I have been an active student of the I Ching for over six years now. I started using it during a difficult time in my life, when I pulled out an old copy I had and rolled an answer for myself that was so blindingly accurate that I couldn't ignore it, and was absolutely amazed at how an ancient Chinese book could tell me so much of value and relevance in my own life, hundreds of years later.
My I Ching Studies
I was privileged in 2012 to be one of ten people from all over the world who came to Colorado to study with Stephen Karcher, Ph.D, noted scholar and author of my favorite English translation, Total I Ching. I loved meeting Dr. Karcher, and very much enjoyed my time with him. My use of the I Ching started as completely solitary quest. Until I met Dr. Karcher, I had never met anyone else who knew and used the I Ching. I learned a lot from his vast wisdom, including the fact that there are literally infinite different ways to use this oracle in your life, and none of them is wrong.
About Me
I am a practitioner of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition, a computer expert, and mom of three kids, including one with autism, located in the Santa Cruz area of California. I'm also interested in Taoism, Feng Shui, genealogy, genetics, biochemistry and the power of transformation and visualization.
The I Ching has become a powerful and friendly presence in my life, always there. For me, it is a channel to knowing what the universe wishes me to know, as well as people who would wish me well - absent friends, and ancestors who have passed on. I continue to find more and deeper subtle layers of study within the I Ching, and I am quite certain I will do so for the rest of my life.
I am planning to offer an I Ching workshop with Capitola Parks and Recreation in January, 2014. Please feel free to contact me if you are interested in taking this class.