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I Ching Three-Coin Method

The three-coin I Ching method turns six coin tosses into a hexagram. Each completed toss is one line, built from the bottom upward; values 6 and 9 are changing lines.

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How the coin method works

  1. Three independent coin faces are generated with browser Web Crypto.
  2. Yang/head contributes 3 and yin/tail contributes 2.
  3. The total becomes 6, 7, 8, or 9.
  4. Repeat six times, with the first result as the bottom line.
  5. 6 and 9 move; reversing those lines derives the relating hexagram.

What you get

The free result includes the full six-line figure, primary hexagram number and name, changing-line positions, a relating hexagram when one exists, and an original basic interpretation of the hexagram themes. It does not require sign-in, payment, or AI.

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Understanding a three-coin reading

Start with the primary hexagram as the main pattern. If moving lines appear, note where change occurs before looking at the relating hexagram. The relating figure is a second structural reference, not a guaranteed outcome.