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Beautiful feet10 Oct 202400:47:08

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

Hiding Light12 Sep 202400:28:48

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 contrast, 35, Advancing –

and its complement or opposite – the hexagram where every line is different – 6, Arguing:

And not least, its hidden core, the nuclear hexagram, 40:

…which seemed to open everything out for her.

https://livingchange.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/episode47.mp3

Finding fulfillment14 Dec 202300:29:03

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 to

I quoted from LiSe Heyboer’s page on Hexagram 57 during this one (because I love it). You can read the whole thing here.

Creating a business?09 Nov 202300:33:27

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 to

During our chat, I mentioned a previous episode where we discussed Hexagram 29 without changing lines.

If you’d like to share a reading of your own on a future episode, you’re very welcome to click here and book your reading. It’s free, and you don’t have to use your real name.

An unexpected reading12 Oct 202300:25:45

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
Finding spiritual direction14 Sep 202300:39:51

A podcast reading with two radically contrasting hexagrams: 23, Stripping Away, changing to 42, Increasing:

changing to

Maria’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:

‘What kind of person am I becoming?’10 Aug 202300:45:52

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 to

I hope you enjoy this one!

Things we mention…

  • Wild Geese by Mary Oliver
  • WikiWing, the I Ching Community’s collaborative, experience-based I Ching
  • …and trees, as they help to explain the reading. Here are some I met in May:
https://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/beeches.jpg
An enthusiastic transition13 Jul 202300:42:56

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 to

This is actually the same reading we had in a previous episode last December, when I asked about the characteristics of a good question. I’m hoping it will still be interesting to see how different aspects of the reading are highlighted in response to this different question.

The second reading, which we run through very quickly at the end, is Hexagram 22, Beauty, with lines 1, 2 and 3 changing to 4, Not Knowing –

changing to

During this episode I mentioned the Connecting With Imagery course that’s part of the Change Circle Library. You can read more about Change Circle here.

Where to go?08 Jun 202300:37:18

‘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 reading of your own on the podcast, you can book that here.

The Inner Truth of Waiting11 May 202300:34:19

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 at lines 3 and 6 to Hexagram 5, Waiting:

changing to

Yi, I think, took the whole idea of being active and making things happen and turned it neatly on its head for her. How does it sound to you?

In this episode, I also introduce the Reading Navigation class. If you’d like to join Change Circle so you can be part of that, you can sign up here.

An outsider seeking nourishment13 Apr 202300:17:38

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 to

Here are some reflections on how this one worked out, and the portrait painted by those two lines.

I have some space on my calendar to discuss a listener’s reading, so if you’d like to have a free reading and share it on the podcast, please book yourself a slot here.

A relationship without anxiety?11 Mar 202300:43:45

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 to

Seven minutes or so into the episode, I pause to talk about change patterns – which in this reading are hexagrams 29 and 30 –

and

You can read a quick introduction to change patterns here, and there’s also a full course about them in the Change Circle Library. (If you’re not yet a member, you are very welcome to join here.)

I also talk about the Chinese names of Decreasing and Increasing, sun and yi, which both depict vessels in their oldest forms. Here they are – the vessel to pour out, and the one full to overflowing.

https://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sun.pngsun, decreasing https://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/yi-42.pngyi, increasing

And finally, you’re very welcome to share a reading of your own on the podcast: here’s how.

The army’s receptivity08 Aug 202400:40:03

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 stay on the alert for new orders…

‘Positioned in the centre of the army.
Good fortune, no mistake.
The king issues a mandate three times.’

If you’d like to learn to read the I Ching for other people, the Reading for Others Class starts in September. Booking isn’t open yet, but if you’re interested, please make sure your name and email is on the notifications list so I can let you know! You’ll find the sign-up form and all the details here.

Memoirs and Inner Truth09 Feb 202300:40:54

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 to

If you’d like to talk through your reading with me on the podcast – it’s free, as a thank-you for letting me use the recording – you can book your slot here.

