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Guides

Short, practical guides to the I Ching: casting with three coins, the rules for changing lines, what 6, 7, 8 and 9 mean, the verdict words, line positions and the eight trigrams.

  1. The I Ching 3-Coin Method: How to Cast a Hexagram with Three Coins, Step by StepThe three-coin method in full: a back counts 3, an inscribed side 2, each throw sums to 6, 7, 8 or 9; six throws build the hexagram upward. With odds and FAQ.
  2. How to Read Changing Lines in the I Ching: Zhu Xi's Seven RulesJudgment or line statement? Primary or resulting hexagram? Zhu Xi's Yixue Qimeng sets seven rules by the number of changing lines, from none to all six.
  3. What Are the Primary, Resulting and Nuclear Hexagrams?The primary hexagram shows where you stand, the resulting hexagram where things are heading, the nuclear hexagram what lies inside. Plus opposite and reversed.
  4. Yin and Yang Lines in the I Ching: Old and Young Lines, and What 6, 7, 8 and 9 MeanThe numbers 6, 7, 8 and 9 from a cast are old yin, young yang, young yin and old yang. Why the old lines change, and why lines are labeled nine and six.
  5. Good Fortune, Misfortune, Regret, Humiliation, Danger, No Blame: How to Read the I Ching's Verdict WordsHow much do good fortune, misfortune, regret, humiliation, danger and no blame weigh? The Great Commentary's answer, plus success, favorable and staying true.
  6. How to Understand Yuan Heng Li Zhen in the I ChingThe judgment of Qian, yuan heng li zhen, has two readings: the Wenyan's four virtues, and Zhu Xi's oracle reading: great success, favorable to stay true.
  7. I Ching Line Positions Explained: Proper Place, Center, Correspondence, Adjacency, Supporting and RidingYang lines belong in places 1, 3, 5, yin lines in 2, 4, 6; places 2 and 5 are central; 1-4, 2-5 and 3-6 correspond. Plus supporting, riding and adjacent lines.
  8. The Eight Trigrams (Bagua) Chart: What Each I Ching Trigram MeansThe 8 I Ching trigrams at a glance: Heaven, Earth, Thunder, Wind, Water, Fire, Mountain and Lake, with each one's quality, family role, direction and animal.
  9. The Yarrow-Stalk Method and the Coin Method: How to Cast with Yarrow Stalks and How the Two DifferThe Great Commentary's yarrow-stalk method: 49 of 50 stalks, three changes per line, eighteen per hexagram. Its line odds differ from the coin method's.
  10. One Question, One Cast: Why "Those Who Are Good at the Changes Do Not Divine"Meng: the first divination is answered; asking again is disrespect. Zuozhuan: divine to settle doubt. Xunzi: those good at the Changes do not divine.
  11. Why Are Qianlong Tongbao Coins Used for I Ching Divination?No special coin is required: any three matching coins with distinct sides will do. Qianlong Tongbao are favored as common, well made, clear, and named Qian.
  12. Zhouyi vs. I Ching: What Is the Difference?The Zhouyi began as the 64 judgments and the line statements: the classic. The Ten Wings came later. "I Ching" can mean the classic alone or the whole book.
  13. Is the I Ching Accurate? A Straight AnswerIs I Ching divination accurate? The coins are random and a hexagram predicts nothing specific. Why a random hexagram can still help, and when not to cast.
  14. How to Ask the I Ching a Question: Which Questions Suit a CastHow to put a question to the I Ching: one question per cast, cast only when in doubt, ask what to do rather than what will happen. With a table of examples.
  15. How to Read an I Ching Hexagram Step by StepReading a cast in five steps: find the right text by Zhu Xi's seven rules, read it, weigh the verdict words, compare the two hexagrams. With a worked example.
  16. Najia (Six Lines) Divination vs. Reading the I Ching Text"Six lines" usually means the najia method: the same three-coin cast, read through branches, six relations and the Five Phases, not the Zhouyi's words.
  17. What Is Plum Blossom Numerology (Meihua Yishu)? How It Differs from Coins and Yarrow StalksMeihua Yishu, attributed to Shao Yong, casts hexagrams from dates, numbers or things seen, with one changing line, and reads by ti and yong, not the text.
  18. The Twelve Sovereign Hexagrams: How the I Ching Maps the Twelve MonthsFu, Lin, Tai, Dazhuang, Guai, Qian, Gou, Dun, Pi, Guan, Bo and Kun: twelve hexagrams that trace the waxing and waning of yin and yang through the twelve months. With the month and solar term of each, and their place in the Han and Tang hexagram calendar.