cited at the bottom of your post.
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