IChingForTheafricanRenaissance Other ourmedia see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Renaissance Quote from the introduction to "I Ching for the 'African Renaissance'" (2006) "This simple object is offered in response to a call from one of us – an African - whose sincere concerns many share. His plea (in 1998) for an ‘African Renaissance’ resonated with me, as I am sure it did with many of you. From that time, until now, I have thought about many possible responses that could in some ways address the concerns expressed in his statements. I believe that it is possible to offer one small seed that may, or may not, contribute to such change. Please accept this gift as an outcome of my sincere efforts in this regard. I am painfully aware of my limitations to make any contribution whatsoever to real transformation. May many others come and do it better. If this object fails to assist in the birth process of such a great ideal, please accept my sincere apology. But if one person finds transformational power in it and applies this power in their personal or public life, it was worth the effort." I Ching; African; Renaissance; Philosophy; Art; Book; Mbeki; Innovation; Creative; Thinking; trans-formation; chance-formation http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 2007-07-19 23:46:19 2007-07-19 23:46:02 nomadicexploration@gmail.com Andre Venter Andre Venter Andre Venter 2007-07-19 23:53:19 2007-07-20 13:17:23 2007-07-20 14:17:04 A proof of concept version of this work was exhibited in an exhibition entitled: €œNavigating the Bookscape€, curated by David Paton in 2006. It was purchased by the Rare Book Collection and University Archives of the University of Johannesburg. A handmade leather bound copy in A4 format was given to President Thabo Mbeki in 2006. First published in paperback 2006. Published by Nomadic Exploration Press P. O. Box 622 Wits Johannesburg South Africa 2050 ISBN 0-86970-648-9 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/za/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 543 Howard Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA. Nomadic Exploration Press English and I Ching Symbols 2007-07-20 15:06:25 Andre Venter