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'''''I Ching''''' was | '''''I Ching''''' was, as [[Barbara (Iceberg)|Barbara]] once told [[Ruby Duvall]], "some kind of Taoist [[oracle]]". It did not foretell the future, but merely clarified a likely course of events. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'') An ancient [[China|Chinese]] book of [[philosophy]], it was accessed by random samplings that affected the broad flow of the material universe. The ''I Ching'' methodology cast doubt on the value of normal causalistic procedures. One traditional method of consulting it was the tossing of [[coin]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warriors' Gate]]'') | ||
It was recorded in the data bank of [[K9 Mark II]]. | When Barbara did an ''I Ching'' reading for Ruby's [[birthday]], she got: | ||
:No level way not followed by decline. | |||
:No outward path not followed by return. | |||
:Continue mindful of danger. No blame. | |||
On the back of the birthday card was scrawled: | |||
:He arrives like a [[bird]], heedless of his wealth. | |||
:The walls return to [[water]]. No use for army now. | |||
This last passage predicted the [[Cybermen (Mondas)|Cybermen]]'s defeat soon thereafter. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'') | |||
It was recorded in the data bank of [[K9 Mark II]]. ''I Ching'' was known to the [[Fourth Doctor]], who claimed to apply its philosophy, and [[Romana II|Romana]], who labelled it as a superstition. [[Adric]] tried it, under K9's supervision, resulting in the Hexagram 9 (''Hsiao Ch"u'', "The Taming Power of the Small"): "If you are sincere, blood vanishes and fear gives way.". ([[TV]]: ''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warriors' Gate]]'') | |||
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Revision as of 00:40, 12 September 2013
I Ching was, as Barbara once told Ruby Duvall, "some kind of Taoist oracle". It did not foretell the future, but merely clarified a likely course of events. (PROSE: Iceberg) An ancient Chinese book of philosophy, it was accessed by random samplings that affected the broad flow of the material universe. The I Ching methodology cast doubt on the value of normal causalistic procedures. One traditional method of consulting it was the tossing of coins. (TV: Warriors' Gate)
When Barbara did an I Ching reading for Ruby's birthday, she got:
- No level way not followed by decline.
- No outward path not followed by return.
- Continue mindful of danger. No blame.
On the back of the birthday card was scrawled:
This last passage predicted the Cybermen's defeat soon thereafter. (PROSE: Iceberg)
It was recorded in the data bank of K9 Mark II. I Ching was known to the Fourth Doctor, who claimed to apply its philosophy, and Romana, who labelled it as a superstition. Adric tried it, under K9's supervision, resulting in the Hexagram 9 (Hsiao Ch"u, "The Taming Power of the Small"): "If you are sincere, blood vanishes and fear gives way.". (TV: Warriors' Gate)
