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The I Ching: 30 Questions · Journal Pages

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1. Page 1 · Like Sitting with Your Parents

   Who did you used to ask when things got hard? What did they once say that you still remember?

2. Page 2 · One Yin, One Yang

   Which part of your life is on the shady side right now? What could you prepare there for when the sun comes round?

3. Page 3 · Heaven and Earth, Mountain and Lake: the Eight Trigrams

   In your family or team, who is like heaven, who like earth, who like the wind that connects everyone? Which one are you?

4. Page 4 · Six Lines, Six Places

   Pick something you're involved in now. If it were a hexagram, which line would you be? Too close to five, or crossing three?

5. Page 5 · Good, Bad, Regret, and No Blame

   Is there a small thing lately sliding from regret into distress? What is one step you could take today to mend it?

6. Page 6 · Fifty Stalks

   When did you last slow down for a decision? What did you see once you did?

7. Page 7 · Ask Once, Sincerely

   Rewrite something you're torn about as “If I do ..., what should I watch for?” What changes when you phrase it that way?

8. Page 8 · The Hidden Dragon Waits

   What in your life is at its hidden-dragon stage right now? What will you train while nobody is watching?

9. Page 9 · Sprouting Through Hard Ground

   For the thing you want to start, what's the warp? Write down three people, three first tasks and three places it could jam.

10. Page 10 · Waiting Well

    What news are you waiting for? Are you in the fields, on the sand or in the mud? How could you eat well and settle yourself these next weeks?

11. Page 11 · Head Off the Quarrel at the Start

    Who are you about to start something with? What awkward thing haven't you said yet?

12. Page 12 · Thick Clouds, No Rain Yet

    What in your life is at the thick-clouds-no-rain stage? Which basic skill could you work on inwardly while you wait?

13. Page 13 · The Wild Goose Goes Step by Step

    In something you're doing now, which landing place are you on? What homework is left at this stop?

14. Page 14 · Frost Underfoot, Ice Ahead

    In something you've just begun, what frost have you been ignoring? What small thing could you do about it today?

15. Page 15 · No Level Without a Slope

    What is going well for you right now? If a slope lies ahead, which basic thing do you want to hold on to?

16. Page 16 · Water upon Water

    What lately has felt like one obstacle after another? If you treated it as practice, what would you be practising?

17. Page 17 · The Dry Lake

    If you're stuck right now, what has been taken from you? What hasn't been? Write down the thing that hasn't.

18. Page 18 · Blocked: Turn Back to Yourself

    Which road is blocked for you right now? Before blaming the road, write down one thing on your own side you could work on.

19. Page 19 · Dim the Light, Keep It Burning

    Where do you need to shade your light for a while? In that time, how will you look after the flame inside?

20. Page 20 · Stepping Back Without Hatred

    Is there a place or relationship you should be stepping back from? If you left “without hatred, but firmly,” what would your first sentence be?

21. Page 21 · The Last Big Fruit

    Through all the recent wearing down, what have you refused to use up? What might it grow into?

22. Page 22 · The Return

    Is there something you could still turn back from while it's “not far”? Write down your first step back.

23. Page 23 · Release

    Is there an event, a person, or a past self you're still clutching? Which one finger could you loosen today?

24. Page 24 · Modesty: No Bad Line

    What is your mountain? What is one thing you could do this week without mentioning it?

25. Page 25 · Two Hearts as One

    Think of someone of “one heart” with you: do you know what they are suited for, and what not? Then think of someone you've left outside the door. How could you invite them in?

26. Page 26 · Make Room to Receive

    When did you last want to answer back before the other person had finished? If you could do it again, how would you make room for them?

27. Page 27 · Constancy

    Write down one thing you want to do for life. What is its direction? Which of your methods are you willing to keep changing?

28. Page 28 · The Crane Calls in the Shade

    Of the things you said this week, which would you most like someone a thousand miles away to hear? Which would you most like to take back?

29. Page 29 · It Ends with “Not Yet”

    What in your life is “not yet across”? In the last few steps, where do you need to take special care?

30. Page 30 · Delight in Heaven, Know Your Lot

    Write down one recent worry. Which part of it is “heaven” and which part is your “lot”? For your lot, what could you adjust tomorrow?

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