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Divination tips

‘DIY’ tips for I Ching divination

Asking for awareness

In the past I’ve done a lot of readings, for myself and other people, seeking advice about what to do and how to do things. I expect I’ll do a lot more of them, too, because they are direct, clear, straightforward and massively useful. ‘How can I do this?’ ‘What’s… Read more »Asking for awareness

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Advice for relationship readings

Most people seem to get started with the Yijing by asking about a relationship. It’s a good way to start: it’s present, immediate and something you care about – when you ask these questions, you’re really asking them. It’s also potentially tricky, that mix of getting started with overwhelming emotion.… Read more »Advice for relationship readings

Living the image

I’ve written before about not being in too much of a hurry to get past your reading’s imagery to ‘what it means’, because the image is what talks to you, and where you live, and somehow is the hinge and pivot of change in a way that a concept isn’t.… Read more »Living the image

How does it work?

No, this is not going to be the post where I explain how Yi answers questions – ask me again after a few more lifetimes – but one where I ponder in a meandering way about how these conversations we have with the Change Book actually result in personal change.… Read more »How does it work?

A cycle for diviners?

I wanted to see what you thought of this blog post from James Warlock, who was part of last year’s Festival of Change: The Magickian’s Cycle. It begins: The magickian’s cycle is, in essence, as follow: Become very enthusiastic about magick Practice magick in a regular and dedicated fashion Have… Read more »A cycle for diviners?

Wanting

On the one hand… …divination with Yi is not particularly about getting what you want. As a wise person pointed out recently in Reading Circle, it’s not life-as-catalogue: ‘I want that person/ this experience/ that possession, so how do I get it?’ We need to be at least somewhat aware… Read more »Wanting

Deeper waters

I enjoy the basement of Oxford’s remaindered/discount book shop – all kinds of entertaining things end up there. My latest trip yielded The Psychic Tourist by William Little, a journalistic book in which he investigates one claim after another (psychics, mediumship, remote viewing…), typically finding good stories that turn out to… Read more »Deeper waters