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Use virtual coins to consult the Yijing / I Ching oracle (free) and get a clear and unambiguous reading. Choose from Chinese, American or Euro coins, or enter the hexagram lines or numbers directly.
Ask the I Ching advice for any question and get a personalized reading with the original Richard Wilhelm translation. Save your readings, search for previous ones, and learn about the trigram symbols and changing lines.
Consult the ancient oracle of the Book of Change online and get a personalized answer to your question. Cast six lines of the I Ching and see the hexagram, the lines, and the text that correspond to your query. Learn the meaning and insights of the I Ching with Clarity's commentary.
The I Ching (The Book of Change, also spelled Yi Jing) is one of the oldest books of Ancient China. The I Ching is based on the cosmology of yin and yang, the fundamental opposite forces of the universe. These are applied to a system of divination, which you can try here online for free.
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The two coin faces used on this site accord with the Wilhelm Baynes translation where the side with four Chinese characters on the left, top, right and bottom are Yin with a value of 2. The side with the two symbols associated with the Phoenix and Dragon are Yang with a value of 3.
There are four types of lines that can be generated by throwing the coins: Yang (solid) Yin (broken) old Yang (changing) and old Yin (changing.) Any changing or old lines will create a Secondary Hexagram which reveals both the basis of your question and the changes that are at play. Consider both Hexagrams and any changing lines as an answer to you...
The Secondary Hexagram can show both the foundation of your question and the potential outcome. In many cases, the transformed Hexagram will show the lingering atmosphere or longer influence at play while the Primary Hexagram is revealing your current mindset. For example, (64) Before Completion, line 3 changing to become (50) Cauldron would sugges...
For deeper insight into the meaning of a changing line, all line interpretations include the resulting Hexagram that would have been generated if that were the only line changing. For example (31) Wooing with line 2 changing would become (28) Critical Mass. Line 2 is a warning about the same excess that (28) Critical Mass describes so the message o...
Discussed in September Blog Feature There can be conflicting messages when an I Ching reading delivers multiple changing lines. Some oracle readers view the progression from bottom to top and consider the topmost line as the prevailing line. Others observe Line 5 as the highest expression in activating the message of the hexagram because at line 6 ...
Toss coins to generate a hexagram and get insights from the Book of Changes based on the elements of nature. Learn about changing lines, secondary and nuclear hexagrams, and how to apply the I Ching to your life.
Consult the ancient Chinese Book of Changes, based on the 3000 year old "Book of Changes", for insights and guidance on your questions about life, love, business, health and more. Learn how to ask the I Ching, what questions work best, and how to use the changing lines to get a deeper understanding of the situation.
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