Chat I Ching User Guide

Follow these simple steps to complete a full Chat I Ching online consultation.

Step 1

Enter your question in the text box on the homepage. If you're unsure what to ask, refer to the popular questions below the text box. After entering your question, press Enter or click the Enter button in the lower right corner of the text box to submit it.

instruction home

Before casting the hexagram, follow these guidelines to ensure accuracy:

1. Go to bed early the night before, and do nothing beforehand. The early morning, when you are clear-headed and energetic, is the best time to cast the hexagram.
2. Wash your hands after using the restroom, and rinse your mouth after meals.
3. Do not cast the hexagram after 11 PM, as it is a time of confusion between two days, and you may be tired.
4. Do not cast the hexagram with a playful or frivolous attitude.
5. Do not cast the hexagram when your mind is unsettled or insincere. Do not cast the hexagram for gambling, immoral, or illicit matters.
6. Ask one question only once; do not repeatedly inquire.
7. Do not cast the hexagram for trivial matters.
8. Do not cast the hexagram for matters already decided, or when you can use your wisdom to judge.
9. The best place to cast the hexagram is on a clean, tidy desk. Your mind should not be distracted, so avoid noisy places, bedrooms, or restrooms.

Step 2

Chat I Ching uses the coin method for casting the hexagram. You can choose between two methods for tossing coins. Toss coins virtually or Toss coins by hand. Click the **👋 Toss Coin** button six times to cast three coins on this page with each click.

instruction toss coins

Or click By Hand✍️ to toss three identical real metal coins in reality. You can decide which side is heads and tails. Then, you can use the form on this page to record the results from top to bottom for each toss of three coins.

instruction toss coins by hand

After choosing a method, click its label, and the other method and results will disappear and not be saved.
As you simulate tossing coins or manually input the results, the corresponding lines will be displayed in real-time. After six tosses, click the Complete button to see the full hexagram and its insights generated from this consultation.

In Chat I Ching:

Coin Front
Heads represents Yang, noted as 3.
Coin Back
Tails represents Yin, noted as 2.

Tossing three coins will result in the following four combinations:

2 Yang, 1 Yin (3+3+2) = 8Coin FrontCoin FrontCoin Front
Pure Yin
2 Yin, 1 Yang (2+2+3) = 7Coin FrontCoin FrontCoin Front
Pure Yang
3 Yin (2+2+2) = 6Coin FrontCoin FrontCoin Front
Changing Yin
3 Yang (3+3+3) = 9Coin FrontCoin FrontCoin Front
Changing Yang

Different colored lines (Yao) represent:

Broken line represents Yin.
Solid line represents Yang.
If a Yin or Yang line is red, it is a changing line that will transform into its opposite during divination.
A red broken line means the Yin line will change to Yang.
A red solid line means the Yang line will change to Yin.

Step 3

After obtaining the full hexagram, if you wish to further converse with the I Ching for more understanding, click the Dialogue with I Ching button to enter the chat page. Chat I Ching will interpret the hexagram and answer your questions. You can also enter text in the bottom text box to ask further questions.

Please note: The answers provided by Chat I Ching are for reference only and should be considered alongside your actual situation.