If you misunderstand the first one, the rest of the series is unlikely to get very far. The only thing I would say is essential is to remain clear about your questions, and to spend time with the answers. 'What would be the best approach, the one most in harmony with the time?' A good group of questions might be: 'What about doing this?' And there will be times when you need to ask a long series of questions on a single issue. You're more likely to ask yourself the critical questions: 'Why am I asking this? What am I going to do with this insight?'īut there are no stone tablets anywhere with the rules for I Ching consultation carved into them. If you know you'll be spending the next 15 or 20 minutes sorting yarrow stalks, the whole process becomes more thoughtful, and often more useful. This is an especially present danger when we use a computer program or some other more-or-less instant method to consult. Sooner or later the I Ching begins to comment pointedly on this approach, or - in extreme cases - ceases to talk sense altogether, but by this point she's hardly reading the answers anyway, and may not even notice what's happened. The anxious questioner charges frantically from one question to the next trying to get an answer she can relate to (or one she likes the sound of!), and no real conversation takes place at all. Having said that - it is easy to get caught up in repeated consultations that really get you nowhere. So the shortest answer to the question is 'When it feels right to you'. But there are other ways to reckon time: our bodies announce the time to stand up and stretch, time to eat inwardly, we know when it is time to talk or time for solitude - and also when it is time to reach out to our own intuition, or time to consult with the oracle. There isn't a universal answer to this question, or not one that's measured in days or weeks. 'How often can you consult the I Ching? How often should you consult?' Number of weeksįinally, I'd like to wish a very happy Easter to those who celebrate it, and great joy in the renewal of Spring to everyone!Ĭorner: how often to consult, plus beginners' hints. I've also substantially reduced the prices for several readings to offer you a 'bulk discount' that's really worth having. Now you can buy several weeks in advance and use the readings whenever you choose. Not any more! As I promised at the time of the Chinese New Year offer, I've removed the requirement to purchase consecutive weeks. But if you wanted a break between your weeks of readings, you had to order single weeks at the full price. But what if you want more than one week? Up until now, you could buy several consecutive weeks at a reasonable discount. Note: since this newsletter was published, Sharedlight readings have been replaced by simple bulk discounts on individual email readings.Ī Sharedlight reading is an opportunity for you to discuss a whole series of I Ching questions and answers with me by email, for a full week, for the princely sum of £45. Substantial price reductions on Sharedlight readings If you know of (or own?) a good site connected with divination, China or the I Ching - something you think readers of this newsletter would benefit from - then please let me know! If I indulge myself too much in discovering good sites for you, that schedule will be getting 'revised' again… Meanwhile, speaking of links - there is a new 'Links to explore' section at the end of the newsletter.
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