I Ching with Clarity podcast – I Ching with Clarity

Hilary Barrett

The I Ching with Clarity podcast dives into real I Ching readings, relishing the way the oracle dissolves barriers between spiritual connection and ordinary life. Once a month, I’ll explore a new reading, aiming both to make interpretation accessible to beginners and to share some rich imagination food for more experienced diviners. read less

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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 episodes! Or get email notifications - (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//forms.aweber.com/form/63/653465463.js"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, "script", "aweber-wjs-mzfrf1sdi")); Would you like a reading? This opens up a new way for you to get a reading with me for free, provided you're happy to share it on the podcast. You can find more details, and a booking form, here. I Ching Community discussion

Episodes

Family constellations

Family constellations

This month's podcast features one of those readings where Yi really takes your breath away: 'How beneficial would it be for me to join the next course on family constellations?' Yi's response: Hexagram 18, Corruption, changing at lines 2, 3, 4 and 6 to 16, Enthusiasm. changing to Lux (as Lagartija) had originally posted this reading to the I Ching Community, so you can read the background there. If you'd like to share a reading of your own on the podcast - it's free - you're very welcome to book yourself a slot!https://livingchange.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/episode49.mp3

As you might have guessed from the title of this episode, it's about a reading with Hexagram 22, Beauty, changing at line 1 to 52, Stilling: changing to It was all about becoming imperfectly visible - which the reading's owner has just begun to do on her Youtube channel... https://livingchange.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/episode48.mp3

An annual reading, this time: the first thing Maria does on her birthday is to sit down and ask to be shown a reading for the coming year. Here's hers for 2023-24: Hexagram 36, Brightness Hiding, with no changing lines. Since this was an unchanging reading, we had the time and space to explore some of the hexagram's 'relations': its inverse and contrast, 35, Advancing - and its complement or opposite - the hexagram where every line is different - 6, Arguing: And not least, its hidden core, the nuclear hexagram, 40: ...which seemed to open everything out for her. https://livingchange.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/episode47.mp3

The army’s receptivity

The army’s receptivity

In this episode, Katarina and I discuss her reading about moving to a new part of the country - Hexagram 7, the Army, changing at line 2 to 2, Earth: changing to As we talk about her plans, you can hear the qualities of the hexagrams - that meeting of organised focus with openness to guidance that's found in the moving line, where the general must stay on the alert for new orders... 'Positioned in the centre of the army.Good fortune, no mistake.The king issues a mandate three times.' If you'd like to learn to read the I Ching for other people, the Reading for Others Class starts in September. Booking isn't open yet, but if you're interested, please make sure your name and email is on the notifications list so I can let you know! You'll find the sign-up form and all the details here.

A reading where we already knew the outcome - which really gives us a chance to learn from it! The reading's about a family argument, and pausing to find a new way to respond, and the advice was Hexagram 5, Waiting, changing at lines 2 and 3 to 3, Sprouting: changing to I hope you enjoy this one - and to benefit from the I Ching Community's shared hindsight, do join WikiWing!

Episode 44 of the I Ching with Clarity podcast is about an artist getting started with showing her art, one step at a time - Hexagram 46, Pushing Upward, changing to the Repeating Chasms of Hexagram 29, which made their presence felt as an emotional background. changing to I hope you enjoy this one! (There's a last-minute update right at the end.) If you'd like to discuss a reading of your own on the podcast, you can book a slot here.

What to expect in a relationship

What to expect in a relationship

A new listener's reading for this podcast episode: 'What to expect in this relationship?' And Yi's answer - changing to Hexagram 41, Decreasing, changing to 26, Great Tending (or Taming or Nurturing...), with changing line 3: 'Three people walking,Hence decreased by one person.One person walking,Hence gains a friend.' Hexagram 41, line 3 Who are the people walking, and what could this be about? (If you'd like some more listening/reading, here's an earlier episode that also started with Hexagram 41, and here's a post about how mountain works as outer trigram.)

Creating peace through music

Creating peace through music

Question: "What advice can be offered for more effectively providing meditative peace and healing through playing Shakuhachi flute music?" Answer: Great Vigour in Flow. changing to A Yeeky thing I mentioned during this reading: the idea of a dabagua, or 'big trigram' hexagram. If you take the trigram dui, lake... ...and double each of its lines individually, in turn - from yang, yang, yin to yang+yang, yang+yang, yin+yin - then you have Hexagram 34: In each hexagram formed this way - I mentioned this once before when I was writing about Hexagram 33 - it can help to think of it as a 'giant trigram' - and a giant lake seemed especially apt for a musician. You can find Ron's music at https://www.bracalemusic.com.

Question: 'What do I need to know as I prepare to finish this book and send it out into the world?' Answer: Hexagram 2, Earth, changing at lines 4 and 6 to 35, Advancing: changing to As Kat and I discussed this one in this latest podcast episode, we mentioned... The glorious Hyperbole and a Half 35 as relating hexagram Why dragons fight in Hexagram 2 line 6 ...and also the ancient form of a couple of words from the text: shi, 'power', as in the Image of Hexagram 2 - 'Power of the land: Earth.A noble one, with generous character, carries all the beings.' - has two components: 'strength', and this one, which is purely phonetic, showing a human figure about to plant a seedling: From Chinese etymology And then we also talked about yu, 'praise' - you can see early forms of that one here. Enjoy the episode! (And if you'd like to share a reading of your own on a future episode, you can book a reading here.)

