QUOTE : THREE LEVELS OF LAW<br /><br />America's Declaration of Independence names three kinds of law: the laws of man, of nature and nature’s God. <br /><br />The Book of Change is based on the laws of natural change. They emanate from and depend on divine law and serve as the rightful foundation of civil law. Clearly, laws legislated in ignorance of or in opposition to natural and divine law are not likely to work out well. Policy makers at all levels would do well to give this point careful thought.<br /><br />In Common Sense, Thomas Paine wrote about the relationship of divine, natural and human law in a way that inspired readers at the time of the American Revolution to fight for freedom from tyranny. <br /><br />Approaching natural law from the deeper understanding of the ancients could inspire a reinvention of democracy now. <br /><br />Sages say that freedom from tyranny begins with dispelling ignorance and overcoming toxic, negative emotions. Inalienable freedom starts with the self-awareness and self-mastery which can be gained by diligent use of the I Ching. pp. 3-4.