The problem I have with the Iching and tarot is that it changes each time you do it.Given your intuitive experience, perhaps this is not the stumbling block but as a student of Science are you trying to apply Scientific method in which something must be testable, repeatable, observable and falsifiable?I understand your issue, but it seems that it is only a problem when those tools are used in certain ways. I feel they are beneficial tools for breaking through analysis paralysis and thus tapping into one's own intuition. In that way different cards will give me different ways of thinking the same situation and thus have the benefit of broadening my perspective. As Mermaid said...
It's about the way we read into the texts, how we reflect on ourselves and our behaviour.
The Superior Person finds common ground between points of contention, wearing away rigid perspectives that would lead to fatal error. Pigs and fishes. You may cross to the far shore. Great fortune if you stay on course.My I Ching book says the following:
SITUATION ANALYSIS:
You are blessed with an opportunity to resuscitate that which others have abandoned as beyond repair.
This ruin wasn't caused by evil intention, but by indifference to decay.
Just by addressing yourself to the problem, you exhibit a new awareness, a fresh perspective.
This is a time of recovery, renewal, regeneration.
Decision-Making
The great Chinese warrior, Sun Tzu was heavily influenced by the I Ching when he wrote his brilliant Art of War, 2500 years ago.
Yet he would not let his officers consult the oracle when mapping strategy.
Why?
Because his lieutenants had fallen into the same trap that threatens anyone who uses the I Ching -- they began to use it for fortune-telling.
They would look for omens.
They would cast the coins to ask what direction to march, and read only the symbolic direction.
They were not tapping their own deeper knowledge with the tool.
Do not fall into this trap.
This is not a Ouija board.
There is no magic here.
This is a great psychological tool, if properly used.
Don't get lazy and ask it to lead you.
Hope that it keeps challenging you to reach for the grain of truth within the ambiguity of its symbols.
After a long consultation with the I Ching Online, you will emerge confident in the decision you have reached.
When trying to reach a decision, ask the oracle hard questions.
Are you right in your position?
What are the most likely consequences of each direction that might be taken?
What is the ethical choice?
What might be lost besides the obvious?
Where is your adversary most vulnerable?
What is the path of least resistance?
Is the prize worth the pain?
Are there unconsidered alternatives?
"Can I influence his decision?"The answer: recruiting allies with more experience. Your forum, perhaps? This changes to "attraction". This is where you become a magnet to draw your H back. It doesn't need to be immediate, but what you do should attract him naturally. It's another way of saying "pave the way".
"Am I right in my position?"It told you that there is an obstacle, something within you that needs to change; some stubborness in your attitude about only doing things one way. Again, it is suggesting a wise person can help you see what it is. Your changing lines talk about recruiting allies (this forum again??) If you remove this it will lead to attraction.
That is why it's meditative and contemplative, it asks questions of your unconscious which sows seeds for later understanding.
Sometimes you recognise it straightaway and understand what it is trying to show you.
general question
How do you get your readings onto here? i've tried to do it from the website and it won't let me copy and paste??
PS Mermaid.....fight you on the changing lines...(except when there isn't one!!) 10 rounds, loser gets to buy all the drinks!!xxx
Changing Lines transform into their polar opposite during the course of your consultation.
When there are more than one lines changing, there is a problem in interpretation; if these lines are contradictory, which one to choose?
At IChingOnline we have chosen to apply a set of rules to determine the one changing line that prevails.
Although this set of rules is old and widespread, it is just one of many methods that can be found to handle this delicate issue.
Consider it a guideline, which is not 100% compelling.
So, no matter how many lines are changing (if any), according to our method, only ONE of them applies to your question.
The following rules determine which one.
There are seven possibilities for the number of changing lines:
0. There are no Changing Lines. Read only the Cast Hexagram.
1. There is one Changing Line. Consult this changing line.
2. There are two Changing Lines. If both lines are Six (Old Yin) or Nine (Old Yang), the Upper Line applies. If one is Six and the other Nine, the Six prevails.
3. There are three Changing Lines. The middle line counts.
4. There are four Changing Lines. Read the upper NON-changing line.
5. There are five Changing Lines. Read the only NON-changing line.
6. All lines are Changing. Only the Transformed Hexagram applies.
With two exceptions: If all lines are Six or all lines are Nine, read both Cast Hexagram and Transformed Hexagram.
Now this is when Mermaid comes in and says I'm doing it all wrong!!!! :o :o :o
Now this is when Mermaid comes in and says I'm doing it all wrong!!!! :o :o :o