2026 Year of the Horse

Your Modern I Ching card is Shedding.

Sometimes known as molting (like a dog or cat molting fur in warmer weather) this hexagram is also about a tree shedding dead leaves and branches. It is about the transition from the past to the present into the future. Living without, or going without, is natural. It is actually part of Mother Nature’s seasonal ritual, as conkers drop or butterflies become butterflies. There is no point in resisting transformation if it is happening to you. If your family tree is shedding some branches, that is nature’s way. We cannot live forever. It is also true that this hexagram can refer to something as basic as shedding weight. When a snake sheds its skin, as it must, there is always something confronting about what is left behind. Similarly, a cat choking on furballs can pull us up short. Nobody said the process of shedding was not without its moments. When a tree drops a branch in a storm and you hear the crack of wood and thud in the garden, you are experiencing the botanical equivalent of what it feels like to shed someone, or something that has been there for years. It may be the mother of your child if she decides to leave. It may be the child shedding childish ways to become a teenager.

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