‘DIY’ tips for I Ching divination
Nancy wrote back to me after the last newsletter (thanks, Nancy!) and asked: “I have a question for you–where do the answers to the questions come from: Is it G-D, something in the spiritual realm, etc. and how does this work? Is it the energy that is transmitted from the… Read more »Where do the answers come from?
Many, many people start consulting the oracle when they have one overwhelming question in their lives – usually a relationship issue. The questions nag at their waking awareness, linger in their dreams, and result in truly obsessive questioning of the oracle. The same questions are asked again and again in… Read more »Obsessive consulting
At the heart of every hexagram is its ‘nuclear hexagram’. It’s made up of its inner lines: 234 for its lower trigram, 345 for the upper. So for instance if your original hexagram is 18, Corruption – – then by taking its lines 234,345 you uncover the nuclear hexagram 54,… Read more »Nuclear hexagrams – why bother?
Excerpts from the I Ching Community: Autumn: ‘I asked the I-ching, “Who do we speak to when we divine?” 34 unchanging.’ (Hexagram 34 is Great Vigour, very much an image of personal power.) And on a separate thread… Bruce: ‘Can the Yijing cause you to lose your personal power? Can… Read more »Yi and personal power
There was one question I asked Cesca Diebschlag (yes, the identity of the ‘mystery interviewee’ is revealed!) during our interview that she particularly liked – ‘Why should anyone take the trouble to learn to consult the I Ching, or to get involved with it at all?’ She answered with an… Read more »A week of questions
When I interviewed _____ (that ‘mystery interviewee’!) for the upcoming audio sale, she said something about the sacred space of a reading that got me thinking. I’ve just added some excerpts from our conversation, including the part where we talk about the ‘space’ of a reading, to the audio sale… Read more »Reading space
As you may know, I consult Yi once a week without a specific question – just to touch base and remagnetise the inner compass. The way these readings help changes from week to week: sometimes I’ll find I’ve been given very specific advice for a situation that arises days later;… Read more »A week of 54.1
