Divination Procedure for the Casting of a Hexagram

 

 

            Both the systems of I Ching and Liber Trigrammaton rely on the basic Trigrams to develop their explanation of the cosmic order.  The Classic of Changes goes on to combine each of the 8 Trigrams with one another to create the 64 Hexagrams.  Likewise, the 27 Trigrams revealed in Trigrammaton can be combined with one another to form a total of 729 Hexagrams.  These Hexagrams denote all the numbers from 0 to 728, and they establish the universe of discourse within which the Trigrammaton Qabalah is to be developed.  In order to create any Trigram, and therefore any Hexagram, a method must be established which can produce a Tao, Yang, or Yin line, either changing or static.

            This method of generating a particular Hexagram of Trigrammaton relies for its inspiration on the yarrow-stalk method of I Ching. When this method of creating a line is used, there are sixteen possible outcomes for each casting of a line.  These possible lines are distributed in the ratio of:

 

7/16: static Yin           5/16: static Yang        3/16:moving Yang      1/16: moving Yin

 

            First of all it should be noted that the number of possibilities is the number of different lines to the second power: 4 x 4 = 16.  Secondly, the four numerators of these ratios are the set of the first four odd numbers: 1, 3, 5, 7.  Thirdly, it is seen that by adding the probabilities, the overall chance of a Yang line being chosen is 8/16, and likewise for the Yin line.  Fourth, a disparity is introduced in the ratios between the static and the moving lines.  The static lines as a group are three times more likely to appear than the moving lines, being a ratio of 12/16 for the static lines versus 4/16 for the moving lines.

            The method of divining a Base-3 Hexagram will utilize these four aspects of the yarrow-stalk method:

 

One: the number of probabilities will be the number of different lines (9), taken to the second power (81). 

Two: the numerators of the nine probability ratios will be the first nine odd numbers;

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17. 

Three: equal probability (27/81) of casting, or becoming, a Tao, Yang, or Yin line. 

Four: the greater likelihood of static lines versus moving lines (45/81 vs 36/81). 

 

 

 

 

Tao static line has the probability of 17/81.  These are the 17 Tao lines of the left column.

Tao changing to Yin has a probability of 9/81.  These are the 9 Tao lines that appear in the middle column.

Tao changing to Yang has the probability of 1/81.  This is the sole Tao that appears in the right column.

 

Yang static has a probability of 15/81.  These are the 15 Yang lines in the left and middle columns.

Yang changing to Tao has a probability of 7/81.  These are attributed to the 7 Planetary Trumps (except the Moon).

Yang changing to Yin has a probability of 5/81.  These are attributed to the remaining 5 Yang lines.

 

Yin static has a probability of 13/81.  These are attributed to the 13 Yin lines in the left and middle columns.

Yin changing to Yang has a probability of 11/81.  These are given to all the Yin lines in the right column, (except for the Final Trigram).

Yin changing to Tao has the probability of 3/81.  These are given to the three Yin lines of the 26 Trigram,

(these three Yin lines all collapse back into Tao, the Stainless Abode, the Zero Trigram).

 

 

In the chart below is the allocation of the various types of lines to the 78 Major and Minor Arcana.  The line to the left of the Tarot card name is the type of line cast; Tao, Yang, or Yin. The box to the right indicates whether the cast line is changing or not.

                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                               

LINE TYPE

TAROT KEY

STATUS

LINE TYPE

TAROT KEY

STATUS

LINE TYPE

TAROT KEY

STATUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 of Disks

Static

   

7 of Swords

Static

   

The Moon

becoming Tao

———

9 of Disks

Static

———

6 of Swords

Static

   

Princess of Cups

becoming Tao

   

8 of Disks

Static

5 of Swords

becoming Yin

   

The Priestess

becoming Tao

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 of Wands

Static

———

7 of Disks

Static

   

Princess Wands

becoming Yang

———

9 of Wands

Static

   

6 of Disks

Static

   

Death

becoming Yang

———

8 of Wands

Static

5 of Disks

becoming Yin

———

 Blasted Tower

becoming Tao

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Prince of Disks

Static

———

7 of Wands

Static

   

The Empress

becoming Yang

Knight of Disks

Static

———

6 of Wands

Static

———

Fortune

becoming Tao

Queen of Disks

Static

5 of Wands

becoming Yin

   

The Hanged Man

becoming Yang

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

———

Prince of Swords

Static

   

4 of Cups

Static

———

The Stars

becoming Tao

Knight of Swords

Static

3 of Cups

becoming Yin

   

Princess Swords

becoming Yang

Queen of Swords

Static

   

2 of Cups

Static

   

The Chariot

becoming Yang

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Knight of Cups

Static

   

4 of Disks

Static

   

The Lovers

becoming Yang

   

Prince of Cups

Static

3 of Disks

becoming Yin

———

The Universe

becoming Tao

Queen of Cups

Static

———

2 of Disks

Static

———

Art

becoming Yin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Knight of Wands

Static

———

4 of Swords

Static

———

Adjustment

becoming Yin

———

Prince of Wands

Static

3 of Swords

becoming Yin

   

The Emperor

becoming Yang

Queen of Wands

Static

   

2 of Swords

Static

———

The Angel

becoming Tao

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ace of Cups

Static

———

4 of Wands

Static

———

The Hermit

becoming Yin

Ace of Disks

Static

3of Wands

becoming Yin

———

The Devil

becoming Tao

   

The Fool

Static

———

2 of Wands

Static

   

Princess Disks

becoming Yang

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ace of Wands

Static

10 of Cups

becoming Yin

———

Lust

becoming Yin

Ace of Swords

Static

   

9 of Cups

Static

———

The Hierophant

becoming Yin

———

The Magus

Static

   

8 of Cups

Static

———

The Sun

becoming Tao

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wild

Static

10 of Swords

becoming Yin

   

7 of Cups

becoming Yang

Wild

Static

   

9 of Swords

Static

   

6 of Cups

becoming Yang

Wild

Static

———

8 of Swords

Static

5 of Cups

becoming Yang