NINEHOUNDTHE EASTERN OBSERVATORYBring one specific question. Make three draws, then explore your reading.
Enter the upper and lower trigram numbers (1–8), then the moving line (1–6).
A MOMENT BEFORE THE PATTERN
Your reading will appear here after the third draw, with an interpretation and a practical next step.
BIRTH-CHART READING
Enter your birth date, time and place for a traditional reading of your personality, relationships and life stages. You do not need to know Chinese astrology to begin.
THE LIFE CHART
Your chart and a short overview will appear here. You can then request a deeper reading.
METHOD & SOURCES
NineHound draws an upper trigram, a lower trigram and one moving line. This digital structure refers to the abbreviated method recorded in Takashima Ekidan. It is not a simulation of physical yarrow stalks or a six-throw coin method.
See the historical text ↗English hexagram and line readings are contemporary interpretations, not literal translations. The Chinese text is available beside them, so you can return to the source.
Text and editorial sources ↗KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING
Follow NineHound on Instagram to stay connected. For longer writing on the I Ching and its interpretation in Chinese, find Lao Heshan Daoren on Zhihu.
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