The six coin prediction system
I found this in the “Complete I Ching” by Daoist Master Alfred Huang.
According to Master Huang, it is a traditional method employed by ordinary folk who use the I Ching by themselves. The widely known three coin method being more suited to the kind of long range predictions given by professional fortune tellers. Short predictions are valuable, because the distant future is determined by how you act in the short term. Make each passing day, week and month pass successfully and your life will evolve safely and surely. If the future really was scripted in advance there would be little point in knowing what will happen as it is unavoidable. The aim of the I Ching is to improve your life through a series of stages.
You will need: six coins with clear ‘head and tails’ markings. The coins must all be of the same size, but must be slightly different in appearance. If you cannot find such a coin, you may simply polish one of the other coins.
You will also need a pen and paper, or a computer to make a note of your question and the I Ching’s answer.
Think of your question. “What will be the result if I….”, is the kind of question formula you might find helpful. Write the question and pick up the coins. Shake well, and place on the table. Form into a straight vertical line. Check each coin starting from the bottom. If the coin is a head, then draw an unbroken line. If it is a tail, draw a broken line.
The ‘odd’ coin (bronze) marks the line that gives the advice. If it is a broken line mark it with a cross. If it is a solid line, mark it with a circle. When you have completed your drawing, turn to the key below.
Make your drawing as in the diagram. Check the three top lines of your drawing and find them on the top row. In this case, the top trigram (three lines), is Sun. The lower trigram is Chen. Note where they intersect and you will see it is hexagram 42.
In your Ebook, look up hexagram 42 in the contents. Click the link and then read the text for the hexagram and then for line one.
Hexagram 42 Increase
Decrease is followed by increase
The harbinger of good fortune
There are good prospects
The time to advance comes soon
Be sure you are ready
Line 1
Surprise, surprise!
A harbinger of positive change
Good for starting new things
Be determined, be prepared
Follow the same process with other hexagram. The top three lines are now Ken and the bottom Tui which means this hexagram is 41 and line is number 4. You can look this up in the same way as before. Note: these hexagrams are examples, in real predictions there is only one hexagram and one advice line.
Random generators
You can use these to make predictions. Just ask for a number between one and sixty four and then one between one and six. Then you will have the number of the hexagram and the line. I have tried and it does work, though I prefer something more tactile. I would use it only if coins were not available myself.
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