How to consult the I Ching

Walking through an I Ching reading

Here are the quick-and-simple instructions to get started consulting the I Ching for yourself:

Here's a brief introduction to I Ching interpretation. There are also some more advanced tips on a few interpretive tools: 'context' hexagrams that help you understand where you are; 'change' hexagrams that cast light on the changing lines; and also an article on understanding multiple changing lines. These tools are discussed in more depth in the advanced I Ching course

For a Beginners' I Ching course you can download as an ebook and print out, join as a Friend of Clarity. (It's free.)

The simple 'reading walkthrough' uses the three coin method. There are many others, of course: