Samuel Sagan also makes the important point to emphasize that either side you choose to be yin or yang, keep it! Don’t change how you interrupt your set of coins. ![]() Now, other reputable teachers and/or books like Steven Karcher, Samuel Sagan and others I’ve seen say that the 4 character side is yang and worth 3. Whereas with Wilhelm, Balkin, RL Wing, Carol Anthony, you’ll get the same hexagram results from the same toss as as in Alfred Huang’s reference, but heads is considered the ‘2 Character’ side! This seems to be the most common in the popular books, heads = 2 characters on coin, tails = 4 characters on coin, and heads is equal to yin or worth 2 and tails yang or worth 3. Now as I understand it so far, heads here is considered the ‘4 Character’ side of the Chinese coin. Two backs and one face equals Lesser Yin. Two faces and one back equals Lesser Yang. I’ll start with the most convincing from Alfred Huang from his book The Complete I Ching where he quotes the “The Correct Significance of Rites” of the Tang dynasty (618–907) says: Throw three coins. ![]() Line six (top line): The situation isn't balanced and has too much yin or yang energy and how you can rectify your circumstances or situation.If you compile the sources on how to cast the Yi Jing with the three coin methods, you’ll run into different interpretations.Line five: Unforeseen events or circumstances that can change your situation or reveals what is controlling your situation.Line four: Other people's influence over your circumstances and how the first three lines combine to influence this line's position.Line three: Things that can affect your circumstances, such as personal weaknesses and strengths as well as the challenges you must face to obtain the outcome you desire.Line two: Reveals what is changing about your situation or circumstances and whether your basic question or problem can be supported.Line one (bottom line): The crux of your question that reveals the basic concern or issue.To fully understand the hexagram, it helps to know what area of your life each of the six lines represent. Just as with any form of divination, I Ching has set guidelines for interpretation. The bottom three bars create the first trigram and the top three bars form the upper trigram. The hexagram can also be divided into two trigrams for more in-depth interpretation by a feng shui practitioner. ![]() Continue stacking the coin toss bar on top of the previous one until you have a total of six lines stacked on top of each other.You will stack the next bar onto the second one according to the coin toss results.This may be a solid bar or a broken bar depending on the coin toss. ![]() Place the second coin toss recording on top of the first one.That means your first coin toss will be THE bottom line of the completed hexagram. When you record each coin toss, it's very important that you record the first toss to form the base of your hexagram and build upward.As you record the coins, you will form the hexagram and then use the I Ching to interpret its meaning. A few quick steps can help you create the hexagram for your coin toss.
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