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It is my belief that novels shouldn’t be “merely” entertaining, but also useful; Glory Hole can tell you your future and give you advice, you just have to obey and listen carefully to Glory Hole and do what Glory Hole tells you to do. To use the oracle, you first have to understand that each chapter corresponds to a chapter of the I Ching, but not in any of the traditional sequences--in a sequence which the I Ching itself “advised me” to create. Here is a key to help you find the chapter you need:
Part 1, Chapter 1 9: Small Taming
Chapter 2 28: Great Exceeding
Chapter 3 25: Without Entanglement
Chapter 4 26: Great Taming
Chapter 5 37: People in the Home
Chapter 6 12: Blocked
Chapter 7 44: Coupling
Chapter 8 17: Following
Part 2, Chapter 1 46: Pushing Upward
Chapter 2 60: Measuring
Chapter 3 32: Lasting
Chapter 4 33: Retreat
Chapter 5 31: Influence
Chapter 6 24: Returning
Chapter 7 35: Advancing
Chapter 8 16: Enthusiasm
Part 3, Chapter 1 56: Traveling
Chapter 2 39: Limping
Chapter 3 40: Release
Chapter 4 54: The Marrying Maiden
Chapter 5 63: Already Across
Chapter 6 22: Beauty
Chapter 7 27: Nourishment
Chapter 8 18: Corruption
Part 4, Chapter 1 20: Seeing
Chapter 2 6: Arguing
Chapter 3 23: Stripping Away
Chapter 4 59: Dispersing
Chapter 5 43: Deciding
Chapter 6 61: Inner Truth
Chapter 7 62: Small Exceeding
Chapter 8 38: Opposing
Part 5, Chapter 1 1: Creative Force
Chapter 2 13: People in Harmony
Chapter 3 55: Abundance
Chapter 4 57: Subtly Penetrating
Chapter 5 53: Gradual Progress
Chapter 6 8: Seeking Union
Chapter 7 48: The Well
Chapter 8 7: The Army
Part 6, Chapter 1 4: Not Knowing
Chapter 2 58: Opening
Chapter 3 41: Decreasing
Chapter 4 15: Integrity
Chapter 5 10: Treading
Chapter 6 21: Biting Through
Chapter 7 34: Great Vigor
Chapter 8 51: Shock
Part 7, Chapter 1 47: Confined
Chapter 2 30: Clarity
Chapter 3 29: Repeating Chasms
Chapter 4 49: Radical Change/Revolution
Chapter 5 50: The Vessel
Chapter 6 36: Brightness Hidden
Chapter 7 42: Increasing
Chapter 8 52: Stilling
Part 8, Chapter 1 45: Gathering
Chapter 2 2: Earth
Chapter 3 19: Nearing
Chapter 4 14: Great Possession
Chapter 5 5: Waiting
Chapter 6 11: Flow
Chapter 7 64: Not Yet Across
Chapter 8 3: Sprouting
There are many ways to throw the I Ching, the most common being the coin method; I’ll provide a link to instructions below. The basic idea is that you are asking a question. You throw six times, which gives you six lines, which gives you one of 64 hexagrams. But some of those lines are moving lines, and once they move or change you have a second hexagram. Most readings will then give you two hexagrams to consult, the first usually understood as the present situation and the second as where it is headed, or the first as the deep situation and the second as it specifically relates to you. Traditional readings also involve reading “the changing lines” themselves, the most specific answer to your question. There is no equivalent to the changing lines in Glory Hole. What I suggest is that you read the chapter of your primary hexagram, paying special attention to any sentences that seem to be directly addressing your question and any sentences that seem to be directly addressing you. (Be especially alert to sentences written in the second person.) Do the same with the relating hexagram. You may find that Glory Hole will drop its mask entirely, as if a voice is emerging from the book and speaking to you as if it has always known you and knows exactly who you are and what you need at the deepest level. In that case, do what that voice tells you to do.
