This is a major decision for me. I have 11 dogs to take care of (maybe they can come with me to the nunnery) and financial matters to settle. However, Lama Zopa Rinpoche - when I asked him- said to read a certain text and see how it makes me feel first. Others in the sangha told me to take my...

Hi all, I'm in what I consider to be the happiest relationship of my life, and it's been nearly 8 months. still early days, but I hope with all my heart that it will last. I drew Hexagram 30 unchanging today after affirming my desire to solidify this relationship into a permanent one (I really...

Hello, I have recently been dealing with some issues related to gastrointestinal health. The extent of these issues I am uncertain, however I have my concerns that it could be something serious. I asked if there was "Blood in my stool/Is it serious if it is" and I received hexagram 37 with...

Hey guys! So I asked the I Ching what kind of work suits me best and got Hexagram 22.4 to 30. This seems about right as I am into art and design (mainly focused on photography and beauty retouching). So keep going on that path? But then the changing line talks about a flying horse and something...

Hi Everyone, I asked Yi a question and would love your input. My question was "How far/close am I from achieving my goal" I have already been working towards the goal for quite some time and wanted to know if I'm close to realization or is it still just the beginning of my journey. I got...

30. Li / The Clinging, Fire ----- -- -- above LI THE CLINGING, FIRE ----- ----- -- -- below LI THE CLINGING, FIRE ----- This hexagram is another double sign. The trigram Li means "to cling to something," "to be conditioned," "to depend on something," and also "brightness." A dark line clings...

Etymology of the ideogram Li.30 The ideogram used to depict hexagram 30 is composed of two side-by-side groups. On the left is a complex ideogram whose bottom part represents a portion of the ideogram Yack (its back part, massive and powerful evoked its hind legs and its tail) and...

I'm wondering about the meaning of 30.0, and particularly the meaning of the hexagram name Li. 30.1 is about stepping into a new state (leaving a previous state) 30.3 is about losing something with time 30.4 is about something going away quickly after coming up 30.5 is about a loss...