benebell wen » Taoism
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I'm Benebell Wen, the author of Holistic Tarot and The Tao of Craft, both published by North Atlantic Books. I'm also the creator and illustrator of the independently produced Spirit Keeper's Tarot deck. My professional background is in law. Posts about Taoism written by Benebell.
benebell wen » Taoism
3w ago
Download the digital files to a text-driven 64-card I Ching oracle deck for a free companion tool to my book, I Ching, The Oracle (North Atlantic Books, 2023). This is a serviceable everyday personal divination deck that also doubles as an easy, accessible introduction to the I Ching. It makes for a great study tool ..read more
benebell wen » Taoism
1M ago
Also known as the: 三皇文 (sān huáng wén); 三皇經 (sān huáng jīng); 三皇内文 (sān huáng nèi wén); Version transmitted to Ge Hong: 小有三皇文 (xiao you sān huáng wén) Is the Seal of the Nine Immortal Realms 九老仙部印圖 from the Secret Book of the Three Sovereigns 三皇內文遺秘, which is now canonized in the Daozang, or Taoist Canons, part of the ..read more
benebell wen » Taoism
2M ago
also known as the Wen Shi Zhen Jing: Sutra of Magical Spells and Aphorisms for Attaining Primordial Truth The more recognized naming convention for the sutra is the Guan Yinzi (闕尹子) or Wen Shi Zhen Jing (文始真經) attributed to the gatekeeper who Laozi encountered. The Guan Yinzi (or Wen Shi Zhen Jing) According to lore ..read more
benebell wen » Taoism
3M ago
My Instagram post from five days ago noted that 2024 (or more accurately, year of the Wood Dragon) corresponds with hexagram 43. Some have been describing it as a forecast or prediction. That’s not entirely accurate, so I thought I’d clarify. It’s not so much a forecast as it is an application of I Ching ..read more
benebell wen » Taoism
5M ago
I’m compounding several different topics into one video and probably should have done separate videos for each topic, but for me, they’re all related to each other, and so I guess from that personal perspective, it makes sense for me to be presenting them in one bundle. Upfront, let’s clarify: I’m not teaching, I’m sharing ..read more
benebell wen » Taoism
6M ago
Guan Luo Yin 觀落陰 is a practice of wu shamanism 巫術 found primarily in the South Pacific. While methodologies will differ, one approach is as an astral journey to the underworld to see the spirits of those who have passed on; another is as a method of “remote viewing.” Some traditions conceptualize the descent as ..read more
benebell wen » Taoism
6M ago
I’ve covered moon block (Jiao Bei, 筊杯) divination before here in a past Tinkering Bell video. And this downloadable PDF linked here is a quick reference sheet for using moon blocks. When you walk into a Buddhist or Taoist temple anywhere in the southern regions of the Mainland, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, heck– just in general the East Asian ..read more
benebell wen » Taoism
7M ago
In an effort to curate the publicly visible videos on the Benebell Wen YouTube channel, many past videos are now unlisted but still publicly available via the Playlists tab. For a ballpark sense of how many videos are now unlisted, as of this posting only 129 of 405 total videos are publicly visible in the ..read more
benebell wen » Taoism
8M ago
This video is part of a companion course series leading up to the release of my third book, I Ching, The Oracle. I’ve covered this topic previously here, “Mysterious Lady of the Ninth Heaven (Jiu Tian Xuan Nü, 九天玄女).” However, given the personal relevance, we’re revisiting the Lady of the Nine Heavens, now within the context of my ..read more
benebell wen » Taoism
8M ago
This video lecture course is an overview of the eight trigrams (八卦, Bā Guà). It is part of a companion course series leading up to the release of my third book, I Ching, The Oracle. Ba Gua Correspondences Table Reference Download (PDF) Reference Download (DOCX) Timestamps provided in the video description box (you’ll have to watch ..read more