What is on your mind?
One question, six casts, read with the original text and the Six Lines method.
In-depth readings in 7 layers
The full classical Six Lines method, no step skipped
- CastSix throws of three coins, at the moment you ask.
- BuildPrimary, nuclear and changed hexagrams, moving lines.
- AssignStems and branches, six relatives, six spirits, Self and Other.
- SeasonMonth, day and void branches from the lunar calendar.
- Useful spiritThe line that stands for your question, and its strength.
- Cross-checkThe original text and the Plum Blossom method.
- ConcludeLayer by layer, checked again, then a direct answer.
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- Six Lines: useful god, strength, movement, self and other
- Body and Function (Plum Blossom)
- Conclusion: trend, reasons, what to do, what to avoid
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1 credit per question- Everything in the free reading, in more depth
- A separate analysis of each moving line, quoting the line text
- The changed hexagram: where the matter is heading
- Timing to watch and favourable directions
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The 64 hexagrams
King Wen order
Grounded readings
- Full Six Lines methodNa Jia, six relations, self and other, month and day branches, void.
- Faithful to the textJudgment, Image and line texts quoted in the original, chosen by Zhu Xi's rules.
- Transparent reasoningEvery step from hexagram to question, ending with a conclusion.
易有太極，是生兩儀，兩儀生四象，四象生八卦。