Pamela contributed a thoroughly unusual reading for episode 12 of the podcast...



She asked,



'What do I need to know about the snake?'



and Yi answered with Hexagram 8, Seeking Union, changing at lines 1, 3 and 5 to 36, Brightness Hiding:





changing to





Here's the snake in question (with thanks to Pamela for the photo):







- listen to the episode for the full story.



And here are three Chinese characters I mentioned during our conversation:



Bi, name of Hexagram 8Yong, ever-flowingYuan, wellspring



(Isn't that an interesting visual 'rhyme' between bi and yong?)



With its three moving lines, this reading's a bit longer than previous episodes. I hope you still enjoy it - let me know!