Getting stuck on the deep questions?

You know those questions that go deep, that touch the essence? It could be about relationship, or family, or your work and direction in life... something fundamental to you. And because it's fundamental, you gather yourself and your resources and focus on it intensely... and yet somehow you're stuck.

Maybe you're caught up in a knotty decision. Or maybe you sense you have something to give, you're inspired to invest yourself wholly in your path... and yet somehow you still struggle with a lack of trust and confidence.

Putting in more energy to galvanise your 'inner committee' should work - only it really doesn't. What you need is not more energy and more debate, it's the space for connection.

(...because connection is where trust and confidence come from...)

Yijing reading: a way to restore trust

Experience of connection lies at the heart of conversation with Yi, the Change oracle. I've created this Yijing reading service to hold space for that conversation. Since a reading is often something that unfolds, layer by layer - from deep, clear recognition into the confidence to create and own your changes - I've allowed plenty of space and time for the unfolding. I believe that, like any process of growth, a conversation with the Yijing is not to be hurried or squeezed.

So I don't act just as a 'delivery service', bringing you your reading and then disappearing; I serve more as a travelling companion, fully immersed and involved in your reading and carrying it with me. (In practice this means we're in touch for about month. Also, I only take on a very few reading clients - four or five - at a time.)

How this works

There are three equally important parts to a Yijing reading: opening yourself to the issue and the question; connecting with the oracle's response; and integrating it into your awareness and way of living.

1. Opening

First, I help you to find your true question, your way into the conversation. I'll send you Ways of Opening, a mini-workbook of ideas, meditations and experiments to try, that help you dive in and explore. Then we talk (by phone or Skype), so you can fill me in on your situation, and we can clarify and settle on your question.

This stage is without charge and without obligation: if you decide against going ahead with a reading, or if it turns out that your question isn't a good fit with the Yijing, we can stop here. You only pay if we carry on to the 'connecting' stage.

2. Connecting

Next, you cast your reading. Don't worry if this is your first time: I can walk you through the process, or you can opt to use Clarity's online reading - no experience required at all. And after we've had time to absorb the response (I like to sleep on it) we have our reading call: an hour or more of joint exploration and discovery, with plenty of time for questions, finishing up with a clear 'takeaway' that summarises the answer.

I'll email you a recording of our call afterwards, so you can listen through again. (You'll probably find a few new insights come bubbling up to the surface.) Oh, and a concise written summary of the reading you can take in at a glance.

3. Integrating

I've learned that however clear and vivid the experience of the reading itself, some of the insight will slip away unless you keep attending to the reading, 'carrying it with you' along the path. So I join you for the next leg of the journey, in the first month after your reading, with active support and companionship.

You'll receive a series of 'integrating questions' emails: tiny questions, like journal prompts, encouraging you to integrate the reading-awareness as part of your identity and see how it translates into practical change.

We chat by email as much or as little as you like - you're welcome to reply to the 'integrating questions' emails, or ask me any questions or share any insights. And I'll also be 'carrying' your reading with me (I take a fresh look at it a couple of times each week), so you'll hear from me if I'm visited by new ideas or synchronicities for you.

Then after a month, we have a final call to review the reading and the difference it's making: to answer any fresh questions, to deepen understanding of the imagery and witness changes unfolding.

With the full reading service, I'll keep you company for a month. For longer term community support, I can strongly recommend Clarity's private membership, Change Circle. 45 days' free membership are included with your reading: this gives you plenty of time to draw on Change Circle's full depth of support - and also to explore what it offers and decide if you'd like to continue your membership. (If you would, ask me about the fat discount for reading clients!) If...

• you already consult the I Ching for yourself
• or you're just getting started consulting for yourself
• you'd appreciate ongoing community support with your readings and the chance to compare notes
• you want to benefit from other people's experience with the I Ching

...then I have a feeling you'll really enjoy and appreciate Change Circle

What's included...
'Ways of Opening' mini-workbook (pdf)
Introductory call to clarify your question
In-depth I Ching reading call
MP3 recording of the reading call
Written summary of your reading
'Integrating Questions' emails
Follow-up email correspondence for a month
Review call
45 days' free membership in Change Circle, including: members-only forum members-only personal blogs access to consult and contribute to WikiWing, our community-built, experience-based Yijing commentary exclusive downloads
Price (if you decide to continue after the first call): £150 (about $ , € )

All the calls - question choice, reading and review - are done by Skype or phone. If we do need to use the phone instead of Skype, I'll call you so you don't pay the phone charges.

Guarantee

These readings come with an unconditional, lifelong guarantee. I've learned over the years that conversation with Yi brings both immediate insight and also shifts and unfoldings that can take decades. So I am more than happy to stand behind my readings, and offer you a guarantee for life.

A reading provides the experience of connection that allows trust and confidence to return, to get you 'unstuck', and I do my human best to create a space where you can enjoy that experience. If you don't feel that's happened, above and beyond your expectations, then I don't believe I should keep your money. So if you ask, I will give it back. That's all.

How to get started

Use the form below to send me your name and email, and you'll get an email straight back with the subject line, "Please confirm you want to receive 'Ways of Opening'". When you click the confirmation link, you'll receive the 'Ways of Opening' workbook, and a link to a page where you can set up a time for our first call.

(You don't pay unless/until you decide to continue with a reading after the first call, so please ignore the automatically-generated order buttons at the bottom of this page until we've had a chance to talk!)

I'll look forward to speaking with you! Do you have a question you'd like to ask first? No problem - just email me.

Quick note about question topics

Divination is a wonderful complement to human conversation and expertise, but never a substitute. Specifically, while the Yijing can answer questions about anything, I'm not qualified to deal with legal, financial or health questions. If you're not sure whether your question is one I could help with, drop me an email.