Here’s a gentle exploration of Hexagram 22, Beauty, in which we work our way round to understanding! Kim asked ‘What’s happening?’ – looking for a picture of the greater pattern of her life. I think Yi handed her the paintbrush…Hilary Barrett による

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This month’s podcast features one of those readings where Yi really takes your breath away: ‘How beneficial would it be for me to join the next course on family constellations?’ Yi’s response: Hexagram 18, Corruption, changing at lines 2, 3, 4 and 6 to 16, Enthusiasm. changing to Lux (as Lagartija) had originally posted this reading to the I Ching …

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As you might have guessed from the title of this episode, it’s about a reading with Hexagram 22, Beauty, changing at line 1 to 52, Stilling: changing to It was all about becoming imperfectly visible – which the reading’s owner has just begun to do on her Youtube channel… https://livingchange.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/episode48.mp3…

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An annual reading, this time: the first thing Maria does on her birthday is to sit down and ask to be shown a reading for the coming year. Here’s hers for 2023-24: Hexagram 36, Brightness Hiding, with no changing lines. Since this was an unchanging reading, we had the time and space to explore some of the hexagram’s ‘relations’: its inverse and con…

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In this episode, Katarina and I discuss her reading about moving to a new part of the country – Hexagram 7, the Army, changing at line 2 to 2, Earth: changing to As we talk about her plans, you can hear the qualities of the hexagrams – that meeting of organised focus with openness to guidance that’s found in the moving line, where the general must …

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A reading where we already knew the outcome – which really gives us a chance to learn from it! The reading’s about a family argument, and pausing to find a new way to respond, and the advice was Hexagram 5, Waiting, changing at lines 2 and 3 to 3, Sprouting: changing to I hope you enjoy this one – and to benefit from the I Ching Community’s shared …

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Episode 44 of the I Ching with Clarity podcast is about an artist getting started with showing her art, one step at a time – Hexagram 46, Pushing Upward, changing to the Repeating Chasms of Hexagram 29, which made their presence felt as an emotional background. changing to I hope you enjoy this one! (There’s a last-minute update right at the end.) …

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A new listener’s reading for this podcast episode: ‘What to expect in this relationship?’ And Yi’s answer – changing to Hexagram 41, Decreasing, changing to 26, Great Tending (or Taming or Nurturing…), with changing line 3: ‘Three people walking, Hence decreased by one person. One person walking, Hence gains a friend.’ Hexagram 41, line 3 Who are t…

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Question: “What advice can be offered for more effectively providing meditative peace and healing through playing Shakuhachi flute music?” Answer: Great Vigour in Flow. changing to A Yeeky thing I mentioned during this reading: the idea of a dabagua, or ‘big trigram’ hexagram. If you take the trigram dui, lake… …and double each of its lines individ…

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Question: ‘What do I need to know as I prepare to finish this book and send it out into the world?’ Answer: Hexagram 2, Earth, changing at lines 4 and 6 to 35, Advancing: changing to As Kat and I discussed this one in this latest podcast episode, we mentioned… The glorious Hyperbole and a Half 35 as relating hexagram Why dragons fight in Hexagram 2…

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This episode of the podcast could also be entitled 'light dawns in the end,' as it took a while for me to join all the dots between the querent's situation and the reading. It's a great example of how Yi talks to the whole person, though, as well as answering the question.Mukul asked, 'What would be a good next step towards getting a new source of …

The listener's reading for this episode has an unusual premise: Beebee was trying to work out why what she was trying to manifest in her life wasn't happening. Where was the block? She asked,"What actions are needed from me in order to achieve my desires?"And Yi responded with Hexagram 29, the Repeating Chasms, changing at lines 2, 3 and 6 to 53, G…

A new podcast reading: how to find more fulfillment in life? Not (in this reading) by doing stuff - more by feeling your way deeply into experience. The answer was Hexagram 57, changing at lines 2 and 3 to 20, Seeing:changing toI quoted from LiSe Heyboer's page on Hexagram 57 during this one (because I love it). You can read the whole thing here.…

Episode 37 of the I Ching with Clarity podcast features a listener's reading. She's wondering whether her desire to create a business is her real path, or whether she could be losing herself. Her reading - Hexagram 48, the Well, changing at line 3 to 29, Repeating Chasms:changing toDuring our chat, I mentioned a previous episode where we discussed …

Episode 36 of the I Ching with Clarity podcast - a reading of my own, received in a way that might be new to you. I was asking for guidance in a new situation, and the response was Hexagram 27, Nourishing, changing to 54, the Marrying Maiden. (The completely positive experience I had as 'marrying maiden' was somewhat unexpected, too.)changing to…

A podcast reading with two radically contrasting hexagrams: 23, Stripping Away, changing to 42, Increasing:changing toMaria's question: 'How should I lead my spiritual life to know the truth?'In this reading, she and Yi trace a path through what seems like an impossible situation.Links I mention in this episode:the Yijing Foundations Class (if you'…

Adeola shared a remarkable question and reading for this episode of the I Ching with Clarity podcast:"How is this travelling life shaping my character? (what kind of person am I becoming?)"Yi's response: Hexagram 14, Great Possession, changing to 53, Gradual Progress:changing toI hope you enjoy this one!Things we mention...Wild Geese by Mary Oliver…

Episode 33 of the I Ching with Clarity podcast features a listener's reading about moving to a new country. How best to make a positive transition to this new place, wherever it may be? The Oracle answered with Hexagram 16, Enthusiasm, changing at line 2 to Hexagram 40, Release:changing toThis is actually the same reading we had in a previous episo…

