baguachart·11h agoWhy Chinese Immortals Live Above the CloudsWestern heaven is above and unreachable. You get there by dying, or by being taken, and either way you do not come back with photographs.
Aoyi21·1d agoShould You Cast the I Ching Every Day?A small journal exercise for deciding when a daily practice helps—and when to leave the coins alone.
baguachart·1d agoThe Ten Minutes Before a Reading Matter More Than the ReadingA friend asked me last spring whether she should take a job offer. She had already cast the hexagram. She read me the answer, then asked…
Ywlan·1d agoThe situation depicted in this cartoon — a three-way tug-of-war between China (socialism), the…Please explain the meaning of the accompanying image and text in 200 words: Why is it relatively easier for China’s socialist system to…
Jillian Evelyn HD·2d agoGate 39: The Art of Provocation — When an Obstacle Reveals What Lies BeneathAn exploration of the Ancient I Ching, the nature of obstruction, and what happens when an innocent question challenges an established…
Ywlan·2d agoThe cartoon uses exaggeration to portray the CCP as prioritizing integrity, competence, and…Please explain the meaning of the accompanying image and text in 200 words: Why does the current session of China’s National People’s…
Cathy Mudge·Nov 3How to Build a Habit That Actually Sticks: Ten MinutesI have started over in January with a full plan more times than I can count: a new habit, a new schedule, a whole new version of myself…
baguachart·Nov 3The I Ching Doesn’t Give Advice. It Gives You a Picture.A friend of mine once asked the I Ching about his career. The answer was a ram with its horns caught in a hedge.
Cathy Mudge·Nov 1Why Do I Feel Guilty Resting? Put It Down AnywayI canceled a commitment last month and spent the next hour writing an apology nobody asked for. Not a correction, not new information, just…
Jillian Evelyn HD·Oct 30Gate 35: Progress — How Life’s Experiences Shape Who We BecomeSometimes the experiences that change us most are the ones we never planned.
