‘DIY’ tips for I Ching divination
At the heart of every hexagram is its ‘nuclear hexagram’. It’s made up of its inner lines: 234 for its lower trigram, 345 for the upper. So for instance if your original hexagram is 18, Corruption – – then by taking its lines 234,345 you uncover the nuclear hexagram 54,… Read more »Nuclear hexagrams – why bother?
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
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
The desire for connection comes in lots of disguises, and various more-or-less-useful sublimations, but I think a whole lot of us are looking for ways to feel connected – coherent – at one with our lives. We need the way we spend our days to connect with who we are.… Read more »Searching for connection
