“The Vessel contains something real. My companion is afflicted, Cannot approach me. Good fortune.” I’ve experienced this line several times, but always found it hard to grasp why it could mean good fortune. It describes those times when you have something good within you, some realisation, joy or purpose –… Read more »Substance in the Vessel: Hexagram 50, line 2
I found this by chance (yes, I know) in a charity shop yesterday, and just finished it. So now I need to read it again! It is an extraordinary book, full of rich imagery and wisdom, and I can’t imagine why I hadn’t come across it before. The ‘Temple of… Read more »The Neverending Story
I’ve been reading in Kindred Spirit magazine about the evidence (not sure if I need inverted commas there) for an inter-life experience. Lots of people under regression hypnosis (with different therapists) report very similar experiences of a place they go between lives. While there, they review their past life, rejoin… Read more »Half-baked lunatic idea
My personal reading for the week ahead is Hexagram 23, Stripping Away, changing at lines 4 (eek) and 6 to 16, Enthusiasm. I only cast the reading on Saturday morning, and by Sunday I was altogether stumped by the demands of ‘stripping away’. Unsubscribe from about 30 email publications, clear… Read more »Visualising an I Ching reading
Rosada asks at the I Ching Community about the difference between the Judgement of 24 – that talks about going out and returning, moving freely – and the Image, that says the ancient kings closed the frontiers so people couldn’t travel. Good things have been said in response. Rosalie wrote:… Read more »I Ching Community: What’s the deal with 24?
Does this happen to you? As it seems to happen to me more and more often. When I am reading for myself, asking a question from my core, then I will often know after the first few lines which hexagram I’ll receive. In mid-casting, the idea pops into my head… Read more »Knowing your hexagram as you cast
Tarot & Synchronicity – Pop Occulture “So what does synchronicity *mean*? What is it trying to tell you? Here’s how I look at it. The message is simple: Everything is connected. You might not understand how or why right now. And that’s not what’s important. What’s important is that things… Read more »What does synchronicity mean?
