'An in-depth analysis of Hexagram 14 (Da You) of the I Ching from the perspectives of paleography and Zhou dynasty history. This article explores the original theological imagery of Da You, the political structure of Li above Qian below, and the philosophical ladder of self-cultivation and governance from commoner to Son of Heaven, revealing the ethics of wealth and the concept of Heavenly Mandate in the pre-Qin worldview.'

This article offers a deep reading of Jingzhe (Awakening of Insects) among the Twenty-Four Solar Terms, drawing on pre-Qin Confucian and Daoist philosophy, etymological origins, astronomy, and phenology. Through an examination of the historical renaming from 'Qizhe' to 'Jingzhe,' an analysis of how spring thunder rouses hibernating creatures, and the cosmic vision of the Zhen (Thunder) hexagram's 'the sovereign emerges from Zhen' in the Book of Changes, the essay reveals the critical threshold at which life transitions from dormancy to vigorous action, illuminating the ancient Way of bending and stretching to preserve one's being.

This article undertakes an in-depth exploration of the proposition 'nourishing the will by emulating the numinous turtle' (yang zhi fa ling gui) in the Guiguzi, examining the symbolic significance of the turtle in high antiquity, the wu-xi shamanic tradition, turtle-shell divination culture, ritual status, and longevity philosophy from multiple dimensions, revealing the profound philosophical thought and methodology of spiritual cultivation it embodies, and striving to restore its original meaning within the pre-Qin intellectual context.

This article offers a deep reading of Great Heat (Dashu), the twelfth of the twenty-four solar terms, through the lenses of pre-Qin Confucian and Daoist philosophy, classical etymology, and astronomical phenology. It reveals the cosmic significance of the sun reaching ecliptic longitude 120°, when summer heat attains its zenith, and explores the Earth virtue of late summer, the metamorphosis of rotting grass into fireflies, and the hexagram Dun with its two rising yin lines — illuminating the ancient wisdom of reversal at the extreme and counterbalancing excess.

This essay undertakes an in-depth study of the 'Yi' ode from the Greater Odes (Daya) section of the Classic of Poetry (Shijing) through the lens of pre-Qin thought. It examines the philological origins of the character 'yi' (restraint), confirms Duke Wu of Wei as its author with 'self-vigilance' as its guiding purpose, and elucidates the poem's emphasis on dignity, virtue, its critique of King Li's misgovernance, and its enduring political philosophy and moral cultivation significance.

'An in-depth analysis of the core differences between the "Life Chart" (Mingpan / Zhongshen Pan) and the "Hourly Chart" (Shi Pan / Shijia Qimen) in Qimen Dunjia. Exploring from the dimensions of temporal scope, analytical logic, application range, and philosophical essence, this article reveals the dialectical relationship between fate and contingency in Yixue divination.'