Hilary Barrett, I Ching

You could say that the first objective of divination is to be more aware - have more insight, connect intuitively with the way, be more completely present. That would be true for any reading, even if it’s not the first goal that comes to mind. It’s especially, true, though, of readings done as a [...]

In my latest members’ survey, I asked:
“There are times for everyone when talking with the I Ching doesn’t feel as spontaneous and easy as it could be. The natural flow through asking, receiving an answer and integrating it into life gets blocked somehow.
I’m interested in how you experience this:
What’s the single biggest challenge you [...]

I think I get the most sheer, uncomplicated delight from working with people who have time and space to explore their lives with Yi: mulling over decisions, inviting responses that explode preconceived ideas, asking the huge questions about purpose and meaning that can stay with you for a lifetime. These are good times to [...]

I just wandered over to Luis’ Yi blog, where I read that…
“Many people, with a only few years of reading and using the Yi, feel otherwise compelled to, and capable of, holding debates about it with those that have spent most of their life dedicated to its study. Even those life-timers, if sincere, will [...]

Over on his ‘I Ching insights’ blog, Eric Bryant’s noticed a pattern in his readings. Yi gave him the exact same reading - including the same line changing - for two ‘unrelated’ subjects, business and a relationship. As he points out, you only get to see this kind of thing if you keep a [...]

Do you know the feeling of being actually thirsty for readings? It’s a little like the need to talk with someone you love, a little like the need for soul-nourishment that you might satisfy by walking in woods, or making music, or creating something. There’s an inner pull towards the Yijing as Well, often [...]

As someone working with an oracle that’s been creating itself for a few thousand years, I’m fascinated when I get a chance to see the beginnings of the process. Here are two posts from an artist, Lorena Moore, to whom it comes very naturally to create her own, with quartz crystals or from lichen.