I’ve become aware recently of an emotional pattern that makes people reluctant to try a reading with the I Ching. These are open-minded people, interested in spiritual growth and self-knowledge. So they don’t dismiss the idea of divination unthinkingly, as something that obviously couldn’t work. Nor do they avoid it… Read more »Fear of divination?
One of the meanings of the “I” in “I Ching” is “easy” or “simple”. Given the smallest opening, it will speak to your heart, reconnect you with the deeper patterns and meanings of your life, and let you move with the flow instead of swimming doggedly upstream. But it doesn’t… Read more »10 ways to make your I Ching experience difficult and frustrating
There are times – plenty of them – when not being able to think of a question for the I Ching seems an impossible luxury, and the difficult thing is to stop asking. There’s a constant whirling of questions in your mind: ‘What if I tried…?’ ‘How can I…?’ ‘What… Read more »What to do when you can’t think what to ask
I store my I Ching readings on my computer; I have done for many years. It makes them easier to review, both because my handwriting’s in the ‘inebriated spider meanderings’ class, and because of the wonders of search. “Didn’t I receive this hexagram before when I was trying to work… Read more »Software for an I Ching journal
Consistently the most popular topic for questions to the I Ching is romantic relationships. Blend equal quantities of passionate desire, wild hope and utter bafflement, and you get questions for an oracle – lots of questions. But it’s especially valuable to divine about all those other relationships: friendships, working relationships… Read more »Asking about all the other relationships
I’ve just been reading a post on Erin Pavlina’s blog about the metaphors that appear in her readings. Erin’s a talented natural psychic. She doesn’t use an oracle – she doesn’t even much approve of those of us who do. To read for someone, she tunes into her guides, and… Read more »Where did the images come from?
Claire writes: “If a question is asked and there are no changing lines but the overall translation of the main Hexagram is favourable does this mean that the situation will never change? There are a couple websites which host free computer readings and although the answer to my questions may… Read more »No changing lines – no change?
