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I ching
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i just found the missing cards from my i-ching deck in the most fortuitous manner and am going to give myself a reading!!!


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Re: I ching [Re: yogabunny]
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Cool, I never paid much attention to I Ching and recently, I was watching Terence McKenna videos about his theory and how the I Ching timeline he created points to a singularity or huge downturn at 2012.

Can you use those cards to give someone online a reading? Like me for instance?
:cool:

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Re: I ching [Re: SporeTek]
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i don't see why not.  i read for people in person, so why not online?? 

you just have to start thinking of a question (don't have to tell me) and keep that question in mind and let me know when you're ready.


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Re: I ching [Re: yogabunny]
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Sorry, ok, I have asked my question and will meditate on it.... I'll check back tomorrow :grin:

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Re: I ching [Re: SporeTek]
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hey!  happy thanksgiving.

i forgot my cards at home and am with my family for the holiday until wednesday, i will post your reading when i get back!!!

:peace:


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Re: I ching [Re: yogabunny]
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Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!
Have FUN

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Re: I ching [Re: SporeTek]
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Is there any way you use to determine the moving line using cards?  I think it's rather crucial for a proper reading.  I use river stones.


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Re: I ching [Re: lavod]
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determining the moving lines is definitely important.

the card method i use is similar to the yarrow sticks. 

i figure out the moving lines based on how many cards i have left over after dividing the pack and discarding every 13 cards. 

how do you use the stones??


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Re: I ching [Re: yogabunny]
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Where do you happen to acquire I ching cards??


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"We come from the stars
We have no ships
We travel from mind to mind
As you open your heart
We enter your body
As you open your heart
We enter your imagination
As you open your heart
We enter your dreams "

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Re: I ching [Re: yogabunny]
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Interesting.
nicolita said:
how do you use the stones??


My method is simple.  From an older post in regards to the same question(I still use the same method as well as liber 216 for interpretation.  That link may be bad though.):

  I use liber 216 for interpretation: http://hermetic.com/crowley/libers/lib216.html

When looking at those poems, one can say that there are many ways to interpret it.  However, I've found that they become easy by the way you concentrate upon the question.  It is paramount to concentrate on the question as it would happen.  Never ask a yes or no question or what you should do.  To illustrate, say you want another car when the one you have is working fine.  The proper way to do it would be the concentration of you in the car, driving it around, etc.  If you concentrate on the concrete question, or simply what you should do, there leaves room for a lot of error.

Also important is that there is no bias towards a reading prior.  It is best to have it absent from your mind prior to the reading.  This is why I usually do a banishing and/or other rituals prior.  (Al I,44;)). 
How I do the I-Ching:
-With robe and nemyss and stones layed out in front, I ease into a rhythm of breath(inhale/air, hold/fire, exhale/water, hold/earth) in the dragon asana position.
-At a point just above my head(the bottom of the point of concentration touching the crown of head), what I consider the kether energy center or crown chakra, the question is played out.
-Keeping concentration, I pick up each individual stone(eyes closed throughout the whole operation) and turn them in my right hand until I feel the side which resonates best and transfer to my left.
-Once all stones are done, I clasp them in both hands over my tiphareth center or solar plexus chakra(most equate tiphareth to the heart chakra-I differ) and meditate for a few more moments.
-At the peak of concentration, the stones are cast.  Closest is line one, farthest is six.

As elaborate as that all sounds, it is really quite simple and only takes a few minutes.  I choose to use small smooth river stones, taken from an area that resonates deeply with me, due to their symbolism.  Painted on one side; the moving line is denoted by a dot.  Of course, a lot of this might be superfluous, and one can easily get by if the actual practice is performed properly. 

Oh yes, time plays a factor in the readings.  If a situation is meditated upon for a certain time, and in practice played out at another, there might be a false reading as the conditions surrounding the situation might differ and have an impact.


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Re: I ching [Re: walkingeyeball]
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walkingeyeball said:
Where do you happen to acquire I ching cards??


birthday gift from my best friend.

i think she bought them at this place called east/west books in NYC.


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Re: I ching [Re: yogabunny]
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Okay thanks :smile: I'll look into it!


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"We come from the stars
We have no ships
We travel from mind to mind
As you open your heart
We enter your body
As you open your heart
We enter your imagination
As you open your heart
We enter your dreams "

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Re: I ching [Re: walkingeyeball]
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Ooh I have a question.  Could you give me a reading?


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Space is
the Place:aum:

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Re: I ching [Re: lavod]
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that's beautiful.  i may consider trying this technique!  i am always collecting stones from places that are meaningful to me, the live on my meditation table.

the only thing is i am still a little confused about the moving line.  do you paint the dot on the other side of the rocks?  so basically what i am getting it is...is there always a moving line in your hexagrams?

with my card method, there is the potentiality of getting a hexagram with no moving lines.  rare, but still a possibility...



that seems a little more authentic than the cards i use.


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Re: I ching [Re: yogabunny]
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Nay, there is a white dot on the tip of just one of the stones to denote the moving line.  All of the stones have 3 black lines on one side and are blank on the other.


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Re: I ching [Re: stereolab]
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stereolab said:
Ooh I have a question.  Could you give me a reading?



i'd be happy to, when i get home from the holiday!


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