Preparing Your Cast
- Work from the bottom line upward—Line 1 anchors the hexagram.
- Each coin toss produces 0–3 heads. Tails are counted automatically.
- Solid lines represent yang (movement); broken lines show yin (receptive).
I Ching Daily Guidance
Tune into the moment with the Wilhelm/Baynes three-coin method. Set each line from the ground up or let the oracle toss for you—insight arrives either way.
Guidance & tips
Coin Method Quick Math
- Heads count as 3, tails count as 2—sum to find each line.
- 6 = old yin (changing to yang); 7 = young yang; 8 = young yin; 9 = old yang (changing to yin).
- Changing lines reveal a relating hexagram—trace both for nuance.
Cast your lines
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Explore the 64 hexagrams
Use this lookup to cross-reference the primary and relating trigrams. Lower trigrams run along
the rows; upper trigrams span the columns.