I-Ching & Tao Wisdom For December 2025

Step into December with clarity and calm. This I Ching reading offers guidance for closing the year with wisdom. Find direction in the ancient voices that still speak to our modern lives. Let the hexagrams reveal the path that wants to unfold now...

Transcript

Welcome to this I Ching reading,

Our final one for this year for December 2025.

Please take a minute to prepare yourself to receive this wisdom of the Tao.

A calm body,

A peaceful mind are all in support of a receptivity that allows one to engage with one's true essence and one's awareness that is in alignment with the greater good.

If you can do something to make your body a little bit more comfortable,

Do that now.

Using the breath as well to gently settle the nervous system and intentionally quieten the mind,

Closing the eyes can help with this.

Feeling yourself grounding down,

Rooted,

Connected and trusting.

Let's say together now,

I trust that the information I'm about to receive from the I Ching as well as from my inner awareness is aligned with and for my highest good as well as the greater good of all.

Breathing into that,

Breathing into your heart center and just allowing that to settle there and then knowing it will unfold as it needs to.

So just allow the first responses to this reading to come through for you.

Let it be a very natural and fluid process.

We're not wanting to contrive or to force anything.

Just be present with what comes through from your subconscious,

From your intuition.

And the hexagram giving us guidance for this month of December is number 63,

Entitled Having Crossed the Stream.

So the elements are water and fire,

Both in the and the nuclear trigrams.

So very much talking to a balance between both.

In the low trigram is fire and water is above.

And if we think of this literally fire beneath water,

It can cause the water to heat and to bubble and simmer.

But if there is too much fire or too little water,

It can result in steaming,

Oversteaming,

Overboiling or burning.

And likewise if there is too little fire and too much water,

Then we can have the opposite effect where there is not enough communication between the two.

The fire might die out.

The water may remain cold.

And so even though we have gone through a time of having crossed the stream,

In other words having dealt with or processed or progressed through something challenging,

Something difficult,

A hardship which could have been external but it could be internal.

So we've all gone through this either individually,

Collectively.

Nevertheless we are being called to keep watching the fire and the water,

Keep tending to it.

And there is a caution here to not relax into thinking that the battle is won and there's nothing more for me to do.

The I Ching says about this,

You have worked hard in difficult circumstances to achieve your aim of balance and harmony and at this point you may feel that you can withdraw as the situation is all but resolved and success achieved.

But to do this would be an error.

It would disturb the balance and order you have already achieved.

And though the major work has been done something still remains to be done.

And so we could see this as a gentle reminder that this too shall pass,

That there is always the constancy of change.

And of course it doesn't mean that we are not to rejoice in the success achieved,

But at the same time to keep our eye on that pot of water,

Keep our eye on the fire.

Let us not presume or take for granted the current circumstances.

And in matters like this,

It is wise to pay attention to small details.

For as the I Ching reminds us,

It is the wise man that in times of balance,

Begins preparing for times of change that will follow.

Looking at the fifth line,

Which is known as the Emperor's line,

And often guides us even deeper into awareness.

And the teaching here is,

Be honest and sincere,

Remain true to yourself.

And put that into context now of the situation that you have pushed through and worked through,

Where you feel that there has been growth,

Change,

Or even success.

How can you continue to be sincere and true in that situation?

What is called from you to keep your integrity,

To remain aligned?

Just take a moment to notice your body now,

If there's been any tension arising while listening to this message.

And intentionally relax those areas.

Soften,

Calm.

And welcome in steady flow of peace.

Feeling yourself grounding down and as you connect with the earth,

Ask of your intuitive,

Wise knowing self.

For the highlights of this message,

What is your takeaway?

And can you form that takeaway into a symbol,

An image,

A color,

A sound,

Fragrance?

First thing that comes to mind.

And then place that symbol in the palm of your left hand.

Place your left hand over your heart center,

Your right hand on top,

And breathe in that symbol,

That awareness,

Into your heart.

Feel it opening,

Softening,

Expanding your heart.

And as you breathe in again,

It fills your heart completely.

And as you exhale,

Feel it traveling through each and every single cell,

Or particles of your being,

Or layers and levels of your energy field within and around the physical body.

And whenever you're feeling like you need a reminder,

You need to return to center,

You're needing guidance,

Just place your hand on the heart and it will connect with the frequency and the vibration of your chosen symbol.

You might like to take this a step further and find an image or an object that reflects the symbol and place it somewhere where you frequent,

Somewhere where you pass by often.

Looking at the symbol intentionally or even as it connects with you at the corner of your eye,

It is a reminder for your holistic being,

For your energy field of what you already know,

Strengthening your wisdom and your awareness.

I wish for you a blessed and peaceful and joyful close to this year.

And thank you for journeying through the eaching from month to month.

If you've attended the eaching lives,

Thank you.

If you're partaking in the divination course with the eaching,

Thank you as well.

And for those who've been listening to the individual eaching tracks,

Much gratitude.

I'm deeply grateful for your interest and support of this way of receiving the Tao's wisdom.

And I'm looking forward to continuing the journey with you in 2026.

And so there will be a compilation track published in January for the year,

The year ahead,

And then a separate track as always for the month itself.

In closing,

Some last words from the eaching in relation to this month's hexagram 63.

And it says,

Persevere,

Pay attention to small details,

Remain cautious and be prepared.

Reviews

I Thank You Helen with so much gratitude in my heart for you, your precious presence, for all your lovely live classes and for this reading, another meaningful message from the iChing. 🥰🙏🏼💙🖤💜💧🫕🔥❤️💗 💓🔥💧🫕💖✨🎊🌟

Newly discovered your teaching. A student on a steep learning curve presently.
I will be repeating this a few times to get the flow of it. I felt the calming energy of gently closing the year and ready to begin the new without any worry.
Look forward to following you forward. Enjoy your presentation and eager to learn. Much gratitude. 🙏🙏

Love the meditation and prompts for December ...healing. Thank you.

Thank you Helen this is inspiring
Love and blessings to you

Thank you, Helen for this beautiful message! Much gratitude for all the wisdom that always fascinated me 🙏

Thank you Helen for the guidance 🙏🏻✨ message for December is as accurate and as powerful as always, and it brings me a clarity on what I need to do. Lots of love and blessings for you and yours 💝✨💫