Shortly after Practical Magick first opened, the beautiful, and very talented Dr. Elizabeth Young gave a fascinating introductory talk; first in a series about herbs and their medicinal and magical use. She had a Masters in Botany and a Doctorate in toxicology, which was a good start, but her great appeal was the way in which she treated plants with the respect that they deserve as fellow travelers on space ship Earth, and not just as fodder, or raw material to be exploited.

The experience brought back memories of a meditation I once had on a closely related subject, and as Dar' Shem and Reiki people at Practical Magick have experienced 'being at one' with another person, creature or thing, I present it here for your consideration.

Probably the two most widely used oracles today are the I Ching and the Tarot. The English translation from the German of Wilhelm's I Ching came out in 1950 with a famous foreword by Jung, describing how he used it, and explaining the principle of synchronicity. Since then many other versions have been produced in English. Some by Chinese Taoist scholars.

But since 1950 I have used it in one form or another as an oracle whenever reason and knowledge failed to cast light on a problem. It has never failed.