The specific steps of the Dayan Divination Method were as follows: 1. The Book of Changes emphasized on not doubting or guessing. First, think of the questions you want to ask. It was best to perform divination in the early morning. Focus and prepare a pen, paper, and fifty yarrow. He repeated his question in his heart and began to divine. 2. ** Divination Steps ** - [Confirm Tai Chi]: Take out one of the fifty yarrow leaves and put it aside to symbolize Tai Chi. In reality, use forty-nine yarrow leaves to carry out the calculation. - ** First calculation (First change algorithm)** - He divided the forty-nine yarrow into two groups, one on the left and one on the right. - Take one from the right hand and place it between the two fingers of the left hand. Divide the rest of the right hand by four, and place the remainder (one, two, three, or four) between the two fingers of the left hand. Divide the left hand group by four, and place the remainder between the two fingers of the left hand. - He placed all the remainder between the two fingers of his left hand in the upper left corner. At this time, the remaining number was 44 or 40. - ** Second calculation ** - Divide the remaining numbers (44 or 40) after the first calculation into two groups. - Repeat the operation of the first calculation and place the remaining number between the two fingers in the upper left corner (not overlapping with the first). At this time, the remainder on the desktop should be 40, 36, or 32. - ** Third calculation ** - Divide the remainder of the second operation into two groups. - Repeat the first operation and place the number between the left and right fingers in the upper left corner (not overlapping with the previous two). The remainder should be thirty-six, thirty-two, twenty-eight or twenty-four. - Finally, the remainder left on the table was divided by four to get nine, eight, seven, or six (nine and seven are Yang lines, eight and six are Yin lines), which was the first line. - [Obtaining the subsequent lines]: Repeat the process of obtaining one line five times from the previous three times to obtain five lines from the bottom to the top. The six lines need to go through a total of eighteen operations to obtain one hexagram. This hexagram is the hexagram. Among them, nine is old yang, seven is Shaoyang, six is old yin, eight is Shaoyin, nine and six are changing lines, nine from yang to yin, six from yin to yang, thus forming the hexagram. 3. ** Divination Steps ** - ** Unchanging Line **: Explain the hexagram according to the words and images of the main hexagram (original hexagram). - ** A line change **: Use the line words of the main hexagram to explain the hexagram. - ** Two changing lines **: Use these two lines of the main hexagram to explain the hexagram. - ** Three changing lines **: When solving a hexagram, use the words of the main hexagram and the words of the changing hexagram to make a comprehensive consideration. However, the words of the main hexagram are the main ones, and the words of the changing hexagram are the auxiliary ones. - ** Four changing lines **: Use the two unchanged lines to explain the hexagram. - ** Five changing lines **: Use the lines of the unchanged lines to explain the hexagrams. - ** All six lines have changed (If it's the Qian and Kun hexagrams, use "use nine" and "use six" to solve the hexagram. If it's the other hexagrams, use the changed hexagram to solve the hexagram)**.
The following is the comparison table of the Dayan Divination Method: 1. Unchanging (moving) lines: Explain the hexagram according to the words and images of the main hexagram (original hexagram). 2. There was a change line in the main hexagram, and he could use this line to explain the hexagram. 3. There were two changing lines in the hexagram, and they were used to explain the hexagram. 4. There were three changing (moving) lines in a hexagram. When solving a hexagram, one would use the words of the main hexagram and combine them with the words of the changing hexagram to make a comprehensive consideration. However, the words of the main hexagram were the main ones, and the words of the changing hexagram were the auxiliary ones. 5. There were four changing (moving) lines in a hexagram, and the hexagram was explained by the two unchanging lines. 6. There are five changing (moving) lines in a hexagram, and the hexagram is explained by the line words of the changing and unchanging lines. 7. The six lines in the hexagram all changed (moved). If it was the two hexagrams of heaven and earth, use "nine" and "six" to explain the hexagram. If it was the other hexagrams, use the changed hexagram words to explain the hexagram.
