Excuse me if I take this in a totally different direction, in my opinion your process of consultation is rather nebulas .

Too many questions about matters that have little relevance.

The I Ching ain't no candy machine. You can't just stroll up to it and pick something. "Crap in crap out." Your answer will be only as good as your question.

And when you get your question right the answer will knock you on your ass with a lightening bolt. It can be down right scary.

Take your time, think hard on the matter and ask the I Ching to tell you something relevant to you and NOT what the future holds for others.

Of course, you are correct, Metatron.  

The I-Ching is only as good as the questions asked.  I have found that the I-Ching doesn't do well with timelines, either.  So asking when or even where doesn't really get you anywhere.  My problem with the I-Ching is it doesn't do well with yes and no answers either and (for the most part) that is all I really want to know.  I have the time and patience to wait if I know something is going to happen.  It's the "not knowing" that drives me nuts.

When and where questions are superfluous! They are not going to help you with the situation. Better questions are how and why.

"How can I best deal with this situation?"

"Why do I keep getting myself is this kind of spot?"

Answers to these questions will help you get out the jam you are in.

"When will this happen" or "Where will it happen" only serve to feed your selfish ego in ideas of control. If I know when something is going to happen then I will handle it the same old way I always do.

If you want yes/no answers flip a coin.

What exerts the slide from Yin to Yang and back again is ones pointless chase. I get what I want then I realize this isn't what I want, mechanical flip-flop. No thinking pure reactions. The I Ching helps you to break from the seesaw.

So are you looking for help or just want your way?

I see you took me seriously.  I was being facitious, however. - you are quite correct in your analogy.  Divination through the I-Ching is not for when or where, but the why and how and occasionally the what.  There are other methods for the others - assuming we want one.  Thank you for your post.

And the tag line of yours - well, most of the time I don't really want help, I just want my way - which is why i check to see if my way is valid or ego driven. And reality is that most of my desires are ego based - and for the most part my ego based desires are fear based - fear of not getting what I want or fear of having that which I do have taken away.

Sometimes the wanting is more enjoyable than the having - it is not logical, but it is often true - Spock.

Spot on.