John Cage and the I Ching: making room for chance
How John Cage used I Ching chance operations in composition, and what creative readers can learn from the distinction between a method and a prediction.
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How John Cage used I Ching chance operations in composition, and what creative readers can learn from the distinction between a method and a prediction.
Read the story ↗Reading Jung’s foreword as a documented encounter with the Book of Changes, while keeping personal experience separate from proof.
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