A Unique and Innovative Approach to I Ching Interpretation
This approach is explained in full detail in my book, Conversations with the I Ching. (See The Book). This approach is based on holistic perception: Perceiving the big picture in the result of a reading and perceiving all the texts in relation to the big picture.
Holistic Perception
Holistic perception implies that an interpretation should start with the resulting hexagram(s) as whole symbols, because only they can form the big picture. This requires that the focus must be on the applicable meanings of those hexagram(s) for a given reading and how those meanings combined form motifs or significant patterns that can be expressed as coherent phrases.
Theme of the Reading
The phrase that most deeply relates to the reading is the theme of the reading. The theme is essential for understanding the answer. This phrase may point to the answer, the present situation, the future situation, or the main issue. It’s the expression of the big picture of the response. The resulting texts—moving line(s) if present, image(s), and judgment(s)—are then interpreted in relation to the theme. The answer may be in the theme, in a resulting text, or could be simply absent, in which case it is negative or unfavorable, but it usually suggests a new perspective or course of action.
I Ching Interpretation 