An I Ching course customer who’s travelling abroad just emailed me this experience of his, and was kind enough to give me permission to share. It’s a very good example of how having Yi’s words in mind at the crucial moment can make a huge difference. And I also think… Read more »A hexagram 47 experience
I’m writing this perched awkwardly on the end of my bed, with the computer balanced on a lap tray. How come? Let me explain. My younger brother David has Down’s Syndrome, and since Mum died last summer I’m his surviving family. Most of the time he lives in a small… Read more »In Retreat
I owe you a blog post, so I asked Yi what to write about. And the oracle suggests 39.3 changing to Hexagram 8: difficulty and turnaround through seeking union. This, I realised, was all about The Redesign. I’m getting my site redesigned. This – I know from the last time… Read more »Upcoming redesign
Last weekend, I spent another few days clearing and sorting at Mum’s house, and once again found myself reminded of her huge productivity. I wrote about this once before: I’d asked Yi what Mum’s power was, and it answered with Hexagram 2, unchanging. So I thought about Mum, and since… Read more »The message keeps coming through
Unless you’ve lived under a rock for the past few months, you’ve probably heard of the Secret, and maybe gathered that it’s a creatively-marketed way of presenting the ‘Law of Attraction’. The basic idea is that whereas ‘common sense’ says that stuff happens to us, and that makes us feel… Read more »Yi on the Secret
Over the weekend, I found myself with a bit of a communication problem. The details aren’t important: I wanted to help and encourage someone to do something he was finding hard. I tried a few different approaches, succeeded only in being annoying, and finally asked Yi for advice on how… Read more »Open book
Just another little personal reading story. Back on 2nd Feb, I ordered the latest Glyphius software from James Brausch. I wasn’t sure whether or not to go ahead and buy, but when I asked Yi about the effect of using it I received Hexagram 2, line 2. ‘Straight, square, great.… Read more »How not to make an ass of yourself (by Yi)
