You mark a broken line with an X (changing Yin). The first combination is 2 heads and 1 tail. Keep repeating the process for all six lines. The first time you throw the 3 coins, record the result at the bottom (first Yao), and the second time you throw the coins, record the result as the second Yao. We always start with the bottom line or the first Yao and go up. Here is an example of the hexagram with the 3 coins method. (* Please note the slide in the YouTube video has a mistake, the broken line is the lesser Yin and not lesser Yang, and the solid line is the lesser Yang, not lesser Yin. It is the lesser Yang.įor the lesser Yin and lesser Yang, they are not changing lines. If you get 2 tails and 1 head, mark the symbol as a solid line (Yang), and the final symbol is the same (solid line or Yang). If you get 2 heads and 1 tail, mark the symbol as a broken line (Yin), and the final symbol will be the same broken line (Yin). The solid line (Yang) will become a broken line (Yin) and the broken line (Yin) will become a solid line (Yang).

The changing lines mean the lines will be reversed to come up with a new hexagram. It means the older Yin or greater Yin, and it shows as a broken line (Yin) in the hexagram.īoth the older Yang and older Yin are changing lines. If you get 3 tails or negatives, you can mark a broken line (Yin) with an X.

It means the older Yang or greater Yang, and it shows as a solid line (Yang) in the hexagram. If you get 4 heads or positives, you can mark the symbol of a solid line with a circle. Once you focus on your question and throw the 3 coins, you get one of the 4 combinations. We are showing the 4 combinations of the 3 coins below.

How to use the coins and mark the symbols

Chinese fortune telling wheel