Hello everyone. I'm looking forward to getting my first copy of the I Ching and I'm debating between Benebell Wen and John Minford translations. For whomever has read both: Which one would you recommend the most and why? (or a third book suggestion is also welcome).

I’ve had a tumultuous sort of relationship with a girl and it’s been draining me a little. We’re not on speaking terms as of right now but I’m thinking of just moving on for good. I read hexagram 48 as the well (her) not changing even when the surroundings change but i’m not very sure about hexagram 32 and the changing lines for 48. Any advice on if I read hex 48 correctly and on the changing lines and hexagram 32 would be great

Hey this is a simple question, but sometime with certain hexagrams you can get more than one changing line that says, basically, “it’s not time to act” and “it’s time to act”.

These readings always confuse me, and I know it’s not meant to be literal all the time but still even in a metaphorical sense it’s confusing to receive apparently conflicting lines.

Like for example I just rolled 1 with changing lines 1, 3, 4, 6

1 is basically “don’t act”, 3 says the superior man acts all day.

Obviously it’s a bit more nuanced than that but I think you can get my drift as this question is more about how to read this kind of thing generally than how to interpret a specific reading.

Any insights are appreciated.

Should I quit my job TODAY? Hex 1 cast to 59 .

Can someone please help me with this?

Thank you.

I asked the ching if I should let go of a guy that have feelings for because don't think that holding on will lead to any good outcome. I'm having trouble interpreting the hexagrams that received and would appreciate any help that I could get with interpretation. Thank you

I've been stuck lately as to my career. I've basically been a freelancer my whole life. I've managed to get a few jobs that way, but not nearly enough (for lack of opportunities/degree, you name it). Currently, I'm trying to become more independent and self-reliant, so I was wondering which career path should I follow. I asked the question "What is my true career path, one that is aligned with my higher purpose?"
I got:
17 - Seventeen
Sui / Following

Thunder beneath the Lake's surface.
The Superior Person allows himself plenty of sheltered rest and recuperation while awaiting a clear sign to follow.

Supreme success.
No mistakes if you keep to your course.

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No changing lines. This is just "Keep doing what you're doing"? Sounds funny. I was thinking of switching careers after finishing this last job I have to deliver, and yet...

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What have you find it works better for you, which sequence you find the best of both.

When we get an hexagram with no mutable lines, do we just read the judgment for that gua and no line information?

Has anyone heard of/used this oracle? It feels like it is to the I Ching as Lenormand is to Tarot. It tends to be earthier and more direct. I've not done any readings with it, but have skimmed the book by Sawyer. I don't know of any other translations though.

I cast hex 8 and cast again and I get 47. My life is very complicated and my career is probably over.

A little background, I have struggled for the last few years to find a path and have kind of reached breaking point with my search for purpose and with my alienation and loneliness in a big city. I need to move out of my current home soonish and I’ve been applying/interviewing for jobs that I don’t want without any success. I have an idea to go on a trip to India and Nepal with some vague ideas of moving somewhere else afterwards within Europe and volunteering/doing something I find more interesting. I asked the oracle what will happen if I go to India and Nepal. I got 61.4.5. I keep trying my best to interpret my readings but I have trouble, if anyone could offer me some help I would appreciate it. Thank you in advance!

I discovered I Ching and yarrow stalk diviniation through bennebell wen and it seemed to resonate with me. However I have trouble interpreting the hexagrams even with translation. I can read Mandarin but they write in riddles and it’s difficult to understand old texts.

My question was basically what is my career path and I performed the divination using q-tips because I had no skewers or long sticks. I have chop sticks but don’t know if that would be okay. I don’t know if qtips r okay either.

What can I know from this?

What's the point of having a channel with limited or no discussion. Whats the point of being here and keeping mum.

Think whether new or expert, one should attempt to share and make this channel more interesting. One may agree or disagree but more discussions help to widen our views and improve our knowledge.

The main aim of post is to encourage better participation from all. Its not a post of complaint of no help or needing help. (Updated)

I don't even think this person knows I exist or if they do it's vaguely so it was weird to got it. I was expecting to get something a lot more arbitrary. Any thoughts? I have no idea how to interpret it and think it might be wrong.

I had an argument with a friend of mine over some silly stuff. I was in the wrong so I apologised, but then I decided to step away for a while, because his personality can be difficult to deal with, and I was emotionally exhausted. And now we don’t talk to each other at all (it’s been 20 days so far). And I feel sorry for this, because we shared a lot of things together. It wasn’t love, but it wasn’t just a simple friendship either. Despite everything I still care about him. But I am dealing with some bad feelings of resentment right now. So I asked “I Ching” for a strategy to let go of resentment. The response was 19.4,5 > 58. I got a 9 in 4th place and 6 in 5th place. How can I interpret this reading?

I have severe self esteem issues. I was in my work bathroom the other day crying because I couldn't stand what I was seeing in the mirror, so I went to yi and said "I don't want to be seen anymore." This isn't a question really but I find stating plainly how I feel has still given me useful answers, and this one reflects the situation very accurately. I can't tell if it's just showing me what's going on internally or if there's some advice or something in there so that's why I'm posting it here. The part of line 5 that says "standstill is giving way. Good fortune for the great man" is promising at least. Thanks in advance :)

I asked what are my chances of finding love this year. When formulating the question, I focused on how hopeless and powerless I feel about making that happen, how this is all just down to luck - some people can try really hard, go on hundreds of dates and never meet the right person, while others don't even actively look and find their partner anyway along the way.

