How does san shans divination program work?
Whilst many computer-driven yi jing divination programs calculate a hexagram in a single random pass, san shan’s procedure is to cast each line individually. This allows the diviner to spend as little or as much time as he or she wishes on the process. In addition, the probability of receiving moving or static Yin and Yang lines is essentially the same as that found in the yarrow stalk oracle. Whereas the coin oracle gives an equal probability of receiving each of the four possible lines, the yarrow stalk oracle offers the following probabilities: a static Yang line : seven out of 16 a static Yin line : five out of 16 a moving Yang line : three out of 16 a moving Yin line : one out of 16 I’ve got some suggestions about new features or improvements Please send them in. All ideas, suggestions and comments are more than welcome.
