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The I Ching with Clarity podcast dives into real I Ching readings, relishing the way the oracle dissolves barriers between spiritual connection and ordinary life. Once a month, I’ll explore a new reading, aiming both to make interpretation accessible to beginners and to share some rich imagination food for more experienced diviners.
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Tune in every other week for inspiring, joyful, and informative conversations on transforming ourselves, our communities, and the world, in the spirit of ancient Chinese medicine, spirituality, and philosophy. Separating fact from fiction, we aim to bring you medicine from China's distant past, translated here to meet YOUR needs today, in clinic and beyond. I am your host, Dr. Sabine Wilms, medical historian, recovering university professor, and author and translator of more than a dozen boo ...
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Yevamos Shiur - יבום באיסורים אחרים (סוטה ודאי, סוטה ספק) 18 - Mar 26, 2024 - מאירי סוטה ה:, רמב“ם הל׳ וחליצה ו:יג, מגיד משנה וכסף משנה שם, בית שמואל אה“ע קעד:ד, תוס; יא: ד“ה צרת סוטה, רש“ש שם, רמב“ם הל׳ גירושין יא:יד, רמב“ם הל׳ איסורי ביאה א:כבBy Rosensweig, Rabbi Michael
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Yevamos Shiur - יבום באיסורים אחרים (סוטה ודאי, סוטה ספק) 17 - Mar 25, 2024 - רא“ש יבמות א:ד, לחם משנה הל׳ יבום וחליצה ו:יט, גמ׳ סוטה ה:–ו., רש“י ותוס׳ שם,קרן אורה שם ד“ה רש“י בד“ה מי קאBy Rosensweig, Rabbi Michael
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In Season 2, titled “Over the Moon?”, we feature the voices of second-generation immigrant Asian women on female health. We explore the creative sweet spot in between the traditional Asian kitchen table wisdom that they have inherited from their mothers and aunties, and their personal and professional experience in contemporary North America. In th…
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Yevamos Shiur - יבום באיסורים אחרים (סוטה ספק) 15 - Mar 19, 2024 - רמב“ם הל׳ סוטה ב:יב, משנה למלך שם, תוס׳ יבמות יא. ד“ה צרת סוטה אסורה, רשב“א כ: ד“ה וספק סוטה, רא“ש א:ד, רמב“ם הל׳ יבום וחליצה ו:יט, לחם משנה שם, תוס׳ יבמות יא: מאי נסתרה, שם סט. ד“ה כי תהיה, שם סוטה כח. ד“ה מה ת“ל, רמב“ם הל׳ גירושין יא:יד…
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Yevamos Shiur - יבום באיסורים אחרים (אשת כהן שנאנסה, סוטה ספק) 14 - Mar 17, 2024 - פתחי תשובה קעג:ו, משנה למלך הל׳ יבום וחליצה ו:יט, גמ׳ סוטה ה:–ו., רש“י שם, רמב“ם הל׳ ממרים ד:א–ב, כסף משנה שם, מנחת חינוך מצוה רצו אות א, ט“ז אה“ע קעג, רא“ש יבמות א:ד ד“ה אמר רב יהודהBy Rosensweig, Rabbi Michael
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Yevamos Shiur - יבום באיסורים אחרים (אשת כהן שנאנסה, איסור סוטה לבועל) 13 - Mar 14, 2024 - רמב“ן יבמות מט: ד“ה סוטה נמי, נמוקי יוסף ב. ד“ה רב יהודה, שו“ע אה“ע קע“ג יא, ב“ש שם ס“ק י, משנה למלך הל׳ יבום וחליצה ו:יט, תוס׳ יבמות ג: ד“ה לפי שאינןBy Rosensweig, Rabbi Michael
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Question: ‘What do I need to know as I prepare to finish this book and send it out into the world?’ Answer: Hexagram 2, Earth, changing at lines 4 and 6 to 35, Advancing: changing to As Kat and I discussed this one in this latest podcast episode, we mentioned… The glorious Hyperbole and a Half 35 as relating hexagram Why dragons fight in Hexagram 2…
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Once again, Leo Lok and Sabine Wilms are here to bring you old and new stories about China's healing traditions and about Medicine in Heaven and on Earth... ...and in the sweet spot in between. In a special twist for Season 2, evocatively titled "Over the Moon?", they focus on second generation immigrant Asian voices by, for, and about women's heal…
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In a special twist for Season 2, we feature second generation immigrant Asian women’s voices on female health. We explore the creative sweet spot in between the traditional Asian kitchen table wisdom on women’s health that they have inherited from their mothers and aunties, and their personal and professional experience in contemporary America. Bef…
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What is the relationship between your personal practice of yangsheng and your clinical efficacy? Is it important, or even relevant, for a practitioner of Chinese medicine to embody the ideas of Yangsheng? In other words, can you be a good healer of others if you can’t take care of yourself? Are the short lifespans of many historical and contemporar…
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This episode of the podcast could also be entitled ‘light dawns in the end,’ as it took a while for me to join all the dots between the querent’s situation and the reading. It’s a great example of how Yi talks to the whole person, though, as well as answering the question. Mukul asked, ‘What would be a good next step towards getting a new source of…
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Today’s conversation is inspired by Leo Lok’s ideal of “Bodhisattva Math,” which is a great reminder for us to focus on topics in Chinese medicine that have the most impact on alleviating unnecessary suffering with the least amount of effort! In this context, Sun Simiao reminded us already in the seventh century that food is essential for human sur…
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The listener’s reading for this episode has an unusual premise: Beebee was trying to work out why what she was trying to manifest in her life wasn’t happening. Where was the block? She asked, “What actions are needed from me in order to achieve my desires?” And Yi responded with Hexagram 29, the Repeating Chasms, changing at lines 2, 3 and 6 to 53,…
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A new podcast reading: how to find more fulfillment in life? Not (in this reading) by doing stuff – more by feeling your way deeply into experience. The answer was Hexagram 57, changing at lines 2 and 3 to 20, Seeing: changing to I quoted from LiSe Heyboer’s page on Hexagram 57 during this one (because I love it). You can read the whole thing here.…