Trust and Hexagram 3012 Jan 202300:36:11

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 Ching Community thread about Hexagram 30 unchanging.

For comparison… back in episode 14, Sasha and I talked about another relationship reading: Hexagram 29, Repeating Chasms, the exact opposite of 30, also with no changing lines.

If you’d like to share your own reading on the podcast, click here to book!

A good question08 Dec 202200:19:52

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 to

I’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 the reading – and the music! Here’s a complete, much better recording.

If you’d like to share your own reading on the podcast – it’s free! – you can read more and sign up here.

Dispersing a conflict10 Nov 202200:53:36

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 to

It’s a remarkable reading – I really enjoyed exploring it with her, and I hope you will, too.

Handy links… https://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/59flood.jpg
Losing a habit of hardship06 Oct 202200:42:31

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 to

It’s a very lively reading, full of encouragement, warning and the mysterious promise of 26.6:

‘Is this heaven’s highway?
Creating success.’

Hexagram 26, line 6

I hope you enjoy listening!

And if you’d like to share and explore a reading of your own on the podcast, you can still book that here.

Seeking union and belonging08 Sep 202200:49:22

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 the hexagram, bi, with its two human figures walking close together:

https://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/8-bi-e1633682624185.pngBi, name of Hexagram 8

Rilke on living the questions:

…I would like to beg you dear Sir, as well as I can, to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don’t search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer.

from Letters to a Young Poet

And the nuclear hexagram of 8, which is 23, Stripping Away:

(Here’s a quick introduction to nuclear hexagrams.)

Troll Story11 Aug 202200:24:36

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 to

Hexagram 49, Radical Change, changing at lines 2, 3 and 5 to 54, the Marrying Maiden:

changing to

Hexagram 6, Arguing, changing at lines 5 and 6 to 40, Release:

changing to

And finally, Hexagram 45, Gathering, changing at line 2 to Hexagram 47, Confined:

changing to

Listen for the full story – I hope you enjoy it! Obviously with that many readings, this is more of a canter through, not a deep dive into any of them. Is this useful/ interesting, or do you prefer the episodes with just one reading?

(If you’d like to discuss your own reading on the podcast – it’s free! – book yourself a slot here.)

Finding meaning14 Jul 202200:43:43

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 5

Perhaps it’s as simple as that…

Creating a home09 Jun 202200:22:15

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 to

If 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’ of the moving lines – how you can find four component trigrams in a hexagram, and the hexagrams they create. Here they are (because this is a lot easier to follow when you can see it):

I cast this hexagram –

https://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/535.png

and by taking groups of consecutive lines, you can find four trigrams inside it:

https://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/535trigrams.png

– lines 1-2-3, 2-3-4, 3-4-5 and 4-5-6. So extract each of those trigrams, with the moving line included…

https://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/gen-2.png https://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/kan-2.png https://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/li3-2.png https://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/xun2-2.png

…and combine them into hexagrams. Each hexagram’s made from two overlapping trigrams:

https://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/39.png39, Limping https://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/646.png64, Not Yet Crossing https://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/3735.png37, People in the Home

And there you have the three nuclear hexagrams I talk about in the episode.

Portrait of a relationship12 May 202200:49:03

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 to

There’s a lot to listen to, here: how Honey’s experiencing the tension between the two hexagrams, the realities of Lasting and her need for Decrease; how she recognises each moving line (especially line 6, which was much clearer to her than it was to me!); how the Steps of Change help her to ‘find herself’ at each stage; how an overall picture comes together.

In the reading, I mention the Chinese characters for the names of the two hexagrams. You can see them both and read more about them at LiSe Heyboer’s website: Heng, Lasting and Sun, Decrease.

And if you’d like more information about Change Circle, Clarity’s core membership, here you go.

With hindsight11 Jul 202400:37:29

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 hindsight, do join WikiWing!

Podcast #18: dream and decision14 Apr 202200:38:06

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 to

and

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 to

I’m sorry about the sound quality, which isn’t up to my usual standards – I hope it won’t detract from your enjoyment of the episode. And please rate, review and/or share – thank you!

