Okay, so I’ve been messing around with the I Ching lately, and I figured I’d try a little experiment. I’m calling it “I Ching 21” just because, well, 21 is a cool number, and it sounded catchy. No deep meaning there, haha.
First, I grabbed my I Ching book and coins. Gotta have the right tools, right? I’ve got this old, beat-up copy my grandpa gave me, and some Chinese coins I picked up at a flea market. I like the feel of using actual coins instead of, like, an app or something. Feels more authentic, you know?
The Toss
I cleared my head, tried to think about, well, nothing specific, really. Just kinda open to whatever. Then, I started tossing the coins. Six times, that’s the drill. Heads is 3, tails is 2. I jotted down the numbers for each toss on a piece of scrap paper. Nothing fancy, just a quick scribble.
- First toss: 2, 3, 2 (Total: 7)
- Second toss: 3, 3, 2 (Total: 8)
- Third toss: 2, 2, 2 (Total: 6)
- Fourth toss: 3, 2, 3 (Total: 8)
- Fifth toss: 2, 3, 3 (Total: 8)
- Sixth toss: 3, 3, 3 (Total: 9)
After, based on I-Ching basics to transform numbers into lines, I drew the solid and broken lines.
The Result
So, after all that coin tossing and number crunching, I ended up with… Hexagram 21! Yeah, “Biting Through.” It’s got a solid line on top, then a broken line, then three solid lines, and a broken line on the bottom. Looks kinda like a mouth with something stuck in it, I guess.
I then used the I Ching book and figured out the meaning behind the hexagram, it’s pretty cool.
Honestly, I’m still figuring out what it all means for me, specifically. It’s not like a magic 8-ball that gives you a straight “yes” or “no” answer. It’s more like…food for thought. It’s about chewing on a problem, facing obstacles, and maybe needing to be a bit more assertive. Makes sense, given some stuff I’ve been dealing with lately.
Anyway, that was my little “I Ching 21” experiment. It was a fun way to spend an afternoon, and it definitely got me thinking. Might make it a regular thing, who knows?