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Medicine, like any other skill or knowledge system, needs to be rooted in both subjectivity and objectivity. By valuing either one over the other, we deprive ourselves of an essential part thereof. Can traditional Chinese medicine and philosophy help us find a more balanced way of making sense of the world than the cold, rational, evidence-based ca…
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What makes somebody a master physician? What can we learn from historical texts about some limitations and possibilities, strengths and weakness of Chinese medicine that are no longer visible in the modern clinical context, especially as practiced in the West? How can we acquire and transmit skills to adapt Chinese medicine more flexibly, beyond th…
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How does the training and practice of Chinese medicine change depending on one’s location? What is the difference in patient expectations, scopes of practice, and lineage versus institutional training and licensing? And what is really behind this supposed contrast between biomedicine, perceived as instantly effective and ideal for emergencies and s…
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Episode 37 of the I Ching with Clarity podcast features a listener’s reading. She’s wondering whether her desire to create a business is her real path, or whether she could be losing herself. Her reading – Hexagram 48, the Well, changing at line 3 to 29, Repeating Chasms: changing to During our chat, I mentioned a previous episode where we discusse…
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Catching up on the news this morning, I felt a strong need to do something so I got in touch with my friend and colleague Dr. Brenda Hood, whose tuning forks are magical. I just felt like the world had a little need for some of her healing magic, and she was happy to oblige. So here is yet another spontaneous recording session, created in response …
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Today’s conversation started out with an innocuous email I sent to Leo, requesting that we explore that aspect of any good healer’s practice that is challenging to speak about and analyze rationally, let alone measure, certify, or transmit. And yet, we all know how powerful a healer can be, not because of their technical expertise but because of so…
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This episode is a spontaneous response to the intense sorrow that I see so many of my friends in multiple places of the world experiencing right now, whether directly or indirectly. So I have invited my dear friend Leo Lok for a conversation about suffering, sorrow, Guanyin, compassion, and processing and transforming emotions. We invoke the healin…
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Episode 36 of the I Ching with Clarity podcast – a reading of my own, received in a way that might be new to you. I was asking for guidance in a new situation, and the response was Hexagram 27, Nourishing, changing to 54, the Marrying Maiden. (The completely positive experience I had as ‘marrying maiden’ was somewhat unexpected, too.) changing to…
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How do we cultivate the ability to hold two opposite experiences of reality at the same time and thereby somehow get closer to the truth in between? How do we overcome the limitations of language in describing the ineffable while still appreciating its analytic function? If we can use language in communication with others like multiple fingers poin…
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A podcast reading with two radically contrasting hexagrams: 23, Stripping Away, changing to 42, Increasing: changing to Maria’s question: ‘How should I lead my spiritual life to know the truth?’ In this reading, she and Yi trace a path through what seems like an impossible situation. Links I mention in this episode: the Yijing Foundations Class (if…
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What does it mean when the Yellow Emperor mourns and why might that matter to you? Does he “lord it over” his subjects and discuss medicine and needles because the exploitation of a healthy population yields more taxes? Or does he love and care for the people like a parent for their children and is heartbroken about their suffering? How do we read …
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Adeola shared a remarkable question and reading for this episode of the I Ching with Clarity podcast: “How is this travelling life shaping my character? (what kind of person am I becoming?)” Yi’s response: Hexagram 14, Great Possession, changing to 53, Gradual Progress: changing to I hope you enjoy this one! Things we mention… Wild Geese by Mary Ol…
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A quote from Sun Simiao (translation by Dr. Wilms): “When a person’s body is balanced and harmonious, you must merely nurture it well. Do not recklessly take medicinals, because the strength of medicinals assists only partially and causes the persons’ organ Qi to be imbalanced, so that they easily contract external trouble. All things that contain …
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Episode 33 of the I Ching with Clarity podcast features a listener’s reading about moving to a new country. How best to make a positive transition to this new place, wherever it may be? The Oracle answered with Hexagram 16, Enthusiasm, changing at line 2 to Hexagram 40, Release: changing to This is actually the same reading we had in a previous epi…
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As just one example of the dynamic polarities, and the sweet spot in between, that we so love in Chinese medicine, this episode explores the difference between responsibility and fault. How does our perspective shift when we consider placing or accepting responsibility as opposed to faulting ourselves or others in our attempts to explain outcomes t…
