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Inside and outside

The other day, after a series of readings circulating between hexagrams 58, 47, 48, 57, I noticed another little nugget of patterns within the Sequence of hexagrams. Hexagram 37 describes life inside the home, defined by its boundaries (37.1). Hexagram 38 is outside the walls: opposed, seeing differently, alien. Hexagram… Read more »Inside and outside

Coincidence

I had a lovely day out yesterday, visiting a friend. She left me at the station for the return journey – and I found the train was delayed, so I’d have an extra hour or so of travel. Happily even this very modest-sized station had its own modest-sized shop, with… Read more »Coincidence

Online yarrow stalks

Plenty of online I Ching readings simulate the yarrow stalk probabilities, including those at this site. But here’s a nice, quick-loading I Ching reading that simulates the process itself of dividing the stalks. Perhaps it’ll encourage people to pick up the real thing.

New Year reading moving lines

I asked Yi what a New Year is, and learned that it’s ‘Sprouting’s Brightness Hidden’ – fertile creative potential, shrouded or maybe cocooned in darkness. And specifically, a New Year is like, ‘Pursuing a stag with no forester, Simply entering into the centre of the forest. A noble one reads… Read more »New Year reading moving lines