Half an idea about the third line of Hexagram 49, Radical Change – ‘Setting out to bring order means a pitfall,Constancy means danger.As words of radical change draw near three times,There is truth and confidence.’ Overall, this is telling us that radical change isn’t something you get at once, like… Read more »Words of Radical Change
I wrote a bit before about the dangers of AI interpretation that it might, as 26.1 says, be fruitful to stop: its inaccuracy with hexagrams and text; the peril of having an interpretation handed to you without ever engaging with the imagery yourself; and finally, its lack of emotional engagement.… Read more »There is danger: fruitful to stop
I was waiting on a station platform with ‘cello when I started chatting with a young man with a guitar on his back. We talked music to start with – not that there was much overlap in our experience, but conversation flowed anyway. (He thought I might’ve heard of John… Read more »(Un)blocked
This episode features a reading for the year ahead. Kalimah’s question: “Please comment on the year ahead. What I can expect? And also, how best to work with the energies within and around me?” Yi answered with Hexagram 23, Stripping Away, changing at lines 1, 4, 5 and 6 to… Read more »A reading for the year
My first encounters with AI interpretation came as a surprise. I hadn’t expected it to be able to work with metaphor, but it could – very well. I had expected it, given two hexagrams, to be able to work out which lines were changing, but it couldn’t. And that makes… Read more »What does interpreting with AI provide?
My inbox has been full of waffle about AI for a couple of years now. Apparently AI could be writing my podcast show notes, my blog posts and lots of courses and books for me to sell. All I need to do is spend 10 minutes entering prompts and it… Read more »AI Interpretation (or – am I redundant yet?)
Here’s a gentle exploration of Hexagram 22, Beauty, in which we work our way round to understanding! Kim asked ‘What’s happening?’ – looking for a picture of the greater pattern of her life. I think Yi handed her the paintbrush…