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‘Where to go?’ was Lilian’s reading for this episode of the podcast; Yi answered with Hexagram 47, Confining, changing at lines 2 and 4 to 8, Seeking Union – changing to – which is a lovely example of Yi answering the person even when I couldn’t quite see how it could answer the question. I hope you enjoy listening – and if you’d like to share a re…
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In this episode of "A Pebble in the Cosmic Pond," I am joined by my two dear friends Leo Lok and Z'ev Rosenberg. Both are experienced practitioners of Chinese medicine in the US with a strong classical foundation and shared commitment to not only practicing but also LIVING Chinese medicine. It is fascinating to me to hear how they arrive at their s…
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In this episode, Katie - a psychotherapist in training - asks, "What do I most need to know right now?" Behind this question lies a worry that she ought to be doing more, or achieving faster or maybe starting a side business: she was wondering, she said, whether she ought to be active or passive.Yi responded with Hexagram 61, Inner Truth, changing …
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This is just a short trailer to introduce you to our podcast. Here are some RESEARCH LINKS: Additional Information Subscribe to my newsletter! Translating Chinese Medicine: Dr. Wilms' website for learning classical Chinese Imperial Tutor Mentorship by Dr. Wilms Happy Goat Productions (Dr. Wilms' website) Leo Lok's courses - All Courses - Voices of …
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In this inaugural session of the podcast, my co-conspirator Leo Lok and I introduce our new podcast by comparing it to two activities: flying a kite and completing a circle. Find out how we use these two metaphors to explore different directions for future conversations, such as: the fertile relationship between oral lineage transmission and textua…
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Here's the 30th episode of the I Ching with Clarity podcast - a short one, this time, with a reading of my own. I asked for an auspice or advice for joining a new orchestra, and received Hexagram 38, Opposing, changing at lines 2 and 4 to 27, Nourishment:changing toHere are some reflections on how this one worked out, and the portrait painted by th…
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Here's a new episode of the I Ching with Clarity podcast for you, with a listener's reading about a relationship problem that a lot of people will be able to relate to.Danielle's reading was Hexagram 41, Decreasing, changing to 42, Increasing:changing toSeven minutes or so into the episode, I pause to talk about change patterns - which in this read…
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In this podcast episode, Elisabeth asks Yi,'What approach or attitude should I adopt to have the best chance of serving other people through my writing?'Yi answers with Hexagram 61, Inner Truth, changing at lines 1, 4 and 6 to Hexagram 47, Confining - very apt hexagrams, as the writing project she's asking about is her memoir...changing toIf you'd …
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In this 27th episode of the I Ching with Clarity podcast, Anita shares a reading about trusting her new relationship. She received Hexagram 30, Clarity, with no changing lines - the hexagram made by doubling the trigram li, fire and light:'Unchangingness' can colour a hexagram's meaning in interesting ways - in our conversation, I mentioned this I …
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A reading of my own for this episode of the I Ching with Clarity podcast: what are the characteristics of a good question? Yi answered with Hexagram 16, Enthusiasm, changing at line 2 to 40, Release:changing toI've written about 16.2 a couple of times before - about its 'borders and boundaries' and how they don't last a 'whole day'.I hope you enjoy…
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In this episode, Tricia shares her reading about how to leave a conflict behind. Yi answered with Hexagram 59, Dispersing, changing at lines 2, 4 and 5 to 35, Advancing:changing toIt's a remarkable reading - I really enjoyed exploring it with her, and I hope you will, too.Handy links...The poem mentioned is Small Kindnesses by Danusha LamérisThat B…
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In this episode of the I Ching with Clarity podcast, Rachel asks the Yi how she can 'lose habitual hardship' - shift her experience so not everything is about crisis management! Yi answers with Hexagram 26, Great Taming, changing at lines 1 and 6 to 46, Pushing Upward:changing toIt's a very lively reading, full of encouragement, warning and the mys…
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A listener's reading for this episode of the I Ching with Clarity podcast: Vidia asked, 'How can I move forward and be of service?' Yi answered with Hexagram 8, Seeking Union, with no changing lines - a beautifully simple answer that gave us the opportunity for a deep dive into its imagery and stories.Mentioned during our conversation…The name of t…
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In our last episode of Season 4, we speak with Alpha Wang, Founder and CEO of TerraQuanta (大地量子). TerraQuanta is a geospatial analytics startup that uses artificial intelligence to access and assess climate-related physical risk data. Join us as we explore the benefits of having a Chengdu-based business, as well as the competitive advantage of Terr…
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In which you will encounter hesitation, second-guessing, repetitious readings, decision, 'contradictory' moving lines (what do you do with those?), a good dose of common sense and a particularly persistent troll.Also these readings...Hexagram 18, Corruption, changing at line 3 to 4, Not Knowing:changing toHexagram 49, Radical Change, changing at li…
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