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sleeping owl

Stilling her Travelling

An exquisitely clear, simple reading for this month’s podcast: advice for someone who has just moved to a new town – Hexagram 52, Stilling, and 56, Travelling: changing to There’s not much to add to that, is there? (Except that if you haven’t already joined WikiWing, and you’d like to,… Read more »Stilling her Travelling

Cross section of a geode: heaven inside the mountain

Heaven inside (part 2)

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Heaven inside

Heaven, as inner trigram, always seems to be asking, can this be realised? How, or how completely, or how directly? There’s an inner energy seeking expression or realisation through the outer trigram – perhaps it’s the potential in the situation asked about, or the true inner nature of the questioner,… Read more »Heaven inside (part 2)

germinating sunflower seed

Heaven inside (part 1)

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Heaven inside

What is qian? I always find this the hardest trigram to describe. Mountains are big and rocky and don’t move; plants grow and move in the wind. Water flows and reflects, fire illuminates and burns, thunder crashes, earth sustains. But what does heaven do? And what does it mean for… Read more »Heaven inside (part 1)

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Tortoise magic

A Clarity member’s reading, about a sphere of light and a magic tortoise. Here’s her original post about her experience. And for completeness, here’s a podcast from last year with the exact same reading, Hexagram 27 changing at line 1 to 23: changing to I currently have some space available… Read more »Tortoise magic

human head filled with books. A small figure sits on top of the stack of books contemplating a laptop screen.

How hard can it be?

A shared experience This post is prompted by a conversation I had recently with someone who’s relatively new to the Yi . His first reading really grabbed his attention: it spoke to him directly in a way he hadn’t been expecting at all. Engaged and motivated, he set out to… Read more »How hard can it be?

cupcake with a single candle

First reading

Question: ‘What do I need to focus on now so that I can be living my best life in my third age?’ Answer: Hexagram 23, Stripping Away, changing at lines 1,2,3,4 and 6 to 34, Great Vigour. changing to With her very first question to the Yi, Parmjit asked for… Read more »First reading

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Challenges

As I said in my last podcast, some readings are simply gifts. That one was like seeing your reflection in a clear pool and knowing all is well. There’s immediate recognition: not only recognising yourself in the answer, but feeling recognised – and affirmed, and comforted – by the oracle.… Read more »Challenges