From my readings journal10 Mar 202200:19:07

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 58

And 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 fish.

Sign up here for a free I Ching chat to be shared on the podcast.

Camping on the left10 Feb 202200:35:06

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 to

The 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 through, where I talk about the relating hexagram and its role in the reading. As ever, I’d welcome your feedback!

What are New Years?13 Jan 202200:15:52

For this 15th episode of the I Ching with Clarity podcast, I asked the oracle to explain the whole idea of a ‘New Year’ to me.

‘What’s a creative way to imagine New Year? What’s its deeper significance?’

Yi responds with Hexagram 57, Subtly Penetrating, changing at lines 2 and 5 to 52, Stilling:

changing to

A short episode, this one, with only my voice. (Back to listener readings next month! And you’re very welcome to share one of yours – you can book a reading here.) I hope you enjoy it, and I wish you a very happy New Year, where nothing fails to bear fruit.

Repeating Chasms09 Dec 202100:27:39

In this fourteenth episode of the I Ching with Clarity podcast, Sasha shares a relationship reading: Hexagram 29, the Repeating Chasms, with no changing lines:

If you’ve ever wondered what to make of an unchanging reading, this one could be helpful: we take our time exploring the hexagram’s atmosphere, its context – where it comes from, what it isn’t saying – and, most importantly, what Sasha recognises about it.

I also experimented with adding an ‘interlude’ mid-reading to explain how I was using the patterns of the extended Sequence to tell more of the reading’s story. Let me know whether that’s useful!

If you’d like to have a reading in a future episode – it’s free, of course – please book here.

On the cusp11 Nov 202100:37:35

Episode 13 of the I Ching with Clarity podcast features an author who’s on the cusp of sending her book out into the world, just not quite sure why she doesn’t feel ready for this. Is this the time, or should she wait?

Yi gave her Hexagram 42, Increasing, changing at lines 5 and 6 to 24, Returning:

changing to

Line 5 is lovely:

‘True and confident, with a benevolent heart,
No question: good fortune from the source.
Truth, confidence and benevolence are my own strength.’

Hexagram 42, line 5

Line 6… isn’t:

‘Absolutely no increase in this,
Maybe someone strikes this one.
The heart’s foundation is not lasting,
Pitfall’

Hexagram 42, line 6

What to make of the contrast, and the ‘scary’ line?

Here’s the episode –

About a snake14 Oct 202100:46:01

Pamela contributed a thoroughly unusual reading for episode 12 of the podcast…

She asked,

‘What do I need to know about the snake?’

and Yi answered with Hexagram 8, Seeking Union, changing at lines 1, 3 and 5 to 36, Brightness Hiding:

changing to

Here’s the snake in question (with thanks to Pamela for the photo):

https://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/snake.jpg

– listen to the episode for the full story.

And here are three Chinese characters I mentioned during our conversation:

  • Bi, name of Hexagram 8
  • Yong, ever-flowing
  • Yuan, wellspring

(Isn’t that an interesting visual ‘rhyme’ between bi and yong?)

With its three moving lines, this reading’s a bit longer than previous episodes. I hope you still enjoy it – let me know!

Yi on authenticity09 Sep 202100:36:54

This is episode 11 of the I Ching with Clarity podcast, featuring another listener’s reading.

Sarah asked,

“How can I better convey my authentic and true self with others?”

and Yi replied with Hexagram 45, Gathering, changing at lines 4,5 and 6 to 23, Stripping Away –

changing to

It’s a deep, rich reading, profoundly reassuring.

As we were talking about 45.5 –

‘Gathering together has a position.
No mistake.
No trust at all.
From the source, ever-flowing constancy.
Regrets vanish.’

Hexagram 45, line 5

– I showed Sarah this page of ancient forms of the character yong, ‘perpetual, ever-flowing’, which shows a human figure flowing with the river currents. The story it reminded me of was this one, from Zhuangzi.

