I Ching Community Discussion Forum: What if the I Ching doesn’t know?
Quale started this thread by asking:
“Do you think the answers the I Ching gives come from inside (from your subconscious) or outside (from the universe, or the cosmos or whatever)? I remember reading a theory saying that what the I Ching tells you is just a reflection of what you have hidden in your unconscious mind. If thats the case then what if you don’t already have the answer to your question hidden away somewhere inside your head? That would mean that if you don’t know, then the I Ching doesn’t know either! I asked this today because lately i have been getting some VERY unhelpful readings that rather than pointing me in the right direction seem to be just telling me how confused I am, which I don’t really need to know…”
Many wonderful posts have followed – look out for those from Littlebuddha and Bruce, for two.
What is the I Ching ?
Is it a means whereby you give yourself permission
to know what you already know ? – what you already
know due to your connection to the all ?
Then, you being a conscious part of the all, how could you not (potentially) know something ?
But this kind of thinking is not ‘reasonable’ and ‘sane’ and ‘grounded in science’ and so we need an excuse or some sort of special permission to allow ourselves to ‘discover’ the truth.
As for “how confused I am, which I really do not need to know”. Have you been neglecting your daily meditation ? If you experience confusion, is it not important to realize that ? I think you DO need to know – and return to reality: seeing things as they are, not as YOU are. – choppi 😮 )