The following are some examples of the Dayan Divination Method: - There is a case of divination "cooperation" with Dayan divination method. Divination obtained the joy of small livestock, and the nine lines of the first day and the ninth day moved. - Take Dayan divination as an example. For example, if you divined the health of your parents, you would get the number "787877", which is consistent with the hexagram "Wind and Fire Family". The main hexagram is "Family: Liprivet". The hexagram is "Upper Xun and Lower Li". Xun is wind and belongs to wood, and Li is fire. At the end of the month, wood qi enters the tomb and cannot make a fire. Although the fire is a declining land, there is still qi. The third and fourth lines in the family hexagram are in charge of human affairs, and the ninth line is Yang and in position. There is a sign of the father's strictness and health, etc. In the Dayan Divination Method, take out one of the 50 yarrow leaves, and divide the remaining yarrow leaves into two parts at will. Take out one of the yarrow leaves from the right part, and then divide the left and right parts by four to get the remainder (divide by four to get the remainder). Add the remainder to the left and right, and then subtract the sum of 49 to get the difference.(The difference would only be one of the four numbers, twenty-four, twenty-eight, thirty-two, and thirty-six), and then divided by four to get six, seven, eight, and nine (six is Old Yin, seven is Shaoyang, eight is Shaoyin, and nine is Old Yang). This was repeated six times to get the six lines to form the hexagram. If there is a line movement (seven and eight do not change, but when it meets Old Yin, it becomes Old Yang, and Old Yang becomes Old Yin, that is, six and nine change each other), the hexagram will be interpreted according to the different line movements, such as a line movement to become a hexagram movement line statement, etc.
Dayan Divination was an ancient method of divination. From the perspective of modern science, it had not been proven to have the ability to predict the future or determine the absolute accuracy of things. The essence of the Dayan Divination Method was to deduce the hexagrams and lines through numbers. This deduction was based on the ancient people's understanding of the order of the universe, their observation of nature, and specific mathematical logic. It reflected more of the ancient philosophy, cultural content and the cognitive model of the people at that time. In the scope of traditional culture and philosophical research, the Dayan Divination Method was a valuable way to explore the relationship between the universe and life, but it could not be equated to the accurate prediction method based on positive science in the modern sense.
When the Dayan Divination Method was used to solve a divination, the situation of the main hexagram and the change hexagram was as follows: 1. When the lines were unchanged, the hexagram would be interpreted according to the words and images of the main hexagram (original hexagram). 2. There was a line change in the main hexagram, so he used the line words of the main hexagram to explain the hexagram. 3. There were two changing lines in the hexagram, and the lines of these two main hexagrams were used to explain the hexagram. 4. There were three changing lines in a hexagram. When solving a hexagram, one would use the words of the main hexagram and the words of the changing hexagram to make a comprehensive consideration. However, the words of the main hexagram were the main ones, and the words of the changing hexagram were the auxiliary ones. 5. There were four changing lines in the hexagram, and the hexagram was explained with the words of the two unchanged lines. 6. There are five changing lines in a hexagram, and the hexagram is explained by the line words of the changing and unchanging lines. 7. The six lines in the hexagram were all changed. If it was the hexagram of heaven and earth, he would use "nine" and "six" to explain the hexagram. As for the others, he would use the changed hexagram to explain the hexagram.
If there were three lines moving in the Dayan Divination Method, the main hexagram's words would be used in combination with the changing hexagram's words to make a comprehensive consideration. However, the main hexagram's words would be the main one, and the changing hexagram's words would be the auxiliary one.
In the Dayan Divination Method, a hexagram was formed through four camps and eighteen transformations, and a hexagram had six lines. The basic operation steps are as follows: First, the number of Dayan is 50, and the number of uses is 49. After that, he divided it into two to represent two, hung one to represent three, hung one to represent four, and returned the strange to the strange to represent the leap. After such four operations, it was called one change. Three changes determined one line (Yin line 6, Yang line 7, Yin line 8, Yang line 9). After eighteen changes, he finally obtained six lines to form a hexagram. For example, during divination, each operation would determine the number according to a specific rule, and then determine the attributes of the lines. After six such lines were determined, the complete six lines were obtained.
