The I-Ching Was Used to Predict The Recent Assassination Attempt....
People may know this or that about Chinese culture. Some people know things about martial arts; others may know things about their tea and food culture. But one thing most of them largely have no clue about in the west is the I-Ching. Most people would have no clue that things like tarot cards are the modern incarnation of the I-Ching. Or at least could be considered a distant cousin.
Historically how these different traditions made it across the world is a mystery to some. And to be fair; they were sometimes closely guarded secrets. But to be honest; they were never quote unquote top secret per say. Mostly this has to do with the fact that it just takes so long to master these concepts. This would be like a master musician trying to teach or explain to a beginner what it has taken him 20 years to accomplish. So the I-Ching was never really “kept” from anyone. It was just quite rare that anyone really wanted to learn it. Not many people want to take 20 years of their life to sit and learn some arcane art. It’s kind of like wanting to learn an archaic form of old English. Not many people are going to sign up for that class in college. Especially when you tell people they have to do a number of pre-requisites just to be able to study I-Ching in the first place.
So me being the weirdo that I am; decided that this was the course of action that I really wanted to take. So I have been in an I-Ching and Nei Jing study, prep-class if you will; for over 2 years now. So that’s how I got to know Dr. Wu. During that time; occasionally he gets requested by his patients to do I-Ching readings. It is quite rare; but the case will come up here and there for him to assess something. Most recently he had a case in February where a client asked him to look at the feng shui of a house that he had just went into escrow on. The lady he was buying it from was an elderly lady. This man wanted the house because it was across the street from his current house and he just liked it. The lady had been there many many years. Dr. Wu knew that if this old lady left that house; it would be a bad thing. So he made sure to ask them if they both really really wanted to leave the house. The lady then proceeded to say yes, and so did the man. But all that aside; Dr. Wu knew that in the end the lady wouldn’t last long if she left. He eventually told the actor that if the house was purchased and the lady moved into a nursing home; she would be dead within 4 months. Despite not currently having any medical conditions this would happen.
To do this calculation Dr. Wu used the I-Ching. Suffice it to say that neither party thought that this would actually transpire, and brushed it off as a minor warning. But sure enough the lady passed 3 months and 7 days after leaving the home. He obviously did what he could to prevent the premature death, but it was just something that was going to happen one way or another as it were. He was just reporting the calculations to give fair warning of the outcome. So this is the catch 22 with the I-Ching; as most people either don’t want to know, or won’t trust it until they have an experience with it previously.
Fast forward to the Trump situation. Even though Dr. Wu isn’t a citizen here; he has a moderate curiosity about politics. Of course it’s not from an involvement point of view. He just uses these societal calculations as a way to gauge the state of affairs in the human culture I guess you could say. And frankly in this day and age; even though people believe in astrology and tarot more and more each day, I-Ching is virtually unknown. Of course some people have heard about the actual book with its funny looking hexagrams. But very few people have any idea the ancient science of fortune telling exists. I say science because it’s as mathematical and methodical as anything else that science could come up with in the modern era. The I-Ching is nothing if not based upon numbers. But that is just one of the components. Dr. Wu strangely just happened to be talking with one of his students in May; and
casually they were discussing the fact that this would be the most volatile election cycle in all of Americas history. That is what Dr. Wu found from the I-Ching. Then he proceeded to ask if there would be some kind of violence that resulted. To which Dr. Wu replied, yes there will be violence; and it will be against trump. He then said will he be killed; and Dr. wu said that the candidates themselves will not die no. But beyond July; Dr. Wu further went on to say that there will be a finite conviction proceeding in September. So he would actually be convicted at that time. At which point he may or may not be pardoned.
So that is something very interesting that is coming up as well. Obviously Dr. Wu doesn’t want any negative attention; or any weird people coming to ask questions about his foresight of events. But at the same time, it is high time that people understand and recognize the importance of I-Ching once again within our culture. Now that Dr. Wu is here in America, we are very blessed to have such a person here, in terms of just the ability to hold on to an ancient legacy such as this. These types of skill sets are almost non-existent; so the ability to preserve these things and pass them on is mission critical.
Throughout its eighteen hundred year history; the White Cloud Monastery has founded its reputation on many things. But most of all White Cloud relied upon the I-Ching as the “feather in their cap” if you will. The thing that set them apart from all other spiritual of philosophical institutions of the past. So it’s not a thing where they would gloat, or anything of that nature. But many of the most famous people of past generations would show up and ask for readings from White Cloud. Many of which you would know by name. But it’s always been kind of a “if you know, you know” kind of situation with White Cloud. In that sense that if you come and ask a question or want a reading; you will get the hard truth. But that may not be the truth that you want to hear. And lets face it; certain people like to convince themselves that they have all the answers in life, so knowing that this type of high level fortune telling exists; may freak out their ego. We all like to think we are the masters of our own fate; but by the same token, I’m sure many of us have been forced to go down quite different roads than we thought we would transverse within our lives.
Many modern day business moguls have come to visit his office, but it’s not about being “high profile”. It’s more just about using a very obscure skill set; to hopefully aid and shape culture in a positive way. Even though good and bad are relative terms due to the interplay of yin and yang; they always try to do what they can to make society better if you will. So even though the feats of fortune telling do seem impressive; they are learnable, if you happen to have a lifetime to dedicate to them. The I-Ching is called and looked at as “the book of heaven” within White Cloud. So for people who think that such things are considered evil/witchcraft or the like; just don’t understand this unique spiritual tradition.
As mere mortals we cannot control time, or fate, or things like that. But through learning the I-Ching, we can begin to learn the governing principles of the universe. Why nature functions the way that it does, and why human kind goes through the struggles that it does. These are all very supremely important principles that all people should recognize as spiritual. Of course not all people will philosophically agree with this, but it’s just Daoism’s take if you will. The way that they approach the “religion” side of life actually is more fluid and changes to try and bring out the best in any culture. So none of these methods, or philosophies was ever meant to do harm. Daoism strictly has policies preventing their involvement with politics and things like this.
Even though certain dynasties would ask for help from Daoists; their involvement was usually more to provide high-level guidance on pressing social issues, which didn’t have easy answers. Many times they would be brought in once the conventional methods of fixing things had failed; or sometimes by an emperor or dynasty that had a penchant for increasing their longevity or spiritual understanding of the universe itself.
But if you are reading this and would like to inquire about an I-Ching reading for yourself, or for your family; feel free to contact Dr. Wu himself at (310)808-8887. His clinic is open Mon, Wed, Fri, 12:30-7pm. And Sat 10-4pm. He also does acupuncture which is what he is more known for; as he was the president of the California Acupuncture Association for many years. So in point of fact, most of his use of the I-Ching is actually to help aid the medical recovery his patients, but that is a topic for another day (I-Ching for medicine is most definitely a thing though).