M00 · LESSONS 1–3
Introduction: What Is Chinese Metaphysics?
Terms, the course map, and a method for reading traditions from both inside and outside.
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M01 · LESSONS 4–12
Yin-Yang and the Five Phases
Yin-yang, the five phases, their correspondences, cycles, and historical uses.
English lessons publishedM02 · LESSONS 13–19
Astronomy and the Chinese Calendar
Constellations, solar terms, lunar months, hours, and historical astrology.
English lessons publishedM03 · LESSONS 20–33
Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches
The stem-branch cycles, Four Pillars calculations, and relations among signs.
English lessons publishedM04 · LESSONS 34–39
Numerical Traditions and Date Selection
Hetu and Luoshu, Na Yin, traditional almanacs, and date-selection rules.
English lessons publishedM05 · LESSONS 40–55
The Yijing (I Ching)
The Zhouyi, trigrams, hexagrams, line positions, and commentarial traditions.
English lessons publishedM06 · LESSONS 56–73
Divination Methods
Xiao Liuren, Meihua Yishu, and Liuyao, taught through their procedures and symbols.
English lessons publishedM07 · LESSONS 74–85
BaZi and Zi Wei Dou Shu
Two birth-chart traditions, their inputs, chart structures, and interpretive rules.
English lessons publishedM08 · LESSONS 86–92
Feng Shui (Kanyu)
The history of site selection, form-based observation, compass methods, and flying stars.
English lessons publishedM09 · LESSONS 93–97
The Three Systems: Taiyi, Qimen, and Liuren
An overview of three distinct time-based systems and the structures of their charts.
English lessons publishedM10 · LESSONS 98–99
Physiognomy
Historical approaches to face and palm reading, with attention to evidence and limits.
English lessons publishedM11 · LESSONS 100–102
Medicine, Self-Cultivation, and Folk Religion
The history of medical cosmology, internal alchemy, Daoism, and everyday ritual.
English lessons publishedM12 · LESSONS 103–106
Modern Perspectives
Cognitive bias, testing, history of science, and anthropological approaches to divination.
English lessons publishedM13 · LESSONS 107–112
Review and Further Study
Assessment, practice, and routes for continued study.
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