‘Heaven above, lake below. Treading. The noble one differentiates above and below, And sets right the purpose of the ordinary people.’ The Image of Hexagram 10 is really not the easiest one to relate to. It’s more abstract than most, maybe seeming rather ‘dry’. The lake sparkles below heaven… does… Read more »Hexagram 10 and wingless chickens
Here’s another ‘non-Yi’ post I came across that strikes me as helpful in understanding a hexagram. This one from Scott Young, about lateral growth. He differentiates between this and vertical, directed growth: ‘Opportunity is critical for lateral growth. With vertical growth, you are already aware of what you aim and… Read more »Hexagram 3 and Lateral Growth
Here’s the article by David Cornfield with this intriguing title. It raises a lot of questions I don’t have the answers to. The practice of divination, in any of its myriad forms, assumes there is a particular way the world is meant to unfold, that there are forces that promote… Read more »Destiny, divination and the I Ching
‘Dream tending’ has some excellent free articles on dream work – which is never far removed from oracle work. Doesn’t this sound familiar? It is my belief that in the correspondence between dimensions a personexperiences the sensation of “healing.†For example, when a person “understands†adream, regardless of the system… Read more »Dream Tending
Here is a good, blunt article that explains why You Cannot Have It All: because choice you make for something is by implication a choice against something else. I linked to this article because it’s a clear statement of something we need to be aware of whenever Hexagram 43 shows… Read more »Hexagram 43 and decision
Naturally, lately, I’ve wanted to ask the oracle about my Mum’s prognosis. I’ve done so a couple of times, and on each occasion I’ve received an unchanging hexagram that gave me a very straight, short-term answer. But although there are times when uncertainty and the need to know just overwhelms… Read more »One clasp of the hands
Ian wrote to ask me: “How can an English-speaking science graduate link to I Ching?” Nice question, thanks! The ‘English-speaking’ part is relatively easy: use a couple of distinctively different, good translations. Don’t be misled by the preoccupations of mad natural linguists (like this one) into believing you have to… Read more »I Ching for scientists
