Questions Worth Asking: how to consult
- What it is
- Why it matters
- How to read it
- A simple practice
- FAQ
Questions Worth Asking is a 3,000-year-old book of changes — 64 hexagrams that describe the shifting situations life moves through.
What it is#
Each hexagram has a judgment, an image, and line texts — read as layers, not a single answer.
Why it matters#
The I Ching assumes change is constant. Its comfort is in naming the phase you’re in, not fixing a fate.
How to read it#
Tradition uses yarrow stalks or three coins to cast lines. The method slows you down, which is part of the point.
A simple practice#
Work with changing lines:
1. Note which lines move#
They show where energy is shifting.
2. Read both hexagrams#
Present → future. The gap is your guidance.
3. Journal it#
A sentence on what each implies for your actual step.
FAQ#
Coins or yarrow?
Coins are faster and fine to start. Yarrow is slower and more traditional.
Can lines contradict?
They show tension in the situation — that tension is usually the real answer.
Is the I Ching fortune-telling?
More a reflective mirror. You bring the question; it offers a framing to think with.
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