Welcome to this reading for February 2026 from the I Ching filled with Dao wisdom.
Before we receive this transmission please just check in with yourself to find out what you are needing right now in order to support you to receive.
This might mean quietening the mind,
Slowing the breath,
Stilling the body,
Or perhaps something else.
Give to yourself now what your essence is asking for.
And now in your position of receiving,
Let's take a gentle breath in together and as we ground down,
Connect with the earth beneath,
You also notice and acknowledge the heavens above and everything in balance in between.
The I Ching,
Known as the book of changes,
Guides us and reminds us how to flow through times of change.
It reminds us of the wisdom we each already carry within every single cell of our being.
And so we are asked to be open to and allow our own responses to be part of the wisdom that we receive.
Let's take a moment to set our intention together.
You can repeat after me or you can simply affirm at the end.
I trust the wisdom I'm receiving from the I Ching and the wisdom I'm receiving from my essence is all in alignment for my highest good and for the greater good of all.
Let's breathe into that and you can say I trust as your affirmation and as you exhale release expectations,
Release the need to understand completely right away.
So whatever way your responses,
Your wisdom shows up for you now,
Just allow that and trust.
Now interestingly the hexagram is the same hexagram that showed up for the theme of this year.
That is quite a big exclamation mark then for this month.
So this month it's very,
Very,
Very important for us to take heed of this direction that we are being guided in and remember that it is the undercurrent for the entire year.
So we're looking at hexagram number 62.
One of the descriptions of this is exceeding in smallness.
Just know that there are variations in translations but the messages are the same because the trigrams and the symbols and the elements referred to are exactly the same.
So on that note we are looking at the elements of thunder above the mountain.
Thunder is movement and it's movement indicating change and I think we can all agree we do know already what change we are not expecting but we are actually in.
And the grace that we are receiving in response to this large amount of change is the majestic wisdom and stillness of the mountain.
And this mountain is not an external mountain.
This is your own presence,
Your still point,
Your clarity that you carry within you.
Sometimes in times of change,
In times of thunder,
It can be challenging to hear our inner voice,
Our inner guidance.
And this is why we are asked to return to solitude often.
Return to your spiritual home often.
Ask for guidance.
Trust that guidance.
And even when you are guided to engage with movement,
Action,
Even making changes,
To do so carefully,
With patience,
With care.
And so small steps are advised.
The I Ching says there will be progress and attainment but it will be advantageous to be firm and correct.
If it's in smaller phase are advised.
If it's in larger phase are not advised.
The notes of the bird on the wing descend and it is better to descend than to rise.
There will in this way be great fortune.
Let's pause there and just take a moment to consider where in your life right now you just know it is time to perhaps let things settle or bring things down a bit.
Slow it down.
Maybe even lessen a focus on something.
The I Ching continues to say if you strive for more modest aims and show persistence and virtue in your efforts you will receive significant rewards.
And it's reminding us that if our gaze has been too far out into the horizon or too far up to bring it back down to the ground and so grounding literally is helpful and necessary at this time on a daily basis.
Being outside,
Feet on the grass,
Hands on the tree,
Stroking animals,
Connecting with nature or even when we're indoors in our home to be bare feet or sock footed and internally connect with the earth.
The nuclear or inner trigrams of this hexagram show the wind which invites gentle movement of flexibility and the lake which signifies joy and can also indicate connection.
So which of these descriptions speaks to you?
Do you need to be more flexible or maybe have you been too flexible?
And what about joy?
Where can you bring in those little regular moments of joy?
And perhaps that joy relates to connecting with others,
Finding joy in friendships,
In conversations with strangers,
In being with another,
Another being,
Another creature.
Trust those first responses that come through for you knowing that this wisdom is coming through into your conscious mind at this time for a reason.
So let's breathe into all that we receive and as you exhale continue to trust that it will guide you this month of February just in the way that you need to be guided.
And if you would like to listen to the overview for the year where we discussed the I Ching readings for the whole year,
The first half and the second half,
Then you are welcome to that forecast track available for you here on Insight Timer under the track tab of my profile page.
I'm Helen Hansen and I'm wishing you a joyful,
Light and grounded month of February.
