Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This video lecture installment is part of a companion course series leading up to the release of my third book, I Ching, The Oracle. Blog post addendum: benebellwen.com/2023/08/30/jtxn
Timestamps:
00:01 Ninth Heaven (s.) vs. Nine Heavens (pl.)
00:53 What classification of divinity is the Lady of the Nine Heavens?
02:25 Disciple and messenger of Shèng Mǔ Yuán Jūn 圣母元君
03:06 Connections between Shèng Mǔ and Xī Wáng Mǔ 西王母 (Queen Mother of the West)
03:33 The Sacred Mother of Moonlight 月光皇后圣母 (Yuè Guāng Huáng Hòu Sheng Mǔ)
06:05 Six Jade Maiden attendants of the Lady of the Nine Heavens
07:03 Disciple and messenger of Xī Wáng Mǔ 西王母 (Queen Mother of the West)
07:20 Legend of Jiǔ Tiān Xuán Nǚ and the Yellow Emperor
08:28 Jiǔ Tiān Xuán Nǚ and the Occult Arts 陰陽術 (Methods of Yin and Yang)
09:17 Legend of Jiǔ Tiān Xuán Nǚ (as Yue Nü 越女) and King Goujian
11:19 Divine consciousness and reincarnation; emanations of the divine
12:45 About the Lady of the Nine Heavens, Jiǔ Tiān Xuán Nǚ
13:25 Depictions of the Lady of the Nine Heavens and additional attributes
14:28 Connections between the Lady of the Nine Heavens and Nǚ Wā 女媧
15:38 Connections between the Lady of the Nine Heavens and the Mysterious Heavenly Bird of Destiny, Tiān Mìng Xuán Niǎo 天命玄鳥 (totemic animal of the Shang)
16:34 Lady of the Nine Heavens and the I Ching
17:40 A Caveat on Following Subversive Texts
19:49 Legend of the Last Emperor of Shang (losing the Mandate of Heaven)
21:52 Final Comments on Writing I Ching, The Oracle and the connection to Jiǔ Tiān Xuán Nǚ
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- Amazon (US): https://a.co/d/cmm0qLP
- North Atlantic Books, a California-based non-profit publisher: northatlanticbooks.com/shop/i-ching-the-oracle
- Penguin Random House: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/724023/i-ching-the-oracle-by-benebell-wen
I Ching, The Oracle (North Atlantic Books, 2023), benebellwen.com/i-ching-the-oracle
Companion Course landing page, benebellwen.com/i-ching-the-oracle/a-companion-course
Download tables, references, and more, benebellwen.com/i-ching-the-oracle/reference-tables-diagrams
Read excerpts to supplement the video discussion: benebellwen.com/i-ching-the-oracle/read-excerpts
CHAPTER 2: MYTHS, LEGENDS, AND CULTURAL HEROES OF THE I CHING, benebellwen.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/chapter-2-myths-legends-and-cultural-heroes-1.pdf
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Previous video on Lady of the Ninth Heaven, youtu.be/F874dPOFiQI
2017 companion blog post, “Mysterious Lady of the Ninth Heaven (Jiu Tian Xuan Nü, 九天玄女),” wp.me/p32or0-2M3
This video lecture installment is part of a companion course series leading up to the release of my third book, I Ching, The Oracle. Blog post addendum: benebellwen.com/2023/08/30/jtxn
Timestamps:
00:01 Ninth Heaven (s.) vs. Nine Heavens (pl.)
00:53 What classification of divinity is the Lady of the Nine Heavens?
02:25 Disciple and messenger of Shèng Mǔ Yuán Jūn 圣母元君
03:06 Connections between Shèng Mǔ and Xī Wáng Mǔ 西王母 (Queen Mother of the West)
03:33 The Sacred Mother of Moonlight 月光皇后圣母 (Yuè Guāng Huáng Hòu Sheng Mǔ)
06:05 Six Jade Maiden attendants of the Lady of the Nine Heavens
07:03 Disciple and messenger of Xī Wáng Mǔ 西王母 (Queen Mother of the West)
07:20 Legend of Jiǔ Tiān Xuán Nǚ and the Yellow Emperor
08:28 Jiǔ Tiān Xuán Nǚ and the Occult Arts 陰陽術 (Methods of Yin and Yang)
09:17 Legend of Jiǔ Tiān Xuán Nǚ (as Yue Nü 越女) and King Goujian
11:19 Divine consciousness and reincarnation; emanations of the divine
12:45 About the Lady of the Nine Heavens, Jiǔ Tiān Xuán Nǚ
13:25 Depictions of the Lady of the Nine Heavens and additional attributes
14:28 Connections between the Lady of the Nine Heavens and Nǚ Wā 女媧
15:38 Connections between the Lady of the Nine Heavens and the Mysterious Heavenly Bird of Destiny, Tiān Mìng Xuán Niǎo 天命玄鳥 (totemic animal of the Shang)
16:34 Lady of the Nine Heavens and the I Ching
17:40 A Caveat on Following Subversive Texts
19:49 Legend of the Last Emperor of Shang (losing the Mandate of Heaven)
21:52 Final Comments on Writing I Ching, The Oracle and the connection to Jiǔ Tiān Xuán Nǚ
* * *
- Amazon (US): https://a.co/d/cmm0qLP
- North Atlantic Books, a California-based non-profit publisher: northatlanticbooks.com/shop/i-ching-the-oracle
- Penguin Random House: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/724023/i-ching-the-oracle-by-benebell-wen
I Ching, The Oracle (North Atlantic Books, 2023), benebellwen.com/i-ching-the-oracle
Companion Course landing page, benebellwen.com/i-ching-the-oracle/a-companion-course
Download tables, references, and more, benebellwen.com/i-ching-the-oracle/reference-tables-diagrams
Read excerpts to supplement the video discussion: benebellwen.com/i-ching-the-oracle/read-excerpts
CHAPTER 2: MYTHS, LEGENDS, AND CULTURAL HEROES OF THE I CHING, benebellwen.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/chapter-2-myths-legends-and-cultural-heroes-1.pdf
* * *
Previous video on Lady of the Ninth Heaven, youtu.be/F874dPOFiQI
2017 companion blog post, “Mysterious Lady of the Ninth Heaven (Jiu Tian Xuan Nü, 九天玄女),” wp.me/p32or0-2M3
