Three-coin method

Three coins, one line at a time

For every line, toss three coins. Heads counts as 3 and tails as 2. Add them to get 6, 7, 8, or 9.

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Standard is free. In-depth is a paid option.

Values

Heads 3, tails 2

  • Automatic
  • In-app ritual
  • Your own coins

Two coin paths

Use the ritual or your own coins

The in-app ritual reveals a fixed result line by line. With your own coins, you enter each head or tail and can correct the input before you continue.

Traditional Judgment and Image texts in I Ching Dialogue

Changing lines

Notice 6 and 9

A 6 is changing yin and a 9 is changing yang. Those lines help form the related hexagram.

Three traditional bronze coins

Six rounds

Build from the foundation upward

The first toss creates the bottom line. Repeat until all six lines are complete, keeping the order exactly as it was cast.

  1. Ask

    Start with one clear question

  2. Build

    Create your hexagram in one of three ways

  3. Reflect

    Read the traditional texts or choose In-depth

The in-app coin ritual building an I Ching hexagram

I Ching Dialogue

See the classic I Ching method in 24 seconds

Read the video transcript
  1. Start with one clear question.
  2. Build six lines automatically, with the in-app ritual, or with your own coins.
  3. Standard is free and includes the traditional Judgment and Image.
  4. Changing lines form the related hexagram. The local Journal helps you return to the same thread.