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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?

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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

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An inner landscape

Here’s Yi doing something I’d never seen before: echoing and resonating with a Sanskrit mantra. Sana dreamt the Gayatri mantra; when she woke, she asked Yi for a picture of her inner landscape, and cast Hexagram 35, Advancing – – without changing lines. No decisions to be made or problems… Read more »An inner landscape

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Driving, lessons

I’ve been learning to drive! Better very-late-indeed than never, perhaps…? And since the Yi – along with a wise driving instructor and generous husband – has been instrumental in making this possible, I thought I’d write about it here. Why so late? Well… I started lessons at 17 like everyone… Read more »Driving, lessons

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Ancient de, revisited

A comic aside to start with. About 95% of the way through writing this post, looking up a link I wanted to include to an old one, I happened on this one from 2007. I’d entirely forgotten its existence. Ah, well. Nourished on ancient blog posts, perhaps? Here’s a more… Read more »Ancient de, revisited