PreambleBy now, hexagram 53 feels familiar. The moniker for gradual progress, we have received it multiple times for the I Ching. The image is that of a tree on a mountaintop. Due to its position, it is visible from afar. This week is one of good fortune. We have had some initial success for the year, which gives space to pursue our goals in a reassured manner. Know that this abundance is best shared with others, and that this week it is good to invite friends to your table. The Oracle summar...

PreambleBy now, hexagram 53 feels familiar. The moniker for gradual progress, we have received it multiple times for the I Ching. The image is that of a tree on a mountaintop. Due to its position, it is visible from afar. This week is one of good fortune. We have had some initial success for the year, which gives space to pursue our goals in a reassured manner. Know that this abundance is best shared with others, and that this week it is good to invite friends to your table. The Oracle summar...

PreambleI often wondered how long it would take before I was met with hexagram 50. Since I first read C.G. Jung’s foreword to the I Ching, in which he himself consults the oracle and is met with this hexagram, it has held a special place. That time has now come. The Caldron suggests the idea of nourishment, and is connected to human civilisation. We cook our food, share it with those around us, and make offerings to our gods. Many conflicts have been resolved over a meal, and in this way we h...

PreambleI often wondered how long it would take before I was met with hexagram 50. Since I first read C.G. Jung’s foreword to the I Ching, in which he himself consults the oracle and is met with this hexagram, it has held a special place. That time has now come. The Caldron suggests the idea of nourishment, and is connected to human civilisation. We cook our food, share it with those around us, and make offerings to our gods. Many conflicts have been resolved over a meal, and in this way we h...

PreambleA period of opposition meets us this week. For the first time, there is the influence of resistance in the situation. The moment calls for a degree of caution, and an attendance to small things where success can still be found. Opposition is a fundamental part of this reality, and misunderstandings happen. Accidental encounters with those who we may be at odds with present a chance for us to overcome disagreement. Know that even in a position of isolation, kinship with like minded peo...

PreambleA period of opposition meets us this week. For the first time, there is the influence of resistance in the situation. The moment calls for a degree of caution, and an attendance to small things where success can still be found. Opposition is a fundamental part of this reality, and misunderstandings happen. Accidental encounters with those who we may be at odds with present a chance for us to overcome disagreement. Know that even in a position of isolation, kinship with like minded peo...

PreambleThunder and lighting symbolise the rousing of movement. Energy that has accumulated over time is released upward, and that of inner worth rises to power. Such is the guidance this week from the Oracle, giving us hexagram number 34 - The Power of the Great. This hexagram is usually associated with the months of March and April in the Northern hemisphere, and its coming marks a shift. New spaces of possibility are opening up, and those who persevere in maintaining an inner balance as ou...

PreambleThunder and lighting symbolise the rousing of movement. Energy that has accumulated over time is released upward, and that of inner worth rises to power. Such is the guidance this week from the Oracle, giving us hexagram number 34 - The Power of the Great. This hexagram is usually associated with the months of March and April in the Northern hemisphere, and its coming marks a shift. New spaces of possibility are opening up, and those who persevere in maintaining an inner balance as ou...

Preamble“When one’s own day comes, one may create revolution.” So says the Oracle, giving us our final reading for the year. To get the hexagram for Revolution, on the last day of the Western calendar year, gave me a shiver. Indeed, like a snake shedding its skin, we are moving into a new reality. 2023 is soon to be behind us, and with it, its energy. 2024 is scheduled to be the year with the most elections ever. This signals vast political change, as in many places the people want change. Th...

Preamble“When one’s own day comes, one may create revolution.” So says the Oracle, giving us our final reading for the year. To get the hexagram for Revolution, on the last day of the Western calendar year, gave me a shiver. Indeed, like a snake shedding its skin, we are moving into a new reality. 2023 is soon to be behind us, and with it, its energy. 2024 is scheduled to be the year with the most elections ever. This signals vast political change, as in many places the people want change. Th...

PreambleHappy Lunar New Year from myself and The Oracle 🧧 Around the world, many are celebrating as we usher in the year of the Wood Dragon. This week is a time to be with loved ones and family, as we look ahead to what is to come. Youthful folly is the theme that the I Ching has given us today, and its timing seems apt. Stopping at the precipice of danger, without realising the full magnitude of the risk should one continue ahead in ignorance, is a characteristic of youth. Folly is an unavo...

PreambleHappy Lunar New Year from myself and The Oracle 🧧 Around the world, many are celebrating as we usher in the year of the Wood Dragon. This week is a time to be with loved ones and family, as we look ahead to what is to come. Youthful folly is the theme that the I Ching has given us today, and its timing seems apt. Stopping at the precipice of danger, without realising the full magnitude of the risk should one continue ahead in ignorance, is a characteristic of youth. Folly is an unavo...

