執筆者紹介

Liu Xiaofeng

Associate Professor, International I Ching Research CenterInternational I Ching Research Center

Liu Xiaofeng is an Associate Professor at the International I Ching Research Center specializing in Yijing aesthetics and literary theory. His work explores how the Zhouyi shaped the deepest categories of Chinese aesthetic thought — image-idea, balanced harmony, and the rhythm of firmness and yielding.

研究分野

20+ 年

経験年数

学術経歴

Liu Xiaofeng is an Associate Professor at the International I Ching Research Center. He earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the Academia Sinica, where his research investigated the deep influence of the Zhouyi on traditional Chinese aesthetic categories.

Professor Liu's monograph The Zhouyi and Chinese Aesthetics traces how core concepts from the I Ching — such as yixiang (image-idea), gangrou (firmness-yieldingness), and zhonghe (balanced harmony) — shaped Chinese theories of art, literature, and aesthetic experience across two millennia. His work also explores the application of Yijing wisdom in contemporary humanities education and personal cultivation.

At I Ching Wisdom, Professor Liu authors articles on love, relationships, cultural comparisons, and the lived emotional experience of engaging with hexagram symbolism.

“Liu Xiaofeng is an Associate Professor at the International I Ching Research Center specializing in Yijing aesthetics and literary theory. His work explores how the Zhouyi shaped the deepest…”

研究分野

Yijing aestheticsChinese literary theory and hexagram imageryComparative study of divination and symbolic systemsHumanities education and personal cultivation

学歴

Ph.D. · Philosophy

Academia Sinica

M.A. · Aesthetics

Academia Sinica

B.A. · Chinese Literature

National Taiwan Normal University

専門分野

Yijing aesthetics and the philosophy of art

Literary and cultural interpretation of hexagram imagery

Comparative study of divination systems as cultural forms

編集方針

Exploring the aesthetic and emotional dimensions of hexagram readings

Comparing I Ching symbolism with other cultural and divinatory traditions

Making hexagram imagery vivid and personally resonant for readers

執筆記事

Comparison Guides2026年5月5日

After Completion (Ji Ji) vs Before Completion (Wei Ji): The Final Pair of the I Ching

Hexagram 63 (After Completion) and Hexagram 64 (Before Completion) close the I Ching. Learn how this final pair teaches the endless rhythm of completion and new beginning.

Hexagram Study2026年5月5日

Hexagram 1 (The Creative) in Study: I Ching Guidance for Learning and Growth

What does Hexagram 1 (The Creative) teach about study and learning? According to the original meaning, the attributes sublimity, potentiality of success, power to further, perseverance] are paired. When an individual draws this... See how the I Ching guides intellectual growth, skill development, and the discipline of deepening knowledge.

Hexagram Finance2026年5月5日

Hexagram 12 (Standstill [Stagnation]) in Finance: I Ching Guidance for Wealth and Money Matters

What does Hexagram 12 (Standstill [Stagnation]) mean for finances? Heaven and earth are out of communion and all things are benumbed. What is above has no relation to what is below, and on earth confusion and disorder prevail.... Discover how the I Ching guides resource management, timing of financial decisions, and the mindset behind lasting wealth.

Hexagram Career2026年5月5日

Hexagram 16 (Enthusiasm) in Career: I Ching Guidance for Work and Professional Life

What does Hexagram 16 (Enthusiasm) mean for your career? The time of ENTHUSIASM derives from the fact that there is at hand an eminent man who is in sympathy with the spirit of the people and acts in accord with it. H... Learn how the I Ching guides professional decisions, leadership, timing, and workplace dynamics.

Hexagram Career2026年5月5日

Hexagram 19 (Approach) in Career: I Ching Guidance for Work and Professional Life

What does Hexagram 19 (Approach) mean for your career? The hexagram as a whole points to a time of joyous, hopeful progress. Spring is approaching. Joy and forbearance bring high and low nearer together. Success is... Learn how the I Ching guides professional decisions, leadership, timing, and workplace dynamics.

Hexagram Career2026年5月5日

Hexagram 21 (Biting Through) in Career: I Ching Guidance for Work and Professional Life

What does Hexagram 21 (Biting Through) mean for your career? When an obstacle to union arises, energetic biting through brings success. This is true in all situations. Whenever unity cannot be established, the obstruction... Learn how the I Ching guides professional decisions, leadership, timing, and workplace dynamics.