IChing Method
I Ching (EE Ching) is the Chinese Book of Changes. Initially it was a book of fortune telling, later it expanded to one which also laid down guidelines for personal contact, social norms and a correct way of life. The basic principle is that the process of change and transformation starts from the easy and simple and if we know the causes of easy and simple we can predict the effects of the complex and difficult. Also all things in the universe are complex and ever changing, but are governed by unchanging and simple laws of Nature.
The structure of I Ching is built on the premise that there exist opposing forces in the universe; all changes and transformations result from the movements of these opposing forces. In the universe there are two primal forces; the virile called the Yang (the positive element, the male) and the docile, called the Yin (the negative element, the female). Interaction between these two primal forces produces all kind of movements and changes. These forces, at time support each other and, at other times, contradict and even hamper each other’s progress. The Yang is represented by an unbroken line (__) and the Yin by a broken line (_ _). Fortune telling in I Ching is done by interpreting these Hexagrams. They are combinations of six complete or broken lines, drawn and read from bottom upwards. There are total of 64 Hexagrams which represent, symbolically, all possible situations or mutations in the universe, whether natural or human. By studying these Hexagrams, one can understand the basic principles behind all changes and thus infer the future. Accordingly one can plan further action.
Process Adopted
Three similar coins are taken and tossed together six times. In each toss the number of heads and tails are added and the figure is represented as Yin and Yang as per I Ching norms. The set of six outcomes form a Hexagram, each Hexagram represents the situation in the user’s life at the time of reading.
The answer through I Ching is not a prediction, but an explanation of the present and the likely future course of events, together with advice on how best to deal with the situation.
Three random numbers are generated every time coins are tossed. If number generated is even it is head. If number is odd it is tail. Result of tossing is summed up assigning head, a numeric value of 2 and tail, a numeric value of 3. If resultant number is even, broken line becomes part of pattern else unbroken line is added to pattern string. Pattern string is reversed and matched against stored patterns. Finally pattern appears along with description is displayed on screen.