The response I got was hexagram 54 (Propriety), with changing lines 2,4 and 6.

I'm not sure how to feel about this result. The overall message is very negative: "Undertakings bring misfortune. Nothing that would further".

However, the prevailing line is line 4, with the text: "The marrying maiden draws out the allotted time. A late marriage comes in due course", which, if taken literally, would fit my situation perfectly, as I've been single for a very long time.

I also know that this hexagram talks about a situation beyond one's control. So maybe it's not predicting failure, but just agreeing with my thinking, that I have no influence in that matter?

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The second question was whether I'm on the right path to make it happen, as in putting myself in the right circumstances (eg. through my hobbies), or do I need to change anything, like look for new places to meet people.

The answer for that was #22 (Grace), with changing line 3.

Here it seems rather straightforward: "Graceful and moist. Constant perseverance brings good fortune". I'm not sure what to make of the first part, but the second part seems to suggest I should keep doing what I'm doing, right?

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Another interesting thing is that in both cases the resulting hexagram was 27. I feel like this is a positive sign - nourishment meaning I might finally get what I need? But I could never get a good understanding, what this transformed hexagram actually means in relation to the question - is it indicating the outcome, or something else?

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I'll very much appreciate any thoughts, comments and general help on these readings.

Seems pretty clear no? Am I missing anything? Full disclosure, I wanted a yes. We are at a crossroads. I meant for the question to be anytime in the future.

I asked about potentially moving forward with a friend I’ve known for awhile in a romantic sense. Have been attracted to him for a few years now but the feelings did not grow until very recently.

I have no expectations of this situation but am seeking clarity on how to approach it because I have never experienced this before. How would you interpret this?

Question 1 For the same question; can one ask more than 1 time? For example u ask whats my luck in 2024？ Or landing a job in 3 months? After 1 month, u ask again... will the reading be different?

How do we try to keep its accuracy?

Question 2 U use Iching and its u its bad but Tarot has an opposite answer.

Should not they align?

Just doing research and better understanding of divination tools. If you have insights, pls share. THANK U 😊

(potent excerpt from this paper:)

Jung believed that the spirit is not only influenced by past experiences, but also governed by the future and expectations of goals. And the purpose of spirituality is to reach the true self, i.e., to reach the point where the person becomes one with his environment. This coincides with I Ching.

The I Ching emphasizes the harmony and unity of heaven, earth, and man, and the 64 hexagrams show how heaven, earth, and man interact with each other in 64 situations....Selfhood is the core part of the personality system of analytical psychology. Selfhood is a conceptual complex that constitutes the center of the theory of consciousness of the "self," and has a high degree of homogeneity and continuity, so that it can contribute to making the self a complete whole.

Selfhood is not a constant and lasting form, it also exists in a certain dynamic; the personality is always evolving, and the human being is always creating and pursuing to obtain something for the future, i.e., to accomplish the final goal of self-realization.

Self-realization is actually the harmony and complete unity of all aspects of one's personality, the most perfect development of the self, reaching the level of the true self, that is, the highest state of unity between heaven and man as pursued in Yijing.

https://www.shs-conferences.org/articles/shsconf/pdf/2023/28/shsconf_ichess2023_01019.pdf

I was seeking some guidance about an important question, but I have been quite ill for a long time and also pretty depressed and frustrated about it. So, I sought guidance for my unrelated question, and instead got Hexagram 27 (Nourishment) with 2-5 changing. This was Yi’s way of telling me to be careful what I eat while I heal or it could lead to some poor consequences. Message received, and thank you.

I am so often impressed with the care that the iChing demonstrates. It took the opportunity I gave it to answer a question to say, “hey, I know you feel like crap, but eating like crap isn’t going to help you feel better.” It was a message I needed, and while I always welcome Yi’s guidance, it was certainly unexpected.

When I go the answer, I sat with it for a while because it was so absolutely off the mark for the question I had asked… but then it dawned on me that Yi was simply sharing a friendly reminder to eat well to be well.

I haven’t even re-asked my original question, but I will. I wanted to share this experience in case some of you get an answer that seems waaay off. Sometimes it’s the answer to the question you should have been asking :-)

Question personal outlook for 2024?

The interpretation seems to say either going forward or regressing; both are possible.

Any other insights welcome to share. Thanks 😊

For example hex. 35 means progress, but why hex.21 line 1 (no walking) and hex 64 line 2 (braking wheels) that change to hex 35, both mean stopping?

Paging u/Extension-Corner7160 btw, because I like your answers for this kind of question, and am looking at the Rutt version if no French. But that's not to say I won't be taking other answers into account!

Is life guiding me towards danger? How would you interpret this hexagram in context of the question?

I vacillate a lot about whether I'm capable of succeeding at making music. My parents never put me in any kind of lessons despite me asking for it repeatedly, but I feel that despite that, I was able to get decent at it on my own. I want to be a songwriter, specifically the kind that writes pop songs and sells them off to artists. They pretty much spend all day in studios, so its not as much pressure in terms of putting yourself out there. I'm an insecure person and the superficiality of the industry would rip me to shreds if I tried to be a stage performer. It's still a competitive and unstable way of making money, but I hate to imagine myself doing anything else.

This reading is interesting, there's a mention of marriage in the line and the relating hexagram. The contract aspect of being a songwriter (working with labels, etc) could be seen as a kind of marriage I guess? Maybe I'd feel apprehensive about signing a contract that might feel restrictive to me would ultimately be beneficial? Maybe I'm seeing what I want to. 🤷‍♀️