Hilary Barrett, I Ching

Archive for August, 2005

A picture of Hexagram 44 from Paulo Coelho

Thursday, August 18th, 2005

:||||| Hexagram 44 seems to be the most-debated hexagram of the lot. Should we be afraid of what the yin line in the first place represents? Of encroaching evil, temptation, the thin end of the wedge? (Not to mention the unspeakable horrors of ‘a bold girl who lightly surrenders herself’.) Or should we be nurturing a new life, welcoming it with respect? Much discussion ensues.

When I read good books, I sometimes find myself wanting to pencil in a hexagram in the margins. These excerpts from Paulo Coelho’s Veronika decides to die seem to me to paint a vivid picture of Hexagram 44 - an aspect of it, at least.

I Ching on international politics

Monday, August 15th, 2005

Sam Crane has a great Taoist blog, the Useless Tree, where he’s branching out into I Ching divination - it looks as though he’s making ‘Friday I Ching blogging’ a regular thing.
At the beginning of August, he asked: Will the six party talks on North Korea succeed?
Yi says: Hexagram 22, Beauty/ Making Beautiful, changing to [...]

Dragon flying in the heavens

Monday, August 15th, 2005

..with photos

Free readings webinar today

Sunday, August 14th, 2005

We’re having an informal session sharing I Ching readings today at 6pm UK time (that’s US Pacific 10am, Mountain 11am, Central 12 noon, Eastern 1pm, 7pm or later across Europe).
This one is free (I hope to recoup costs later by selling the recording). To attend, just log in here - no password required. If you [...]

The Image of Hexagram 62

Friday, August 12th, 2005

‘Above the mountain is thunder. Small overstepping.
Noble one in actions exceeds in courtesy,
In loss exceeds in mourning,
In using resources exceeds in economy.’

What if the I Ching doesn’t know?

Friday, August 12th, 2005

I Ching Community Discussion Forum: What if the I Ching doesn’t know?
Quale started this thread by asking:
“Do you think the answers the I Ching gives come from inside (from your subconscious) or outside (from the universe, or the cosmos or whatever)? I remember reading a theory saying that what the I Ching tells you is [...]

Interesting articles - Harmen’s Dagboek

Tuesday, August 9th, 2005

Harmen has put together a stunning ‘reading list’ of online articles on Yi and early China.
Here it is - impressive stuff.