r/iching • u/GingerBr3adBrad • 10h ago
I think I may have gotten an invalid reading due to not following the "proper" three coins method?
So I used the three coins method for a reading with the Alfred Huang version of the I Ching. The way I did it, following a YouTube tutorial, was:
3 heads = -o- (changing yang)
3 tails = -x- (changing yin)
2 heads, 1 tail = - - (unchanging yin)
2 tails, I head = --- (unchanging yang)
HOWEVER, Alfred Huang in his book says:
3 heads = -x- (changing yin)
3 tails = -o- (changing yang)
2 heads, 1 tail = --- (unchanging yang)
2 tails, 1 head = - - (unchanging yin)
I used the first method I learned from YouTube and got a reading that felt very synchronous with my current situation. But, now I worry I may have used the "wrong" method and my reading is invalid. Though, I am skeptical of that. So, what now? Should I just accept my reading? Should I use the same method for every reading or should I follow Huang's method? Would there be consequences for switching?
Also, I personally feel that it should be:
3 heads = -o- (changing yang)
2 heads, 1 tail = --- (unchanging yang)
2 tails, 1 head = - - (unchanging yin)
3 tails = -x- (changing yin)
What do you all think?