'Where to go?' was Lilian's reading for this episode of the podcast; Yi answered with Hexagram 47, Confining, changing at lines 2 and 4 to 8, Seeking Union -changing to - which is a lovely example of Yi answering the person even when I couldn't quite see how it could answer the question. I hope you enjoy listening - and if you'd like to share a rea…

In this episode, Katie - a psychotherapist in training - asks, "What do I most need to know right now?" Behind this question lies a worry that she ought to be doing more, or achieving faster or maybe starting a side business: she was wondering, she said, whether she ought to be active or passive.Yi responded with Hexagram 61, Inner Truth, changing …

Here's the 30th episode of the I Ching with Clarity podcast - a short one, this time, with a reading of my own. I asked for an auspice or advice for joining a new orchestra, and received Hexagram 38, Opposing, changing at lines 2 and 4 to 27, Nourishment:changing toHere are some reflections on how this one worked out, and the portrait painted by th…

Here's a new episode of the I Ching with Clarity podcast for you, with a listener's reading about a relationship problem that a lot of people will be able to relate to.Danielle's reading was Hexagram 41, Decreasing, changing to 42, Increasing:changing toSeven minutes or so into the episode, I pause to talk about change patterns - which in this read…

In this podcast episode, Elisabeth asks Yi,'What approach or attitude should I adopt to have the best chance of serving other people through my writing?'Yi answers with Hexagram 61, Inner Truth, changing at lines 1, 4 and 6 to Hexagram 47, Confining - very apt hexagrams, as the writing project she's asking about is her memoir...changing toIf you'd …

In this 27th episode of the I Ching with Clarity podcast, Anita shares a reading about trusting her new relationship. She received Hexagram 30, Clarity, with no changing lines - the hexagram made by doubling the trigram li, fire and light:'Unchangingness' can colour a hexagram's meaning in interesting ways - in our conversation, I mentioned this I …

A reading of my own for this episode of the I Ching with Clarity podcast: what are the characteristics of a good question? Yi answered with Hexagram 16, Enthusiasm, changing at line 2 to 40, Release:changing toI've written about 16.2 a couple of times before - about its 'borders and boundaries' and how they don't last a 'whole day'.I hope you enjoy…

In this episode, Tricia shares her reading about how to leave a conflict behind. Yi answered with Hexagram 59, Dispersing, changing at lines 2, 4 and 5 to 35, Advancing:changing toIt's a remarkable reading - I really enjoyed exploring it with her, and I hope you will, too.Handy links...The poem mentioned is Small Kindnesses by Danusha LamérisThat B…

In this episode of the I Ching with Clarity podcast, Rachel asks the Yi how she can 'lose habitual hardship' - shift her experience so not everything is about crisis management! Yi answers with Hexagram 26, Great Taming, changing at lines 1 and 6 to 46, Pushing Upward:changing toIt's a very lively reading, full of encouragement, warning and the mys…

A listener's reading for this episode of the I Ching with Clarity podcast: Vidia asked, 'How can I move forward and be of service?' Yi answered with Hexagram 8, Seeking Union, with no changing lines - a beautifully simple answer that gave us the opportunity for a deep dive into its imagery and stories.Mentioned during our conversation…The name of t…

In which you will encounter hesitation, second-guessing, repetitious readings, decision, 'contradictory' moving lines (what do you do with those?), a good dose of common sense and a particularly persistent troll.Also these readings...Hexagram 18, Corruption, changing at line 3 to 4, Not Knowing:changing toHexagram 49, Radical Change, changing at li…

Sergio asked a big question for this podcast reading: how to deal with his sense that his life lacked meaning. Yi's response was quite a modest, domestic one: Hexagram 37, People in the Home, changing at the fifth line to 22, Beauty:changing to'With the king's presence, there is a home.Do not worry. Good fortune.'Hexagram 37, line 5Perhaps it's as …

This podcast has a reading of my own, about creating a home. Yi answered with Hexagram 53, Gradual Progress, changing at line 5 to Hexagram 52, Stilling:changing toIf you'd like to discuss a reading with me for a future episode (it's free, as a 'thank you' for sharing), please book here!In this one, I spend some time discussing the 'nuclear story' …

A reading for an I Ching Community member, Honey, aka MeltingPot247, with four moving lines full of darkness and warnings - What do I need to know about this relationship as it is now?The answer: Hexagram 32, Lasting, changing at lines 1, 3 4 and 6 to 41, Decrease.changing toThere's a lot to listen to, here: how Honey's experiencing the tension bet…

In this episode, Raka shares two readings:'What if I go back to university for postgraduate studies?'Yi answers with Hexagram 22, Beauty, changing at line 2 to 26, Great Taming:changing toand'What if I just leave this whole university thing?'...which gave her Hexagram 20, Seeing, changing at lines 1 and 5 to 27, Nourishment:changing toI'm sorry abo…

In this episode, I share a couple of readings from my journal:'What about leaving this volunteering role?' 32.3 to 40'What do I do when I'm there?' 61.4.6 to 58And I talk about conversation with Yi, the interplay of text and structure, catching up with the reading years later, and the experience of having an oracle slap me round the face with a wet…

In this podcast episode, Lucy asks why she's hesitant to use her gifts - and Yi responds with Hexagram 7, the Army, changing at line 4 to Hexagram 40, Releasing:changing toThe moving line:'The army camps on the left,No mistake.'Hexagram 7, line 4...which certainly casts new light on this idea of 'hesitation'. I've added an interlude part-way throug…