DeepSeer is an educational guide to the I Ching (易經), the Book of Changes — one of the world's oldest books and the root of Chinese philosophy. Explore the complete classical text, practice the traditional three-coin ritual, and let our AI help you interpret the classical writing in light of a question you provide.
The Complete Classical Text
Every one of the 64 hexagrams is presented in full:
- The Judgment (卦辭) — the hexagram's core statement.
- The Image (象傳) — a reflection on conduct drawn from the hexagram's imagery.
- The six line texts (爻辭) — each line describes a stage in the unfolding of the situation.
- The study commentary — the 彖傳 (Commentary on the Judgment), the 小象 (Small Images), and the 文言 (Wen Yan) for 乾 and 坤.
- The eight trigrams (八卦) — the three-line building blocks of every hexagram, with their traditional meanings from the 說卦傳: pairings, directions, natures, animals, and associations.
Learn the Tradition
- The book's history and philosophy, reaching back more than three thousand years to the Western Zhou dynasty.
- The traditional authors — Fu Xi (the eight trigrams), King Wen of Zhou (the arrangement and Judgments), the Duke of Zhou (the line texts), and Confucius (the commentaries).
- How the I Ching grew from a divination manual into a philosophical classic through the Ten Wings (十翼), one of the Five Classics that shaped Chinese civilisation.
- Key terms from yin and yang to the Ten Wings.
How a Hexagram Is Read
- A hexagram is read from its bottom line up to its top line — each line a stage in the situation.
- Lines valued 6 (old yin) and 9 (old yang) are "changing" — they move into their opposites and reveal a second, related hexagram.
The Method
- The three-coin method: toss three coins six times to build your hexagram, one line at a time from the bottom up.
- The older yarrow-stalk method: using fifty stalks, with a different balance of odds that favors stable lines.
Cast & Reflect
- Bring a question, focus, then cast the six lines with the traditional coin ritual.
- Review your changing lines and your primary and secondary hexagrams.
- Our AI then offers a thoughtful reflection grounded in the classical text — a perspective to consider.
A Daily Reflection
A hexagram to reflect on, refreshed each day.
A Mirror, Not a Verdict
The I Ching describes situations and wise ways to meet them; it is best used as a prompt for reflection. Readings are for personal reference only and are not professional, financial, medical, legal, or mental-health advice.
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- Your readings stay on your device.
- English, Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Hong Kong), Japanese, and Korean.
The I Ching is a mirror for reflection — a framework for thinking about change, choice, and timing.
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