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A hexagram 47 experience

An I Ching course customer who’s travelling abroad just emailed me this experience of his, and was kind enough to give me permission to share. It’s a very good example of how having Yi’s words in mind at the crucial moment can make a huge difference. And I also think… Read more »A hexagram 47 experience

In Retreat

I’m writing this perched awkwardly on the end of my bed, with the computer balanced on a lap tray. How come? Let me explain. My younger brother David has Down’s Syndrome, and since Mum died last summer I’m his surviving family. Most of the time he lives in a small… Read more »In Retreat

I Ching talk in Vancouver

Greg Whincup, author of Rediscovering the I Ching, is giving a talk on the I Ching at Vancouver Art Gallery, on April 16th. Details here.

The act of divination

Here and here are two posts from Kevin at Great Vessel, about the act of divination with Yi. Both make for good reading, and I find they strike chords with me. I think that when Kevin talks of using the template of a reading to ‘make a congruence between ourselves… Read more »The act of divination

Making readings real

I’m making this post because there’s an ebook I want to recommend to you. It’s not an I Ching book as such – in fact, it doesn’t mention divination from one end to the other, so what’s got into me? Give me a minute or two, and I’ll explain. (And… Read more »Making readings real

Upcoming redesign

I owe you a blog post, so I asked Yi what to write about. And the oracle suggests 39.3 changing to Hexagram 8: difficulty and turnaround through seeking union. This, I realised, was all about The Redesign. I’m getting my site redesigned. This – I know from the last time… Read more »Upcoming redesign

Tao of Dow online class

Here’s another neat class idea from Misha Goussev: ‘The Tao of Dow, East Asian wisdom in business’, aka ‘Taoism, Change and Decision Making’. There are ten Monday classes, taught via Yahoo group and email, three on Taoism in general and the remainder on the I Ching and decision-making. They run… Read more »Tao of Dow online class