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Hexagram 4, line 1

Here at the very beginning of Not Knowing, there’s a line that says, ‘Sending out the ignoramus,Fruitful to make use of punishing people,To make use of loosening fetters and manacles.Going on in that way is shameful.’ Or, you know, something along those lines. It’s a little too early to be… Read more »Hexagram 4, line 1

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Mountain above: hexagrams 41 and 52

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Mountain above

There are just two ‘outer mountain’ hexagrams in the Upper Canon: 41, Decreasing, and 52, Stilling. Hexagram 41, Decreasing The Oracle Hexagram 41 is Sun 損: decrease, damage, harm, weakening. So the words of the oracle that define it are startling – ‘Decreasing has truth and confidence.From the source, good… Read more »Mountain above: hexagrams 41 and 52

An interview

CJ Liu kindly invited me to be interviewed on her show, and here’s the result. (I just want to reassure you that CJ did get a better reading from me than you see here! We talked about her reading for an extra half-hour or so in private, when she didn’t… Read more »An interview

Mountain above: hexagrams 26 and 27

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Mountain above

Two more hexagrams with mountains on top, two more intriguing trigram pictures… Hexagram 26, Great Taming Hexagram 26 is ‘Great Taming’; ‘taming’, chu, originally means simply to rear domestic animals. Great Taming – rearing big animals, like the horse, bullock and boar in the moving line texts. By extension, it… Read more »Mountain above: hexagrams 26 and 27

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New ‘fan yao’ page added

I’ve just added a new page to the ‘Learn’ section of the site, introducing the fan yao: what this line is, what it shows you, and how to use it in readings. Also something of a health warning, as it can be quite misleading if you’re not clear on how… Read more »New ‘fan yao’ page added