The accuracy of the Dayan Divination Method was slightly higher than the Gold Divination of Jiao Jingyi, but there was no specific accuracy value given at the moment. Some people believed that the Dayan Divination Method was very accurate, but this view lacked an exact quantitative basis.
It was different. Dayan Divination Method used yarrow as the medium of divination and determined the lines and hexagrams related to the divination by calculating the number of yarrow. It needed to go through 4 camps and 18 changes to complete the work of divination, and Dayan Divination Method was the only divination method recorded in the original text of Zhouyi. The six lines were the basic symbols of each of the sixty-four hexagrams in the Book of Changes. The method of divination was to use three identical copper coins or coins, shake them six times, and throw them out. According to the different results of the copper coins, determine the yin or yang lines to obtain the original hexagram. If there were old yang or old yin, it would generate a change hexagram.
The six lines and the Dayan Divination Method each had their own characteristics. It was difficult to judge which was better. Dayan Divination Method was the only divination method recorded in the original text of the Book of Changes. It used yarrow as a medium to determine the lines and hexagrams by calculating the number of yarrow. The process involved a series of operations that reflected the content and characteristics of the divination method in the Book of Changes, such as the number of heaven and earth. Its essence was the deduction of numbers. The random probability of different lines obtained in the whole divination process was different. It could be used to calculate the probability distribution of the Yi hexagram system, thus examining and calculating the relationship and evolution between the Yi hexagrams. The six lines were the basic symbols of each of the sixty-four hexagrams in the Book of Changes. They originated from the ancient divination culture. The method of operation could be to use three identical copper coins or coins, shake them by hand, and then throw them out. According to different results, the line image could be determined. A total of six shakes would result in the original hexagram, and when there were old yang and old yin, it could also generate a change hexagram. The six lines were not only a tool for divination, but also a manifestation of ancient philosophy. If one paid attention to the traditional and classic divination method, deeply explored the original divination thought in the Book of Changes, as well as the more complicated theoretical process such as numerical deduction, one might think that the Dayan divination method was better; if the operation was relatively simple and fast, the method of six lines might be more suitable.
The Dayan Divination Method, also known as the Yarrow Method, the Yarrow Divination Method, or the Zhouyi Divination Method, was the only divination method recorded in the original text of the Zhouyi. It used yarrow as a medium to determine the lines and hexagrams related to the divination by calculating the number of yarrow. The basic operation process was as follows: The number of Dayan was fifty, but forty-nine yarrow plants were used for divination. First, he took out one of the fifty yarrow leaves and did not use it (like the sky, not moving). Then, he divided the remaining forty-nine yarrow leaves into two parts (divided into two to symbolize two). He took out one from the right part (like the earth). The remaining part was divided by four to get the remainder. The left part was directly divided by four to get the remainder (divided by four to get the remainder). The left and right remainder were added to the one that was taken out to symbolize the earth. He used forty-nine to subtract this sum to get the difference. The difference would only be twenty-four, twenty-eight, thirty-two. One of the four numbers, thirty-six, was divided by four to obtain six (Old Yin, recorded as_ _ ^), seven (Shaoyang, recorded as-), eight (Shaoyin, recorded as_ _), and nine (Old Yang, recorded as-', with the commas above being empty dots). This way, the first line was obtained. Then, he divided the forty-nine yarrow into two and repeated the above steps. Each time, he obtained a line. He operated six times to obtain six lines and form a hexagram. After getting a hexagram, seven and eight would be unchanging lines. If they met six (Old Yin), they would become Yang lines, and if they met nine (Old Yang), they would become Yin lines. This situation was called line movement and hexagram change. The new hexagram obtained would be changed. When solving a hexagram, if there was only a completed hexagram without any line movement (that is, no change of the hexagram), the words of the completed hexagram would be taken; if there was only one line movement, the words of the completed hexagram would be taken; if there were two line movements, the words of the upper line of the completed hexagram would be the main line and the words of the lower line would be the reference; if there were three line movements, the words of the completed hexagram would be the main line and the words of the change hexagram would be the reference.