Okay, so I’ve been messing around with this I Ching thing, the 64 hexagrams deal. It’s pretty wild, and I wanted to share how I actually used it today.
Getting Started
First, I grabbed my three coins. You can use any coins, really, but I like using these old Chinese coins I have. Makes it feel more legit, you know?
Then, I cleared my head. This is important. You gotta focus on your question. My question was about a project I’m working on – whether I should take a new approach or stick with the original plan.
Tossing the Coins
Next, I started tossing the coins. Six times, to be exact. Each toss gives you a line, and you build the hexagram from the bottom up.
- Heads = 3
- Tails = 2
I added up every throw and divide by 2. I keep track of each throw, marking down whether it’s a solid line (yang) or a broken line (yin). Here’s how my tosses went:
- First toss: Heads, Heads, Tails (3+3+2=8 so 8/2=4; even number so a broken line.)
- Second toss: Heads, Tails, Tails (3+2+2=7 so 7/2=3.5; odd number so a solid line.)
- Third toss: Heads, Heads, Heads (3+3+3=9 so 9/2=4.5; odd number so a solid line but must add a special mark as a moving line.)
- Fourth toss: Tails, Tails, Tails (2+2+2=6 so 6/2=3; odd number so a solid line but must add a special mark as a moving line.)
- Fifth toss: Heads, Heads, Tails (3+3+2=8 so 8/2=4; even number so a broken line.)
- Sixth toss: Heads, Tails, Tails (3+2+2=7 so 7/2=3.5; odd number so a solid line.)
Building the Hexagram
So, I ended up with this:
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— — (Moving Line)
——-(Moving Line)
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That’s Hexagram 11, with moving lines, changing to Hexagram 47, got it!
Figuring It Out
This part took the longest. I looked up the meanings of the first hexagram, and the two that were “moving” and also the final resulting one. It’s kind of like reading a cryptic poem, but I dug around online, looking at different interpretations. I found it really helped to see other people’s take on it.
My Takeaway
After all that, I got a sense of what it was telling me. Basically, it felt like it was saying that my initial approach was good, but I needed to be open to adapting and overcoming some challenges. The moving lines highlighted the areas where I might need to be extra * is really meaningful!
I wrote it all down in my journal. Not just the hexagrams, but also my thoughts and how it connected to my question. I think that’s a big part of it – making it personal.