Enjoy the reading! And if you’d like a free podcast reading yourself, you’re very welcome to apply here.

Advice for an author12 Aug 202100:28:57

Episode 10 of the I Ching with Clarity podcast features a listener’s reading.

Lynn Keller’s book, Thanksgiving in America, is just coming out; she asked Yi what her focus should be now with the book, and received Hexagram 33, Retreating, changing at lines 3 and 4 to 20, Seeing.

changing to

In the course of the reading I mention a few Chinese characters:

遯 dun, Retreat. I couldn’t find an image of the ancient character online, but LiSe shows us the components.

觀 guan, Seeing – the bird with great eyes and a crest, a heron:

https://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/guan20t.pngguan, seeing, from hanziyuan.net

and 好 hao, ‘loving, good’ (from 33.4), showing a mother and child:

https://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/hao.pnghao, good, from hanziyuan.net

As I mentioned on the podcast, the Yijing Foundations Class is coming up in September. Do have a look through the details at https://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/c/yijing-foundations-class/, and if you’re interested, sign up for more information.

Readings for restarting the podcast08 Jul 202100:13:53

I’m sharing two ‘behind the scenes’ readings of my own in this one – encouragement from Yi that nudged me along the path towards relaunching the podcast. The questions:

‘What about restarting the podcast soon?’
and
‘How about this idea of a podcast solely of readings?’

There’s also a lovely example of Yi making connections between readings – it’s always worth being on the alert for those!

Next month’s episode will have a reading conversationsubscribe to the podcast to make sure you don’t miss it. Would you like yours to be featured – a free reading, in return for your permission to publish? Then book your reading here.

Step by step13 Jun 2024

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.) If you’d like to discuss a reading of your own on the podcast, you can book a slot here.

Beginners’ I Ching course, part 203 Jul 202100:30:30

If you’re new to the I Ching, this episode and the one before it will make the readings in Clarity’s podcast much easier to follow. Here’s the audio version of the beginners’ course, part 2.

(You can find the written and illustrated version of the course at https://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/learn/beginners/ .)

Beginners’ I Ching course, part 103 Jul 202100:38:43

If you’re new to the I Ching, this episode and the one that follows will make the readings in Clarity’s podcast much easier to follow. Here’s the audio version of the beginners’ course, part 1.

(You can find the written and illustrated version of the course at https://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/learn/beginners/ .)

Coming soon28 Jun 202100:01:38

Next month, I’m restarting the Clarity podcast. Formerly ‘Living Change’, now just the ‘I Ching with Clarity podcast’, it’ll have a new episode each month, and every episode will discuss a real-life reading.

(Actually the next couple of episodes will come sooner than that and won’t be readings: I’m going to add the free beginners’ course to the podcast, to make it more accessible to newcomers to the I Ching. But after that, it’s one reading per month.)

Subscribe now to get notified of new episodes!

Or get email notifications –

Would you like a reading?

This opens up a new way for you to get a reading with me for free, provided you’re happy to share it on the podcast. You can find more details, and a booking form, here.

I Ching Community discussion

Living Change I Ching podcast 501 Mar 2009

One more episode – this one about staying connected to a flow of energy.

Any comments?

Any suggestions for future questions?

Living Change I Ching podcast 409 Jan 2009

Well, I’m still getting the hang of my new microphone (I hope), and recovering some voice after the seasonal cold, and experimenting with recording without a script… not sure about the merits of that one… but anyway, here’s podcast 4.

The question this time was about opening the channel for a reading – how to create space and allow the message to be heard. (Part of the preparation for the ‘Opening Space for Change‘ event.) Yi’s response: 59.1.2 changing to 42, which made for a much longer recording. The promised second half will be in the Jewelbox for Change Circle members within the next couple of days.

Comments very, very welcome. (Too long? Too hesitant? Too close to the microphone? 😉 )

Living Change I Ching podcast 322 Nov 2008

Here’s the latest Living Change for you to download, with a reading on how to nurture creativity. Please comment! (I’m especially interested in thoughts on practical ways to respond to the reading.)

