Four cubes method of consulting the i-ching

Abstract

A method for forming hexagrams using four six-sided dice, wherein three of the six-sided dice are numerical dice, and the fourth die is a trigrammatic die consisting of six trigram indicia, one trigram indicium on each face of the six-sided die. Formation of a hexagram incorporates the steps of rolling the four dice together and interpreting the two rolled trigram indica on two successive rolls, wherein rolls of the numerical dice define placement of change line markers corresponding to the hexagram formed from the each rolled trigram indicium.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for forming a hexagram, the method comprising:
 rolling four six-sided dice, wherein three of the four six-sided dice are numerical dice, and a fourth die of the four six-sided dice is a trigrammatic die comprising of six trigram indicia, one trigram indicium on each face of the trigrammatic die; and   forming a trigram of the hexagram based on the trigram indicia rolled.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein numbers rolled on the numerical dice define a placement of a plurality of change line markers, respectively, each corresponding to one of the three lines of the trigram. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the four six-sided dice are rolled a second time to define a second trigram for completing the hexagram. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein numbers rolled on the numerical dice define a second placement of the plurality of change line markers, respectively, each corresponding to one of the three lines of the second trigram. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein numbers one through three on the numerical dice, result in the second placement of one specific change line marker of the plurality of the change line markers. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein interpretation of the trigram and the second trigram is a function of a line of sight of a beholder. 
     
     
         7 . An I Ching divination kit, the kit comprising:
 a trigrammatic die, the trigrammatic die comprises six trigram indicia, one trigram indicium on each face of the trigrammatic die; and   three numerical dice.