ABOUT STILLPOINT
An old method, made clear for a modern question.
Stillpoint is a bilingual Liu Yao reading service designed to keep traditional chart structure visible while making the guidance useful in contemporary life.
Why Stillpoint exists
Many I Ching tools stop at a general hexagram description. Liu Yao reads a more detailed system: Self and Other, Six Relations, Na Jia, moving and hidden lines, seasonal strength, void branches, and the specific subject named in the question.
Stillpoint was created to preserve that depth without making the reader decode specialist terminology alone. The result should show its reasoning, stay close to the question, and end with grounded choices rather than a dramatic prediction.
Our editorial standards
Original explanations
Library and guide copy is written in Stillpoint’s own language, drawing on traditional concepts without reproducing a modern translation as a substitute for interpretation.
Method before conclusion
Chart consistency and the reason for selecting a Focus Spirit come before advice. If the data is uncertain, the reading should say so rather than force certainty.
Agency before prediction
Interpretations frame conditions, trade-offs, and possible responses. They do not claim that one future outcome is fixed.
Clear boundaries
Readings support reflection and cultural learning. High-stakes medical, legal, financial, and safety decisions require qualified professional advice.
Who writes, calculates, and checks the material
Guides and worked examples are published by the Stillpoint Editorial Team. Stillpoint does not present a fictional individual practitioner or claim an undocumented lineage. Where a named author is not shown, the organization is responsible for the page.
Chart construction is handled by a deterministic calculation engine: the same date, question, and six recorded values produce the same hexagrams, Na Jia assignments, Self and Other positions, Six Relations, void branches, and strength indicators. Software can assist with drafting an explanation, but published examples are checked against the recorded chart data before they are used to teach the method.
Sources and reference practice
Stillpoint separates the received text of the Zhouyi from later Liu Yao rules. Hexagram names and line structure begin with the Zhouyi; Eight-Palace, Na Jia, Six Relations, seasonal strength, and Focus Spirit analysis belong to later divination traditions. Different manuals and teachers can weigh individual rules differently, so our pages state the framework being used instead of presenting every convention as universal.
- Zhouyi / Book of Changes — Chinese Text ProjectPrimary text reference for hexagrams and lines.
- Zeng Shan Bu Yi (增删卜易)Traditional Liu Yao rule and case tradition.
- Bu Shi Zheng Zong (卜筮正宗) — Wikisource editionA later manual used for comparison of Liu Yao conventions.
Questions or delivery support
For a missing reading, purchase issue, privacy request, or refund question, email us at support@stillpointreading.uk. We use this address for practical support rather than interpretation follow-ups.