The I Ching is a source of divine guidance and support on any issue that concerns you or any opportunity on your horizon: Love life, career, business, education, and more. Andrew will help you read and interpret the sacred ancient book's answer to your unique situation, free of charge. Afterward, please leave feedback and make a free-will donation, in proportion to any value received, as you are moved to do so.
The I Ching will not make your decisions for you. Even when an answer is quite direct, it generally does not tell you what to do, but rather warns or confirms for you what you really already knew. Answers from the I Ching will most often give you food for thought, and reveal an overview of your situation that you may not have seen before. One of my favorite aspects of answers from the I Ching is that they can help our lives flow more freely, helping us get unstuck, especially if we tend to consistently attach to the same pole in any given pair of polar opposites. The I Ching teaches that, in every pair of polar opposites, such as light and dark, wet and dry, yin and yang; neither is absolutely good or bad. More like, one is more called for in a given situation. To identify one pole as absolutely good and the other as absolutely bad distorts us and makes us reach for imbalance. Light is not better than dark, for one cannot exist without the other. Rather than reaching always for only one pole, the happy goal is balance between each pair of extremes, and/or enjoying each pole when it's time arrives, accepting the ebb and flow of life rather than trying to engineer or control it. When you ask the I Ching a question, you will receive a specific set of verses from the ancient text, and this answer is reliable and venerable. However, how to best interpret the answer and apply it to your question and your situation may require detachment, intuition, and/or meditation. By carefully considering the I Ching's answer, rolling it over and over in your mind like a favorite candy on your tongue, comparing it to the details of your situation while meditatively connecting to your center, you would discover the best interpretation for yourself, not to mention much greater insight, which would far outweigh the convenience of another man's interpretation. It is not always immediately clear how to best interpret the answer. Hold onto your readings regarding important questions, as you may only discover the true meaning long after. Sometimes a question must be held open for years before the true answer becomes known.  Does
a seeker really need a guide in order to consult the I Ching? No,
not really. You may be able to read the I Ching just as well for yourself.
But I can hold space for you, which may help you get in touch with
what's most real for you. And I can help with detachment in interpreting
answers; as it is quite difficult to be detached about issues in which we
ourselves are deeply entangled.Yes, I have a real gift of vision, but what you may not realize is that you have the same gift yourself. I'll coach you to try to connect with the source within you. That is where you'll find the whisperings of heaven. Although I find I have a talent for interpreting the I Ching's answers, my interpretation is by no means as reliable or venerable as the I Ching's answer itself. I am only trying to employ my intuition, imagination, experience, and good wishes for the seeker to understand the answer. This is an inherent liability to keep in mind; for it is your own intuition, imagination, and experience that are most relevant to the expression of Spirit through you. I cannot completely know the mind of the Sage, and join you in seeking to know. Please consider me as merely a facilitator and fellow seeker. For this reason, your own interpretation is better than mine. My interpretation should not be seriously considered unless it rings a bell for you. You should always prefer your own interpretation, and make room for your own interpretation first, before considering mine or anyone else's. Otherwise, my ideas or those of another might color your interpretation, which would be a distortion. Only if you feel unable or unready to make your interpretation, or have already taken it as far as you can, should you ask for another person's interpretation. |
