Of course there are both traditional and “modern” ways to obtain a hexagram, including the use of yarrow stalks, coins, and even the acute observation of nature, to name the most utilized methods. The hexagrams, revealed in all the various methods of divination, illuminate what Carl Jung describes as “synchronicity” or meaningful coincidence(s) in addressing the situation inquired about. An eight sided dice method (“Octahedral” method*) is a simple and efficient way to become familiar with I Ching divination. There are various methods to obtain a hexagram.
To access wisdom from the I Ching, one can consult it as an oracle. The I Ching consists of 64 hexagrams, because as a binary system of notation there are 64 combinations of yin and yang in sets of six. All advice in the I Ching is intended to illuminate situations so as to guide us in accepting and adapting to inevitable change, and effecting desired change. Change is the constant and equanimity, as events unfold, is the ideal. The symbols and images of the I Ching elucidate various stages within the yin yang symbol or Tai Chi. “I” literally means changes and “C hing” means classic, hence the I Ching is referred to in English as the “ Book of Changes.” The yin yang symbol, known as the T’ai Chi or Supreme Ultimate, represents the changes in life on Earth. The I Ching (Yijing in Pinyin) is an ancient Chinese book of wisdom and the oldest Chinese classical text. A new, quick way to experience the I Ching