How to Practice I Ching

I Ching is a symbol system based around one of the oldest Chinese texts in existence. It is an ancient form of philosophy that is now being used in Western culture to perform psychic readings. If you wish to practice I Ching, you need to learn the basics of the system.

Difficulty:

Moderate

Instructions

1. Get a few books on the I Ching. You can get the "Complete I Ching Gift Set" or "A Guide to the I Ching." These titles can get you started on learning the basics of I Ching.

2. Take an online course on I Ching. The Tao Page is a website that offers links to various I Ching courses available on the Internet. An online course can give you the history of the I Ching and the basics of practicing it.

3. Use the I Ching book as an oracle to retrieve answers about life. You can pose life and philosophical questions and use the coin technique to get the answers that you need.

4. Cast the trigrams and hexagrams. Several different arrangements are used when practicing I Ching. The most popular method involves the trigrams and hexagrams placed in a circular formation.

5. Read the trigrams and hexagrams when practicing I Ching. These are lines that are used to display different attributes and images. The lines are either continuous or discontinuous.

Tips & Warnings

• It's believed that the original I Ching only focused on the reading of the trigrams. The hexagrams were later added to the philosophical study.

• Traditionally, the hexagrams and trigrams were cast using yarrow stalks.