I’ve just been reading a tale of woe about self-help that didn’t help. A weight-loss group where people didn’t lose weight; a self-development seminar where people didn’t emerge particularly developed. It’s not that there was anything wrong with the message or the method used in either of these places. It obviously… Read more »One size does not fit all
I love reading new commentaries on hexagrams – even when the author is unaware even of the existence of the hexagram his work illuminates. This time the hexagram is 46: Pushing Upward, a figure of aspiration and steady, step-by-step progress towards a goal. The article is by Norman Barlow, and… Read more »Making use of seeing the great person
From Margie: “Maybe this question is quite banal – but what I want to know is how to actually deepen my practice and my understanding of the I Ching. Is there a special procedure that I should follow to do this, or should it be accompanied by a special meditation……?”… Read more »How to deepen
I love those times when wise people unwittingly echo the Yijing. Here’s one such moment: How to make commitments you will actually keep. Scott Young talks about how, in order to keep our commitments, it helps to understand that we’re a community of selves. The motivated one, the apathetic one,… Read more »Hexagram 7 and the army of you
I had this conversation again with a client the other day. Which was better, for me to cast the hexagram on her behalf, or for her to do it herself? Some people are concerned that if they cast for themselves, their own desires might somehow make the oracle ‘go wrong’;… Read more »Who should cast the hexagram?
También disponible en español (A good friend who received Hexagram 9 in response to a profound personal reading, as part of the image of her self, asked me how I saw it. So here are some pictures of Small Taming.) The key concept for hexagram 9 and hexagram 26 is… Read more »Hexagram 9: Small Taming
A single I Ching reading brings insight, answers questions, and reconnects you with your inner sense of direction. A series of readings does all this, and it can also multiply the effects exponentially. The connections between readings show you how the different aspects of your life relate together, and give… Read more »How I Ching readings interact
