It's traditional belief to never ask the I Ching questions about the I Ching itself. However, if some time has passed, and you want to ask the I Ching the same question because your situation may have changed slightly - this is perfectly acceptable and encouraged. This is considered a misuse of the I Ching, and will yield ineffective, useless and misleading answers. It is not recommended to ask the same 'exact' question over and over again hoping to get the answer you want. It is recommended that you ask for insight about multiple aspects or facets of a situation when asking repeat questions. Can you ask the I Ching the same question twice?Īs long as you are not misuing the Oracle, it's possible to ask many different questions about a topic or situation. IFate uses a custom, modern translation of the I-Ching: Book of Changes which is much easier to understand than older translations found elsewhere. The best approach is to try several kinds of questions and see which I Ching readings yield the best results for you.
No one can tell you exactly how to phrase your question. While the I-Ching may respond with very direct answers when the future is clear, more often than not, the I-Ching will provide a philosophical framework for you to better understand the situation and predict its outcome. Think in terms of the greater philosophical or spiritual backdrop to a situation, and your readings will be much more effective. If you're looking to the I Ching for relationship advice, this special translation may be worth a try. This special, modern I Ching translation which preserves the spiritual and conceptual meanings of each I Ching hexagram, tailors the interpretations specifically to relationship issues, dating and marriage. While the classic I Ching can be used for relationship questions, a better option for questions of the heart is iFate's popular Love I Ching. All the money goes to a charity that helps the city’s needy.While many people tend to ask very specific questions like "Will I get married?", "Will I find true love this weekend?", "Is my relationship really over?" - one must remember that the I-Ching often speaks about the background of a situation - or about related issues, or psychological states that affect the outcome of that question.Ĭonsulting the I Ching for Love and Relationshipsįor centuries, the I Ching has been used to answer questions about love, romantic relationships and relationship issues. In the song “Three Coins in the Fountain”, crooner Frank Sinatra sang of “each one seeking happiness” and asks “which one will the fountain bless?”.Ĭoins worth about one million euro ($1.16 million) are thrown into the basin by tourists each year. The fountain is where the late director Federico Fellini set one of the most famous scenes in cinema in “La Dolce Vita”, with Anita Ekberg wading into the fountain after midnight and beckoning Marcello Mastroianni to join her. The Trevi Fountain, completed in 1762, covers the entire facade of Palazzo Poli in central Rome with its statues of Tritons guiding the shell chariot of the god Oceanus illustrating the theme of the taming of the waters.
The leaders were handed one euro coins specially minted for the occasion, showing Leonardo da Vinci’s Vetruvian man, the symbol of Italy’s G20 presidency, portrayed on the flip side. But going through my mind was the need for the world to return to the way it was pre-COVID19,” World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote on Twitter. “Tradition says tossing a coin into Trevi Fountain ensures a return to Rome. Prime Minister Mario Draghi, who lives in Rome, stayed motionless, while U.S. Most of the leaders taking part in the photo opportunity on the sidelines of a summit of the Group of 20 world’s largest economies just tossed the coin over their right shoulder. Legend says that if you throw a coin by the right hand over the left shoulder into the fountain, you will return to Rome. ROME – World leaders tossed coins into Rome’s Trevi Fountain on Sunday – some doubtless seeking happiness – in a tradition for visitors to the Italian capital that dates back hundreds of years.