Change Circle members will find the promised interview in the members area. I’m aware that this business of downloading two files from two different sources isn’t ideal; I’ve an idea of the geeky solution for this, and I’ll implement it as soon as I can.

Living Change I Ching Podcast 223 Oct 2008

Here’s the second episode – shorter than I’d intended, but it’s here. Today’s reading is about money, and came out rather more topical than I’d planned. I hope you enjoy; please comment to your heart’s content.

Links mentioned in the audio:

The music is from here; Change Circle is here (or if you’ve already joined, the Reading Circle forum is here); the quotation from LiSe comes from here.

Living Change I Ching podcast22 Sep 200800:14:39

Here it is… I Ching podcast, episode 1. In future I’d like to add more sections to this – some interviews, feedback, shared experiences, maybe even some music like a real, grown-up podcast. Some of the more in-depth stuff will be for Change Circle members only, but there’ll always be a free part, too.

At the moment, after all the planning, divining, thinking and recording and editing and geekery, it seems quite odd that the result is less than 15 minutes long. Still – it makes sense to start small and grow rather than starting huge and dwindling away, doesn’t it? Also, Yi was helpful enough to give me an unchanging hexagram for my first ‘living change’ reading:

Question: Yi, what do we need to know about holding a living connection to source and meaning?
Answer…

…well, what single hexagram would you imagine might answer that one? It wasn’t in the least what I expected, but the more time I spend with the reading the more it moves me. (You know how that works.) Have a listen; let me know what you think. Thoughts about the reading, suggestions for future questions and content… all welcome.

And here’s the link I mention in the audio, to sign up for Saturday’s teleseminar.

What to expect in a relationship09 May 202400:33:45

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 the people walking, and what could this be about?

(If you’d like some more listening/reading, here’s an earlier episode that also started with Hexagram 41, and here’s a post about how mountain works as outer trigram.)

Creating peace through music11 Apr 202400:34:34

Question:

“What advice can be offered for more effectively providing meditative peace and healing through playing Shakuhachi flute music?”

Answer: Great Vigour in Flow.

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A Yeeky thing I mentioned during this reading: the idea of a dabagua, or ‘big trigram’ hexagram. If you take the trigram dui, lake…

https://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dui.png

…and double each of its lines individually, in turn – from yang, yang, yin to yang+yang, yang+yang, yin+yin – then you have Hexagram 34:

In each hexagram formed this way – I mentioned this once before when I was writing about Hexagram 33 – it can help to think of it as a ‘giant trigram’ – and a giant lake seemed especially apt for a musician.

You can find Ron’s music at https://www.bracalemusic.com.

A tied-up bag14 Mar 202400:40:25

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:

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As Kat and I discussed this one in this latest podcast episode, we mentioned…

…and also the ancient form of a couple of words from the text: shi, ‘power’, as in the Image of Hexagram 2 –

‘Power of the land: Earth.
A noble one, with generous character, carries all the beings.’

– has two components: ‘strength’, and this one, which is purely phonetic, showing a human figure about to plant a seedling:

https://www.onlineclarity.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/powerphonetic.pngFrom Chinese etymology

And then we also talked about yu, ‘praise’ – you can see early forms of that one here.

Enjoy the episode! (And if you’d like to share a reading of your own on a future episode, you can book a reading here.)

A new source of income08 Feb 202400:36:33

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 regular income?’ and Yi answered with Hexagram 13, People in Harmony, changing at line 5 to Hexagram 30, Clarity:

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Manifesting desires?11 Jan 202400:35:38

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, Gradual Progress:

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Not an easy one to hear…

A slower reading12 Dec 202400:42:49

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…

Family constellations14 Nov 202400:38:50

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.

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Lux (as Lagartija) had originally posted this reading to the I Ching Community, so you can read the background there.

If you’d like to share a reading of your own on the podcast – it’s free – you’re very welcome to book yourself a slot!

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