![]() Tail-Tail-Head 2+2+3 = 7 : Unchanging Yang I Ching with Yarrow sticks Consult the Yi JingWe offer a free consultation for Yi Jing (I Ching) the Chinese system for fortune telling. The Yi Jing hexagram is built from the bottom up. Traditionally heads are counted as yang and tails as yin. Only one coin is needed and all you do to build a hexagram is to toss it six times and record the outcomes. There are two distinct methods: Six coin tosses Sets of three ‘I Ching’ coins were, and continued to be, minted specifically for this purpose. It was as long ago as the Tang dynasty that coins started to be used to cast a Yi Jing. This method yields one gua (hexagram) each time. The vase is then tilted at an angle and shaken until one of the sticks slowly works itself loose and falls out of the vase. Sixty four sticks are placed loosely in a vase, each stick is marked with one hexagram. We offer a free, online consultation of the Yi Jing using the ancient method and there is a page explaining the meaning of all the 64 hexagrams. We fully describe both the ancient yarrow stick method of divination as well as the quicker and more modern coin method. ![]() In our Yi Jing (I Ching) section we have a full reference of the history of the most influential classic of ancient China. The oldest and most complex method uses Yarrow sticks which produces different outcome probabilities compared to modern versions. There are a variety of methods for casting a Yi Jing (I-Ching), to adapt to modern times where speed is a factor, shortcuts are often used. Unsolicited comment from a genuine Chinasage visitor. ![]() “I really love your website, god bless you wonderful people!
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