Brief instructions.

Formulate your question to the Yijing (we used to write: I Ching, but the pronunciation remains the same) in the text input field above. This question and the answer that the Yijing gives can only be read by you. If you want to know more about how your privacy is guaranteed, read here.

The answer from the Yijing appears by clicking on the red Answer button or on the coins. You will see two hexagrams appear. The left hexagram (or the top hexagram if you hold your phone vertically) describes your current situation. It provides insight into the circumstances, energies and dynamics that are currently at play in your life regarding your question. This hexagram shows where you stand now and which forces are at work. The second hexagram - the 'changing hexagram' or 'transformation hexagram' - arises from the changing lines in the first hexagram and shows the direction of change or possible outcome. It indicates where the situation is heading if the current energies follow their natural course. If none of the lines move, no second hexagram is created and you will see an image of the Duke of Zhou, who urges you to study the Judgment. A hexagram without moving lines usually indicates a stable situation.
By then clicking on the buttons 'the Sign', 'the Judgment' or 'the Image' in the hexagram, a screen appears. On it, the Yijing tells the individual applicable commentaries. There are also two buttons with a downward arrow. Click on them to get even more explanation. By the way, pay special attention to 'the Judgment'.
The Chinese character at the top of the hexagram is also a button that brings up a screen. This screen is a bit more advanced, as it addresses subtle nuances of each individual line. But remember that all screens on this site have many more buttons than you might think at first glance. Just click around.
The moving lines of the initial hexagram are displayed below the Judgment. There you will also find that button with a downward arrow. Click on it for more explanation. If no line moves, then read especially the Judgment. All individual red lines in the hexagrams can also be clicked separately. So the red lines are also buttons. Their meaning appears in a new smaller window, which you can also close with the red cross ⊗.
Scroll down further and there you will find a screen with the option for a Personal AI interpretation. If you have written down a question, you can click on the button and after about 15 seconds you will receive an AI-written interpretation. This interpretation, or reading, tells about your question in relation to the hexagram you received as an answer. Hopefully this interpretation helps to better understand what the Yijing's answer means.
It is possible to ask a new question by clicking on the coins or by choosing 'ask a question' from the menu at the top of the page.


This site gives you the opportunity to create an account. You can then save your questions and answers and read them back later, and you can make notes on all your answers. An account costs € 18 per year. It is valuable to read back later what the Yijing answered. You will read the answer differently and it is a good way to better understand the symbolic language of the Yijing.

An extensive explanation and user guide about the Yijing can be found in the foreword by Carl Gustav Jung and in the introduction by the translator of this text, Richard Wilhelm. This introduction also explains more about how you can use the Yijing, the Book of Changes, to ask questions.
The historical Chinese commentary, with commentary by Richard Wilhelm, about the Yijing can be read in the Ten Wings.
If you want to learn more about the background and use of the Yijing, visit the site of the Yijing Research Center.


To help you concentrate well on asking a question and understanding the answer that the Yijing gives, an antique Tibetan singing bowl is depicted at the bottom of each page. Click on the bowl to hear the sound of this bowl.



NB. This site is regularly renewed and improved. This is an ongoing work in progress, since 2001.
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© Amsterdam, January 10th 2001 (launch), August 26th 2015 (new lay-out), June 16th 2017 (draw a hexagram), February 9th 2019 (omnimono module) and July 25th 2025 (AI interpretation).