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Beginners’ Course

Introduction: what you’ll learn

Welcome to Clarity’s I Ching course for beginners.

This is really for complete beginners: it starts absolutely from scratch, with no prior knowledge required at all, and by the end you’ll be able to cast and interpret your own readings.

(If you’re already comfortable with these basics but sometimes get stuck on interpretation, you might also want to look at the Foundations Course.)

The course starts with the fundamentals – what the I Ching is, and how it works – before you learn to cast a reading. This approach means that when you do cast a reading, you understand exactly what you’re looking at and can start to interpret with some confidence.

And finally, there’s a bonus section on questions, because clearer questions are the best way I know to clearer readings.

Join Clarity for a richer learning experience

You can access the basic course just by clicking through these pages as a visitor. However, as a member of Clarity you’ll have access to…

  • an email version of the course – it comes to your inbox, so you don’t have to worry about finding your way back here,
  • an audio version of the course – listen while you do other things,
  • bonus ebooks to help you get familiar with the I Ching, and
  • the I Ching Community, a welcoming, thriving community of like-minded I Ching users where you can share your readings and thoughts

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