If you consult the Yijing with yarrow stalks, or with another method (like beads) that has the same odds, then you’ll find that 2, the Receptive, often turns up as relating hexagram. This is because with yarrow odds, yang lines in the primary hexagram are more likely to change than… Read more »Earth as relating hexagram
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
‘At the centre of the earth is a mountain. Integrity. The noble one thus reduces the many to increase the few, He weighs things up to balance out their distribution.’ According to Wilhelm, the noble one is involved in the redistribution of wealth, but it’s always seemed to me that… Read more »Reducing the many
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
Reading Steve Pavlina’s blog (always a good idea), I came across a post entitled ‘There is no out there’. It’s about a healer who works by healing the reflection of the other person within himself. Mind-boggling. And that reminded me of a story I heard Stephen Karcher tell – click… Read more »Synchronicity and inner work
