Introduction to I Ching

To be simple, I ching is made up of 64 divination. Each divination result set out to be made of up either broken or joint lines. In ancient times, people use 3 coins to be tossed six times to compose one divination. Like nowadays, the reader decide the face of heads and tails. Two heads and 1 tail depict one broken line (Yin) and vice versa for the Yang line. When 3 heads (yang) were shown, it will be a changing line and its nature shall be positive (yang). And vice versa for the changing line of Yin (need 3 tails to be shown).

Each divination result tells a story and like tarot it acts as a mirror to the querant and reveals the matters on the mind of querant on his subconscious and conscious level. Sometimes it points out at another area of life of the querant that requires him to sort out first.

Each divination is made up of upper gua (3 lines) and lower Gua (3lines). Note the chinese characters and the order of the joint and broken lines

It was known that Confuicus made alterations to the ancient I Ching during his life time and his version was passed down to the present times. Do note that He was initiated and attained the level of Arhat (4th Inititaion). 

From this level, future people of Kong Zi generations devised the Liu Yao method of divination. But this method is harder to learn because students have to be very strong in the chinese metaphysics. This method is good at pin pointing when an incident going to unfold (which day n month).