A new source of income

A new source of income

This episode of the podcast could also be entitled 'light dawns in the end,' as it took a while for me to join all the dots between the querent's situation and the reading. It's a great example of how Yi talks to the whole person, though, as well as answering the question. Mukul asked, 'What would be a good next step towards getting a new source of regular income?' and Yi answered with Hexagram 13, People in Harmony, changing at line 5 to Hexagram 30, Clarity: changing to

Manifesting desires?

Manifesting desires?

The listener's reading for this episode has an unusual premise: Beebee was trying to work out why what she was trying to manifest in her life wasn't happening. Where was the block? She asked, "What actions are needed from me in order to achieve my desires?" And Yi responded with Hexagram 29, the Repeating Chasms, changing at lines 2, 3 and 6 to 53, Gradual Progress: changing to Not an easy one to hear...

Finding fulfillment

Finding fulfillment

A new podcast reading: how to find more fulfillment in life? Not (in this reading) by doing stuff - more by feeling your way deeply into experience. The answer was Hexagram 57, changing at lines 2 and 3 to 20, Seeing: changing to I quoted from LiSe Heyboer's page on Hexagram 57 during this one (because I love it). You can read the whole thing here.

Creating a business?

Creating a business?

Episode 37 of the I Ching with Clarity podcast features a listener's reading. She's wondering whether her desire to create a business is her real path, or whether she could be losing herself. Her reading - Hexagram 48, the Well, changing at line 3 to 29, Repeating Chasms: changing to During our chat, I mentioned a previous episode where we discussed Hexagram 29 without changing lines. If you'd like to share a reading of your own on a future episode, you're very welcome to click here and book your reading. It's free, and you don't have to use your real name.

An unexpected reading

An unexpected reading

Episode 36 of the I Ching with Clarity podcast - a reading of my own, received in a way that might be new to you. I was asking for guidance in a new situation, and the response was Hexagram 27, Nourishing, changing to 54, the Marrying Maiden. (The completely positive experience I had as 'marrying maiden' was somewhat unexpected, too.) changing to

Finding spiritual direction

Finding spiritual direction

A podcast reading with two radically contrasting hexagrams: 23, Stripping Away, changing to 42, Increasing: changing to Maria's question: 'How should I lead my spiritual life to know the truth?' In this reading, she and Yi trace a path through what seems like an impossible situation. Links I mention in this episode: the Yijing Foundations Class (if you're interested, and not already on the notification list, please put your name down!) the booking page for podcast chats (remember these are free - and you don't have to give your real name)

‘What kind of person am I becoming?’

‘What kind of person am I becoming?’

Adeola shared a remarkable question and reading for this episode of the I Ching with Clarity podcast: "How is this travelling life shaping my character? (what kind of person am I becoming?)" Yi's response: Hexagram 14, Great Possession, changing to 53, Gradual Progress: changing to I hope you enjoy this one! Things we mention... Wild Geese by Mary Oliver WikiWing, the I Ching Community's collaborative, experience-based I Ching ...and trees, as they help to explain the reading. Here are some I met in May:

An enthusiastic transition

An enthusiastic transition

Episode 33 of the I Ching with Clarity podcast features a listener's reading about moving to a new country. How best to make a positive transition to this new place, wherever it may be? The Oracle answered with Hexagram 16, Enthusiasm, changing at line 2 to Hexagram 40, Release: changing to This is actually the same reading we had in a previous episode last December, when I asked about the characteristics of a good question. I'm hoping it will still be interesting to see how different aspects of the reading are highlighted in response to this different question. The second reading, which we run through very quickly at the end, is Hexagram 22, Beauty, with lines 1, 2 and 3 changing to 4, Not Knowing - changing to During this episode I mentioned the Connecting With Imagery course that's part of the Change Circle Library. You can read more about Change Circle here.

'Where to go?' was Lilian's reading for this episode of the podcast; Yi answered with Hexagram 47, Confining, changing at lines 2 and 4 to 8, Seeking Union - changing to - which is a lovely example of Yi answering the person even when I couldn't quite see how it could answer the question. I hope you enjoy listening - and if you'd like to share a reading of your own on the podcast, you can book that here.

The Inner Truth of Waiting

The Inner Truth of Waiting

In this episode, Katie - a psychotherapist in training - asks, "What do I most need to know right now?" Behind this question lies a worry that she ought to be doing more, or achieving faster or maybe starting a side business: she was wondering, she said, whether she ought to be active or passive. Yi responded with Hexagram 61, Inner Truth, changing at lines 3 and 6 to Hexagram 5, Waiting: changing to Yi, I think, took the whole idea of being active and making things happen and turned it neatly on its head for her. How does it sound to you? In this episode, I also introduce the Reading Navigation class. If you'd like to join Change Circle so you can be part of that, you can sign up here.

An outsider seeking nourishment

An outsider seeking nourishment

Here's the 30th episode of the I Ching with Clarity podcast - a short one, this time, with a reading of my own. I asked for an auspice or advice for joining a new orchestra, and received Hexagram 38, Opposing, changing at lines 2 and 4 to 27, Nourishment: changing to Here are some reflections on how this one worked out, and the portrait painted by those two lines. I have some space on my calendar to discuss a listener's reading, so if you'd like to have a free reading and share it on the podcast, please book yourself a slot here.