The I Ching Saved My Life #2: What It Is & What It Does

[@Barjo4]

I consulted the I ching on buying a house. We found our perfect forever home a day after refinancing the home we were in. I consulted the I-ching on many different topics concerning the new house purchase. The answers were so clear, obvious and easy to understand. It’s been 9 years and it’s been wonderful!

[@universityofyourself8155]

Good for you. We rely for all such decisions and have not been misled. It is a life-changing access to inner wisdom.

[@heatherbrown384]

i'm new to I Ching. Thank you for these easy to follow videos/teachings. Is it necessary to purchase more than 1 book on i Ching?

[@universityofyourself8155]

Yes, absolutely. We use at least 3 versions for most questions. They differ greatly. We discuss recommended versions in Part 1 of our inexpensive, highly rated online class at Udemy. You could start with Wilhelm and Baynes, Sarah Dening, and Hilary Barrett for a good trio. Between them you get a balanced and complex view. Good question, Heather.

[@naiman4535]

I used the I Ching to raise the money necessary to take a yoga teacher's training course in India. I was living in Romania at the time and a good friend of mine had invested in a pyramid scheme - called Caritas, interestingly enough - and was encouraging me to do so as well. The first question I asked the I Ching was, "Should I invest in Caritas?", to which the response was Hexagram 55, Abundance, which was unchanging - a brief period of prosperity followed by an inevitable decline, but nevertheless, it augured success, and that I should invest in the thing. The next question I asked the I Ching was, "In what month will Caritas come crashing down?" The answer I got was one Hexagram changing into another, but interestingly enough, both Hexagrams were traditionally connected with the same month - October, according to my version of the I Ching, which had the months of the year that were traditionally associated with each Hexagram. Based on Caritas' schedule of payouts - they promised an eightfold increase or return on investment if all the payouts came through - I calculated how much I would receive in payouts before the thing crashed in October - and I calculated that I would double my initial investment by then. And that's exactly how it happened - I only invested that which I could afford to lose, I made twice my original investment, enough to pay tuition for that yoga teacher's training course in India, and Caritas came crashing down in October, just as the I Ching had predicted! And off I went to India, on the spiritual adventure of a lifetime!

[@universityofyourself8155]

Thank you for this story of real life encounters.

[@happierabroad]

Do I Ching apps work just as good as the real ones?

[@universityofyourself8155]

In our experience Yes they do. The only disadvantage may be in the lack of reflection time and distracting ads or less than ideal translations to work from. Otherwise they should be just as accurate and sometimes... much more timely! Sorry this answer was not so timely.