In your host's view, the universe was shaped in such a way that the sincere could communicate with the Divine Ground. This is accomplished through such means as meditation, the I Ching, the Tarot, Astrology, etc.
Those who practice such things with diligence and sincerity swear by the results. I, for one, have found that the symbolism of the I Ching, also known as the Jou I and the Book of Changes, resonates stongly with me and provides me with invaluable assistance in pursuing my Heaven Path fulfillment.
Our scientist pals, however, tell us that these methods provide nothing but random gibberish.
They base this assessment on the fact that the information provided by these methods cannot be tested in a way that would constitute proof of efficacy.
On the one hand, whatever it is that the I Ching does (I will limit my discussion to the I Ching because that is the only one that has consistantly provided benefit for me), it does with absolute consistency for me right up until the moment I begin to test it. This is consistant with the Commentaries of Confucius which indicate that the I Ching does not like to be tested.
And on the other hand, this untestability actually serves as a sort of a weak, indirect proof that it is in fact a means of communicating with the Divine Ground because as we have looked at elsewhere, the Great Work depends on there being no objective proof of the existence of the Divine Ground.
If you feel the desire to explore the esoteric methods of communicating with the Divine Ground, then the fact that you won't be practicing a scientifically sound methodology should not put you off, because if it was scientifically sound, it wouldn't be communicating with the Divine Ground.
Beyond that (and I paraphrase Heinlein here), if you think turning your hat around makes you win at poker, by all means turn your hat around.
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