posted August 17, 2002 02:21 PM           

I'll try to find the link and post it here.
It's just for fun though - not the real thing.

Maybe someone can explain it to us?
I'd be interested to know - as like you QueenofSheeba - I have no idea what it all means.

Sue

posted September 02, 2002 12:55 PM           

Thank you for the website link - it's great
It wasn't the one I was trying to find but yours is much better

posted March 21, 2006 03:38 AM         

When I use the I Ching, I generally use either pennies or quarters.. or whatever "coin of the realm " happens to be handy.

I have purchased the yarrow stalks, but have not had the time to try that meditative approach to the oracle. Has anyone tried this method?

Blessings...

A

posted March 21, 2006 02:25 PM           

This recent hexagram was very timely to me:

INNOCENCE

The time demands an alignment with the flow of the cosmos. This adjustment must be made before futher action is taken, otherwise you will begin to make mistakes. When actions that seem perfectly reasonable and cleverly planned are executed, they will end in difficulty and confusion. In order to harmonize your actions with the cosmos, it will be necessary to adopt an attitude of INNOCENCE. Examine your conscious purpose, without ulterior motive and with complete rectitude. Do not aspire to be rewarded for your actions, nor direct them cunningly toward personal advancement. Act innocently and react spontaneously.

Your instincts should be developed and modified in the direction of natural goodness. Your first inclinations should be to preserve your well-being, clear the way for your fellow man, and take note of worthwhile information. Without integrity and morality in your character you could not trust your instincts, for they might lead you into dangerous situations.

The path to your goal is now an indirect path. You must rely on your principles and inner virtue rather than clever strategies. This will not lead you away from success -- on the contrary. INNOCENCE with spontaneity will bring creativity to many areas of your life. You will appear to your milieu inspired and brilliant. This will give you great influence.

It is important to keep in mind that laws of the cosmos are divine and do not necessarily follow the desires of man. Therefore, when acting in INNOCENCE, you will also experience the unexpected, the exceptional, the unpreditable. Be prepared for a suprising turn of events. What occurs will stimulate new ideas, even if at first this seems unnerving or full of complications.

A state of INNOCENCE could be a refreshing interlude in your personal relationships. Spontaneity can bring great pleasure as well as reveal true feelings and motives, whereas intrigue at this time would only yield perplexity and possibly disaster. Again, INOCENCE may lead to surpirising new areas of unexplored mutual interest.

posted March 22, 2006 01:58 AM           

I hold the coins very tightly, try to feel palm's chi go through the coins while focusing very strongly on the question.

I got Hexagram 36 this way. I tried it more than 2 weeks ago. Yesterday, I tried minor arcana several times [I dont have a Tarot deck, I use playing cards with 4 jokers as Pages]
I kept getting 4 of cups and 9 pentacles.

4 x 9 = 36.

36 = TRANSFORM in numerology.

posted April 04, 2006 03:55 PM           

i would think a thought or question, then open the book to a random page...always a profound and insightful answer...

i don't know what happened to the book...

posted April 04, 2006 04:04 PM           

13 stones engraved with pictish symbols