Here are some basic instructions for throwing the I Ching.
And if you don't yet have a copy, Glory Hole is now available at Powells.
Indiebound.
Barnes and Noble.
Amazon.
Part 1, Chapter 1 9: Small Taming
Chapter 2 28: Great Exceeding
Chapter 3 25: Without Entanglement
Chapter 4 26: Great Taming
Chapter 5 37: People in the Home
Chapter 6 12: Blocked
Chapter 7 44: Coupling
Chapter 8 17: Following
Part 2, Chapter 1 46: Pushing Upward
Chapter 2 60: Measuring
Chapter 3 32: Lasting
Chapter 4 33: Retreat
Chapter 5 31: Influence
Chapter 6 24: Returning
Chapter 7 35: Advancing
Chapter 8 16: Enthusiasm
Part 3, Chapter 1 56: Traveling
Chapter 2 39: Limping
Chapter 3 40: Release
Chapter 4 54: The Marrying Maiden
Chapter 5 63: Already Across
Chapter 6 22: Beauty
Chapter 7 27: Nourishment
Chapter 8 18: Corruption
Part 4, Chapter 1 20: Seeing
Chapter 2 6: Arguing
Chapter 3 23: Stripping Away
Chapter 4 59: Dispersing
Chapter 5 43: Deciding
Chapter 6 61: Inner Truth
Chapter 7 62: Small Exceeding
Chapter 8 38: Opposing
Part 5, Chapter 1 1: Creative Force
Chapter 2 13: People in Harmony
Chapter 3 55: Abundance
Chapter 4 57: Subtly Penetrating
Chapter 5 53: Gradual Progress
Chapter 6 8: Seeking Union
Chapter 7 48: The Well
Chapter 8 7: The Army
Part 6, Chapter 1 4: Not Knowing
Chapter 2 58: Opening
Chapter 3 41: Decreasing
Chapter 4 15: Integrity
Chapter 5 10: Treading
Chapter 6 21: Biting Through
Chapter 7 34: Great Vigor
Chapter 8 51: Shock
Part 7, Chapter 1 47: Confined
Chapter 2 30: Clarity
Chapter 3 29: Repeating Chasms
Chapter 4 49: Radical Change/Revolution
Chapter 5 50: The Vessel
Chapter 6 36: Brightness Hidden
Chapter 7 42: Increasing
Chapter 8 52: Stilling
Part 8, Chapter 1 45: Gathering
Chapter 2 2: Earth
Chapter 3 19: Nearing
Chapter 4 14: Great Possession
Chapter 5 5: Waiting
Chapter 6 11: Flow
Chapter 7 64: Not Yet Across
Chapter 8 3: Sprouting
There are many ways to throw the I Ching, the most common being the coin method; I’ll provide a link to instructions below. The basic idea is that you are asking a question. You throw six times, which gives you six lines, which gives you one of 64 hexagrams. But some of those lines are moving lines, and once they move or change you have a second hexagram. Most readings will then give you two hexagrams to consult, the first usually understood as the present situation and the second as where it is headed, or the first as the deep situation and the second as it specifically relates to you. Traditional readings also involve reading “the changing lines” themselves, the most specific answer to your question. There is no equivalent to the changing lines in Glory Hole. What I suggest is that you read the chapter of your primary hexagram, paying special attention to any sentences that seem to be directly addressing your question and any sentences that seem to be directly addressing you. (Be especially alert to sentences written in the second person.) Do the same with the relating hexagram. You may find that Glory Hole will drop its mask entirely, as if a voice is emerging from the book and speaking to you as if it has always known you and knows exactly who you are and what you need at the deepest level. In that case, do what that voice tells you to do.
Here are some basic instructions for throwing the I Ching.
And if you don't yet have a copy, Glory Hole is now available at Powells.
Indiebound.
Barnes and Noble.
Amazon.
