Hexagram generation (起卦)¶
IChingPy Supports different classical methods for generating a hexagram. The default explanation/divination is provided using the text and image from I-Ching.
From 50 yarrow stalks (蓍草起卦)¶
import ichingpy as icp
hexagram = icp.Hexagram.from_yarrow_stalks()
hexagram
"""
萃 -> 比
亨，王假有庙，利见大人，亨，利贞，用大牲吉，利有攸往。
泽上于地，萃；君子以除戎器，戒不虞。
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九四 大吉，无咎。
"""
The default display language is Chinese. Switch to English.
import ichingpy as icp
icp.set_language("en")
From 3 coins (铜钱起卦)¶
hexagram = icp.Hexagram.from_three_coins()
From datetime¶
IChingPy will first convert a datetime object into FourPillars(八字/四柱), and generate a hexagram using the FourPillars.
from datetime import datetime
hexagram = icp.Hexagram.from_datetime(datetime.now())
Or you can use any datetime
hexagram = icp.Hexagram.from_datetime(datetime(2020, 1, 1, 12, 0, 0, 0))
User-defined Hexagram, from binary¶
You can create any Hexagram using "binary" input
hexagram = icp.Hexagram.from_binary([1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0])
- 0: CHANGING_YIN，unbroken line, will change (老阴/太阴)
- 1: STATIC_YANG, unbroken line (少阳)
- 2: STATIC_YIN, broken line (少阴)
- 3: CHANGING_YANG, broken line, will change (老阳， 太阳)
See LineStatus for explanation of the numbers.