How To Do An I Ching Celtic Cross Reading

The Celtic Cross is a staple of people's regular Tarot spreads, but after making my own I Ching card deck, I found value in doing an I Ching Celtic Cross.

Let's get into the how to:

1) Create Your I Ching Card Deck

You can do that with my post about completing one for yourself with some blank index cards.

2) Use The Following Spread Meanings

I don't care if you use your cards to make the same pattern as the Tarot edition of the Celtic Cross, I just care about results.

To get those, you can use the following card pull meanings:

1) What's Currently Happening

2) The Problem

3) The Past

4) The Future

5) Conscious Thoughts

6) Unconscious Thoughts

7) Your Influence

8) Outside Influence

9) Hopes

10) Fears

11) Outcome

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3) How To Do The Actual Reading

Shuffle your deck, and pull only one card for each spread question. The reason? Having one Hexagram for each question is a lot easier to interpret than a multiple changing line I Ching reading. With the latter, you'll be dealing with a lot of noise, and the Celtic Cross is about reducing that.

Note: If you pull a blank card, just pull another card until you get a Hexagram card.

4) (Optional) Use An Astrological Card Deck To Figure Out The Relevant House For Each Question

I have a whole post on creating an astrological house card deck, which you can find here.

After you've pulled a Hexagram card for each question, if you want to know what house (and house topics) are relevant for each question, I'd suggest pulling a house card for each answer.

Ex: If your Outside Influence question had the answer of 27 Unchanging, and the Astrological House card of the 4th house, you could say that your answer might be nourishment/hunger/sustenance involving home, land, or real estate

4) The Basic Meanings of All 64 Hexagrams

If you're looking to interpret your I Ching Celtic Cross answers, what follows are my personal titles/meanings for all 64 Hexagrams (not including changing lines, of course).

It really can be as simple as one, or a few words:

Hexagram 1: Potential

Hexagram 2: Direction

Hexagram 3: Confusion/Early Stages

Hexagram 4: Ignorance

Hexagram 5: Waiting

Hexagram 6: Conflict

Hexagram 7: Mission

Hexagram 8: Coming-of-Going/Back-And-Forth

Hexagram 9: Accumulation/Build-Up

Hexagram 10: Treading

Hexagram 11: Higher Purpose

Hexagram 12: Abandonment

Hexagram 13: Window of Opportunity/Right Fit

Hexagram 14: Great Possession/Great Amount

Hexagram 15: Balance

Hexagram 16: Preparation

Hexagram 17: Following

Hexagram 18: Repair

Hexagram 19: Taking Charge/Leadership

Hexagram 20: Observing

Hexagram 21: Deliberation/Chewing

Hexagram 22: Superficiality

Hexagram 23: Removal

Hexagram 24: Returning

Hexagram 25: Pure Motives

Hexagram 26: Past Experience/Outside Experience

Hexagram 27: Hunger/Nourishment

Hexagram 28: Great Excess/Too Much

Hexagram 29: Danger/Stress

Hexagram 30: Separation/Better Understanding

Hexagram 31: Attraction/Reciprocity

Hexagram 32: Continuance

Hexagram 33: Withdrawal

Hexagram 34: Following Rules

Hexagram 35: Busyness/Making Visible

Hexagram 36: Censorship

Hexagram 37: Interdependent Relationships/Imbalanced Relationships

Hexagram 38: Opposition

Hexagram 39: Obstacle

Hexagram 40: Freedom/Solo

Hexagram 41: Reduction

Hexagram 42: Increase/Gain

Hexagram 43: Decision/Decisiveness

Hexagram 44: Unconquerability

Hexagram 45: Safeguarding

Hexagram 46: Moving Forward

Hexagram 47: Exhaustion/Distrust

Hexagram 48: Resources

Hexagram 49: Change

Hexagram 50: Cooking/Coming Together

Hexagram 51: Shock/Sudden Change

Hexagram 52: Stillness

Hexagram 53: Gradual Development

Hexagram 54: Subordination

Hexagram 55: Sacrifice/The Peak

Hexagram 56: Wandering

Hexagram 57: Subtle Influence/Indirect Influence

Hexagram 58: Indulgence

Hexagram 59: Surrender

Hexagram 60: Restriction

Hexagram 61: Personal Belief

Hexagram 62: Heedfulness

Hexagram 63: Completion

Hexagram 64: Incompletion

Final Thoughts

The Celtic Cross is still used because it works.

It eliminates the unnecessary noise that accompanies some divinatory readings, because its prompts don't allow for a lot of wiggle room.

You may be familiar with the Tarot version, but I hope that with this post, more and more of you start getting into the I Ching.

And if you do, you can purchase readings from me, or take a look at something like your I Ching-Astrology Horoscopes.

Take care.

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