Clarity,
Office 17622,
PO Box 6945,
London.
W1A 6US
United Kingdom
Phone/ Voicemail:
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I cannot understand the answers anyway.
It takes so long to understand the answers you might as well figure things out without it.
Seems a little weak minded to depend on it.
Some people say it's just giving you a reflection of yourself.
Other people say it's talking with evil spirits demons or ghosts.
It can definitely be an obsessive thing.
Well it is a weird thing It does open up a whole lot of stuff that is pretty dark and mysterious which is normally hidden in mundane life. Which can lead to further explorations into strange dark corners of reality.
Reasons I don't wish to quit:
Can give definitive answers to questions nobody has the answer to (like the future).
Has allot of timeless wisdom in it that I've yet to completely understand.
It can be a therapy to throw it when you feel ostracized and rejected.
You can be immature and worthless as long as your humble to the I Ching correcting you.
If your already in weird and dark places it can actually be a light out of the immediate dark corner.
Was wondering if anyone has identified negative side effects of using divination to find guidance in times of emotional turmoil - or otherwise.
I myself have noticed a increase in obsessive nonsensical thoughts in my mind.
Anyone else have that? I have a obsessive mind in the first place.
I've also noticed using it as becoming a replacement for my own independent search for clarity. Yet is unfulfilling and ever dis-empowering as it's a rather eerie thing to depend on for certainty. At least for me.
I've also been trying to quit the I Ching for some time now. It's just like an addiction.
I have yet to put it in my life properly. For a while I was bowing down to it - then I threw it like popcorn got into arguments and disagreed with it (humiliating waste of time). I've been using it for at least 3 years or so.
Some of the reasons to quit are:
I cannot understand the answers anyway.
It takes so long to understand the answers you might as well figure things out without it.
Seems a little weak minded to depend on it.
Some people say it's just giving you a reflection of yourself.
Other people say it's talking with evil spirits demons or ghosts.
It can definitely be an obsessive thing.
Well it is a weird thing It does open up a whole lot of stuff that is pretty dark and mysterious which is normally hidden in mundane life. Which can lead to further explorations into strange dark corners of reality.
Reasons I don't wish to quit:
Can give definitive answers to questions nobody has the answer to (like the future).
Has allot of timeless wisdom in it that I've yet to completely understand.
It can be a therapy to throw it when you feel ostracized and rejected.
You can be immature and worthless as long as your humble to the I Ching correcting you.
If your already in weird and dark places it can actually be a light out of the immediate dark corner
CyclotronMajesty said:Was wondering if anyone has identified negative side effects of using divination to find guidance in times of emotional turmoil - or otherwise.
I myself have noticed a increase in obsessive nonsensical thoughts in my mind.
Anyone else have that? I have a obsessive mind in the first place.
Yes I've had that. I think when that happens its best to put the Yi aside. I'm talking of times I was bordering on anxiety disorder/depression. Consulting the Yi wasn't the best thing then.
I can personally attest that, after 6 months of tail-spinning within the depths of a nervous breakdown, the only thing that gave me a stable surface upon which to reconstruct myself was with the divination results of the Yi.
It has been the only tool [crutch] that has had the ability to shine light upon my condition and show the pathway 'out-of-it' while at the same time quietly filling up those thousands of holes in my heart. Nothing - not the anti-depressants, the doctors, nor friends or family, was able to reach into that blackness and shine a light into that corner.
It has been, and remains to be, the best thing for me at those dark despairing times.
Tools are funny that way, especially two-edged swords, cutting in two ways at once.
Zoe
I love this post, Zoe, and I heartily agree. I have had periods in time where literally I wonder what I would have done without the Yi. It can be a touchstone of sanity when the world looks dark......and maybe it is because, in those times of the dark night of the soul, we are most opened and humble....... whatever the Yi is in essence, it shows a heart and soul of compassion and understanding when that is needed, even if/when it is underlining difficult passages to be made. which is why I trust it as friend for so many many years.
Clarity,
Office 17622,
PO Box 6945,
London.
W1A 6US
United Kingdom
Phone/ Voicemail:
+44 (0)20 3287 3053 (UK)
+1 (561) 459-4758 (US).