Thanks for your long comment here. Your question, “Do you have a deck of cards?” I’m not sure what you mean – do I have my own cards based on my work here? Or others? I do have some other cards and many Tarot cards.

I agree with you – no yes or no answers. I always tell people who want an I Ching reading but not familiar with it that how one phrases the question is key to the response.

Peace & Blessings to you as well,
Adele

I have also found that if you approach the I Ching like Sacred and Honored Elders and take your time to formulate your question you will get an answer that will be more in keeping with what you are seeking.

I.E., like any parental figure or guardian figure, if you run asking are you going to hit the lottery, when you were just hit by a truck and your arm is broken, the I Ching will respond to the broken arm and attempt to steer you towards the true priority of the moment. So it may sound like it did not answer, but it has, just not in reference to what you asked.

Also, please avoid yes or no answers, the I Ching will not respond to them. It is better to ask about how you should deal with something then to ask, should I go to the park? Something like, while in the park, what should be the nature of my interactions with my ex-lover, so to speak.

Remember you are speaking to ancient Elders. They really do not wish to dally in silly things or meaningless chatter. If you ask the same question in a million different ways, you will find that the I Ching will give you the same hexagram(s). Now what is the probability of that?

But more than anything, you must form a personal relationship with the Elders of the I Ching. You must feel their presence and you must understand how they relate to you. While they may respond in similar ways, they related to you in particular because of the many, many circumstances surrounding your life and your life alone. And you are the person processing these life experiences and trying to make some sense of it. They know where you are, and where you are to go.. so if you ask a question that seems to not answer you or seems contradictory, try approaching them differently.

Meditate on the readings, meditate, before and after each reading. These cards are magnificent, and the human brain that deals with images, will respond to this and give even more clarity, then the words written on the page. Create your own images, as you come to understand the hexagrams too.

Adele, great job.. Do you have a deck of cards???

Stay in touch,
Peace & Blessings
Nana Baakan

About having contradicting lines, I know what you mean. In a very short response to that, I think that is what life situations are very often – contradictions within the totality of a situation.