How do you use yarrow sticks for I Ching?

Casting The Hexagram

Remove one yarrow stalk from the fifty stalks, and put it in front of you, in a direction parallel to your body.
Randomly divide the remaining 49 sticks into 2 piles.
Pick up a yarrow stalk from the pile on the RIGHT, and put it between the little finger and the ring finger of the LEFT hand.

What are I Ching sticks?

These oracle bones, unearthed by archaeologists, were precursors to the divination system that is now used in the “I,” either a set of 50 yarrow sticks or a set of three coins. Essentially, the I Ching is a system that has always been used to predict the future. More importantly, though, is its use as a book of wisdom.

What is an I Ching box?

I CHING BOX contains everything you need to consult this the oldest of oracles. Lay the eight trigram cards on the clip-fit casting board, select your cards, then find the corresponding hexagram card. The book shows you how to interpret the cards, and includes games and exercises to help you use the oracle correctly.

How do you dry yarrow stalks?

The easiest way to preserve yarrow is to dry it. Just like any other herb, yarrow can be dried by hanging it upside down in bunches from the stems. I just tie a bunch together with some twine or an elastic band and hang it from a hook in my kitchen.

How does the Iching work?

The I Ching is used in a type of divination called cleromancy, which uses apparently random numbers. Six numbers between 6 and 9 are turned into a hexagram, which can then be looked up in the text, in which hexagrams are arranged in an order known as the King Wen sequence.

How do you infuse yarrow?

Directions:

Fill your jar 1/2- 3/4 full with the yarrow and cover with the olive oil to 1/2 inch from the top of the jar.
Use a clean knife or chopstick to release all the little air bubbles and to make sure all the yarrow is under the olive oil. Mold is likely to grow in any air spaces within the jar.
Infuse your oil.

How do you dry yarrow without a dehydrator?

Drying Yarrow Here’s how: Remove the bottom from a brown paper bag and place flower stems (loosely) inside. Put the bag outdoors during two or three warm afternoons. The bag will keep the flowers shaded, while the open ends will encourage airflow and drying.

What is heads and tails on a Chinese coin?

In the chinese coin image at the above right, the first (four-character) side is “heads,” and the second (two-character) side is “tails.”