It could have been more "complete" had it included a set of 50 yarrow stalks (or even bamboo cocktail sticks) Most of the meanings accord with the essence of other traditional interpretations except for Hexagram 58 - "Opening" - which I have difficulty with. (Wilhelm translation = Joyous/Lake) Here is what my own "Divination Kit" comprises: - A Chinese string purse containing 3 Chinese Coins and - 6 Chinese Oracle sticks, each having both young and old yin and yang lines on the sides. (I personally do not use these to draw blindly from the bag, but simply to record the lines determined by the coin throws - instead of writing them down.) - 50 Yarrow stalks - A small brass Buddha (the Watcher) - The Frits Blok I CHING reference guide (a real little gem with space to add notes per hexagram) It is my go-to reference for the reading. -- The Richard Wilhelm translation (back-up information, if required) - The Chinese Tarot Deck - to select a significator for the querent, and to assist with a difficult or obscure I CHING reading (additional illumination) - A notepad and pen to jot down the result for the querent. - Small ornate Chinese envelopes to enclose the personalised and dated notes. - A diagram of the Chinese Zodiac (People often want to know their birth sign) I also have a small Chinese Dragon ornament placed on the divination table - It is the one clutching an orb (or "great pearl" symbolizing "wisdom". This completes the ambiance for a consultation.
Some of the older explanations say the side bearing only 2 characters is heads or yang and the side with 4 characters is tails or yin. Adhering to the adage "less is more", the 2 character side (yang) is given a value of 3 and the 4 character side is given a value of 2. Several other explanations online state just the opposite. Apparently this is not problematic when casting the coins as long as one remains consistent throughout.
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It could have been more "complete" had it included a set of 50 yarrow stalks (or even bamboo cocktail sticks) Most of the meanings accord with the essence of other traditional interpretations except for Hexagram 58 - "Opening" - which I have difficulty with. (Wilhelm translation = Joyous/Lake)
Here is what my own "Divination Kit" comprises:
- A Chinese string purse containing 3 Chinese Coins and
- 6 Chinese Oracle sticks, each having both young and old yin and yang lines on the sides. (I personally do not use these to draw blindly from the bag, but simply to record the lines determined by the coin throws - instead of writing them down.)
- 50 Yarrow stalks
- A small brass Buddha (the Watcher)
- The Frits Blok I CHING reference guide (a real little gem with space to add notes per hexagram) It is my go-to reference for the reading.
-- The Richard Wilhelm translation (back-up information, if required)
- The Chinese Tarot Deck - to select a significator for the querent, and to assist with a difficult or obscure I CHING reading (additional illumination)
- A notepad and pen to jot down the result for the querent.
- Small ornate Chinese envelopes to enclose the personalised and dated notes.
- A diagram of the Chinese Zodiac (People often want to know their birth sign)
I also have a small Chinese Dragon ornament placed on the divination table - It is the one clutching an orb (or "great pearl" symbolizing "wisdom". This completes the ambiance for a consultation.
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Do you know on the coins which side is heads and which side is tails? It doesn’t say in the book.
No I’m sorry I don’t
Some of the older explanations say the side bearing only 2 characters is heads or yang and the side with 4 characters is tails or yin. Adhering to the adage "less is more", the 2 character side (yang) is given a value of 3 and the 4 character side is given a value of 2.
Several other explanations online state just the opposite. Apparently this is not problematic when casting the coins as long as one remains consistent throughout.