I Ching online, free
Hold a question in mind, toss three coins six times, and read the hexagram you get.
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The I Ching is a tool for reflection. Do not use it as the basis for medical, legal or money decisions.
The 64 hexagrams
1乾The Force of Heaven2坤The Yielding Earth3屯Hard Beginnings4蒙The Young Learner5需Waiting for Rain6讼The Dispute7师Leading the Ranks8比Drawing Close9小畜Small Gathering10履Walking with Care11泰Open Flow12否Blocked Passage13同人Common Ground14大有Great Abundance15谦Humility16豫Rising Delight17随Choosing to Follow18蛊Mending Old Damage19临Drawing Near20观Looking and Being Seen21噬嗑Chewing Through22贲Beauty and Adornment23剥Stripping Away24复Coming Back25无妄Without Pretense26大畜Storing Great Strength27颐What Feeds You28大过Overloaded Beam29坎Pit After Pit30离Bright Fire31咸Mutual Attraction32恒Staying the Course33遁Stepping Back34大壮Great Strength35晋Rising Into Daylight36明夷Hidden Light37家人The Household38睽At Odds39蹇Hard Going40解Untying the Knot41损Cutting Back42益Growth From Giving43夬Decisive Break44姤Sudden Encounter45萃People Gather46升Steady Climb47困Hemmed In48井The Village Well49革Making the Change50鼎The Bronze Cauldron51震Thunderclap52艮Mountain Stillness53渐Step by Step54归妹The Younger Bride55丰Noonday Fullness56旅Far From Home57巽The Steady Wind58兑Shared Delight59涣Dissolving What Divides60节Knowing Your Limits61中孚Trust From Within62小过Slightly Beyond63既济Already Across64未济Not Yet Across
How it works
1
Ask
Pick one open question. How, not whether.
2
Toss six times
Heads count 3, tails 2. Each toss makes one line, from the bottom up.
3
Read
No changing lines: read the judgment. Changing lines: read those lines, then the second hexagram for where things are heading.
Total 6Old yinChanges to yang
Total 7Young yangStays
Total 8Young yinStays
Total 9Old yangChanges to yin
The eight trigrams
Heaven乾Strength, the first push
Earth坤Patient support
Thunder震Shock, a sudden start
Wind巽Gentle, steady entry
Water坎Danger and depth
Fire离Clarity, holding on
Mountain艮Stillness, knowing when to stop
Lake兑Joy, open talk
A set of I Ching coins
Three brass coins to keep on your desk and toss by hand.
