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 c...
Dec 08, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 26
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... The poem mentioned is Small Kindnesses by Danusha LamérisThat Buffy the Vampire Slayer moment is hereSign up to share your own reading on the podcast here...or join Change Circle here
Nov 10, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 25
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 ...
Oct 06, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 24
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: Bi, name of Hexagram 8 Rilke on living the questions: …I would like to beg you d...
Sep 08, 2022•49 min•Ep. 23
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, Hex...
Aug 11, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 22
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...
Jul 14, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 21
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 e...
Jun 09, 2022•22 min•Ep. 20
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 ...
May 12, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 19
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, revi...
Apr 14, 2022•38 min
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.
Mar 10, 2022•19 min
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!
Feb 10, 2022•35 min•Ep. 16
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 ...
Jan 13, 2022•16 min•Ep. 15
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 usi...
Dec 09, 2021•28 min•Ep. 14
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.....
Nov 11, 2021•38 min•Ep. 13
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): - listen to the episode for the full story. And here are three Chinese characters I mentioned during our conversation: Bi, name of Hexagram 8Yong, ever-flowingYuan, wellspring (Isn't ...
Oct 14, 2021•46 min•Ep. 12
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...
Sep 09, 2021•37 min
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...
Aug 12, 2021•29 min
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 conversation - subscribe to the podcast to make sure you don't miss i...
Jul 08, 2021•14 min•Ep. 9
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/ .)
Jul 03, 2021•31 min•Ep. 8
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/ .)
Jul 03, 2021•39 min•Ep. 7
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 episod...
Jun 28, 2021•2 min•Ep. 6
One more episode - this one about staying connected to a flow of energy. Any comments? Any suggestions for future questions?
Mar 01, 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 re...
Jan 09, 2009
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.
Nov 22, 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.
Oct 23, 2008
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 s...
Sep 22, 2008•15 min