PreambleThe image that meets us this week is one of ascent, the pushing upward of a force toward the light. This year has given us much to be thankful for already, and with the Vernal Equinox approaching in a few days, the seasons are already beginning to change. Know that whilst we have momentum, the situation we find ourselves in is one still in the early stages of development. Obstacles and descent will also form part of the path ahead, and that should give us pause to enjoy the moments wh...

PreambleThe image that meets us this week is one of ascent, the pushing upward of a force toward the light. This year has given us much to be thankful for already, and with the Vernal Equinox approaching in a few days, the seasons are already beginning to change. Know that whilst we have momentum, the situation we find ourselves in is one still in the early stages of development. Obstacles and descent will also form part of the path ahead, and that should give us pause to enjoy the moments wh...

PreambleWe are greeted with hexagram five this week, Hsu. This hexagram depicts a situation where we have strength within, but danger ahead - it would be foolish to rush forward into it. Better one waits. I was reminded of a line from one of my favourite poems, T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets, that has a line about the act of waiting, I leave it with you here:I said to my soul, be still, and wait without hope For hope would be hope for the wrong thing; wait without love, For love would be love of ...

PreambleWe are greeted with hexagram five this week, Hsu. This hexagram depicts a situation where we have strength within, but danger ahead - it would be foolish to rush forward into it. Better one waits. I was reminded of a line from one of my favourite poems, T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets, that has a line about the act of waiting, I leave it with you here:I said to my soul, be still, and wait without hope For hope would be hope for the wrong thing; wait without love, For love would be love of ...

PreambleWe are one step further into the New Year, and are met this week with an image of self renewal. This, I guess, is the tone that is being set for 2024. Thunder rolls and the wind blows. The I Ching tells us that whilst these phenomenon come and go, the laws that govern them endure.Oracle outputs1st: H,T,H > Stable Yin 2nd: H,H,H > Changing Yang 3rd: T,T,H > Stable Yang 4th: T,T,H > Stable Yang 5th: T,T,T > Changing Yin 6th: H,T,H > Stable Yin HexagramThe hexagram for this week is Heng,...

PreambleWe are one step further into the New Year, and are met this week with an image of self renewal. This, I guess, is the tone that is being set for 2024. Thunder rolls and the wind blows. The I Ching tells us that whilst these phenomenon come and go, the laws that govern them endure.Oracle outputs1st: H,T,H > Stable Yin 2nd: H,H,H > Changing Yang 3rd: T,T,H > Stable Yang 4th: T,T,H > Stable Yang 5th: T,T,T > Changing Yin 6th: H,T,H > Stable Yin HexagramThe hexagram for this week is Heng,...

PreambleAn auspicious and beautiful hexagram meets us this week. For a moment, there is a union of strength, and movement, and merit. Such is the Power of the Great. The I Ching gives a miscellaneous note on this hexagram which resonated with me today: “The meaning of The Power of The Great shows itself in the fact that one pauses.” Our challenge this week is not to come from a deficit of strength, but in fact a surplus of it. Take the time to consider that whilst you possess momentum, it is ...

PreambleAn auspicious and beautiful hexagram meets us this week. For a moment, there is a union of strength, and movement, and merit. Such is the Power of the Great. The I Ching gives a miscellaneous note on this hexagram which resonated with me today: “The meaning of The Power of The Great shows itself in the fact that one pauses.” Our challenge this week is not to come from a deficit of strength, but in fact a surplus of it. Take the time to consider that whilst you possess momentum, it is ...

PreambleIn earlier times, a town was built around the well. Having access to a source of reliable water was critical for the collective to survive. Over the centuries, the town would change, but the well itself would stay the same. In this way, the Well comes to symbolise basic and unchanging needs. The world is rapidly changing around us, but some things will stay the same. This week, I set myself the task of trying to determine what those unchanging things are. May you too draw nourishment ...

PreambleIn earlier times, a town was built around the well. Having access to a source of reliable water was critical for the collective to survive. Over the centuries, the town would change, but the well itself would stay the same. In this way, the Well comes to symbolise basic and unchanging needs. The world is rapidly changing around us, but some things will stay the same. This week, I set myself the task of trying to determine what those unchanging things are. May you too draw nourishment ...

PreambleStillness inside, and joy on the outside. This combination is what defines the week ahead, and it is a happy one. Hexagram 31 places an emphasis on the social relationships in our lives: particularly romantic partners, but also friends and family. By doing so it highlights how differences act as mutual and complimentary sources of stimulation. The superior person still receives the public and does what they can to elevate all in the community. Contained in the nuance of this week’s re...

PreambleStillness inside, and joy on the outside. This combination is what defines the week ahead, and it is a happy one. Hexagram 31 places an emphasis on the social relationships in our lives: particularly romantic partners, but also friends and family. By doing so it highlights how differences act as mutual and complimentary sources of stimulation. The superior person still receives the public and does what they can to elevate all in the community. Contained in the nuance of this week’s re...