Dice are cleaned with sake, and then kept in a bowl of salt.
Dealer sets in formal seiza position on tatami mat with dice cup.
There are a few ways of using the dice.
You can ask a simple yes or no question.
Put the die in a bowl or cup roll it around and ask the question aloud as you shake the cup.
Turn the cup down on a mat and remove it and look at the die.
A Cho (even) number signifies yes.
A Han (odd) number signifies no.
A more complex method is thus:
4 rolls of the dice are made for each element at each cardinal point and course.
Ne: north
U: east
Uma: south
Tori: west
2 separate dice rolls are made at center of mat for a total of 6 rolls.
Numerology of each dice roll is recorded - the number produced and of course whether it is even or odd. Chō-Han means of course, "even-odd".
As Chō-Han, is a betting game, side bets would be allowed on all dice rolls, betting on evens or odds. Even dice sums will yield a yin line, odd dice sums will yield a yang line.
This will yield a single hexagram. One further throw is made to determine the the moving line.
From there, the resulting Hexagram and its moving line can be consulted in the I Ching or Book of Changes.
A further complex divination can be arrived at using the resulting hexagram by connecting each of the six hexagram lines to one of the 12 Earthly Branches and then the picture can be analyzed with the use of 5 Elements or Wu Xing. This method not only tries to determine what will happen, but also when it will happen. The method creates a bridge between I Ching and the Four Pillars of Destiny.
To determine basic past, present and future situations. This expands upon the one-die method.
Take three dice and meditate upon your current situation.
Throw the dice in a way that they fall more or less in a line.
The die to the left is the past.
A Han (odd) number means the history of the situation was negative, and a Cho (even) number indicates the history was positive.
The center die is the present; a Han number means the current situation is as negative as it will get, and an Cho number says the current situation is as positive as it will get. The die to the right is the future; a Han number means the outcome will be negative, and a Cho number indicates the outcome will be positive.
Add the numbers. Take the three dice again, and throw them.
Add up the number of dots. Add again until you get a number that is nine or less.
For example, if your total dots are 18, add the 1 and the 8 to get 9.
Use the numerals below to determine future potentials outcomes:
1 - Sorrow.
2 - Joy.
3 - A gift.
4 - New love.
5 - Silver is coming your way.
6 - Gold is coming your way.
7 - Someone will tell you a secret.
8 - Three good things will happen to you.
9 - Your true love is, indeed, true.
Here is a more in depth explanation on how to use Cho Han to produce I-Ching hexagrams.
Method 1
Use one dice to form six lines of the hexagram.
The first bottom line is found by throwing the dice.
If it's a one, three or five: a firm line, Yang.
If it's a two, four or six: a yielding line, Yin.
Continue on to generate the rest of the six lines.
Now; starting from the bottom, if the dice shows a one on the bottom line it will be old yang or ritual number nine.
If it shows a two on the second line it will be old yin, ritual number six.
A three on the third line: old yang, ritual number 9.
A four on the fourth line: old yin, ritual number 6.
A five on the fifth line: old yang, ritual number 9.
A six on the sixth line: old yin, ritual number 6.
Ritual numbers being 6 for old yin, 7 for young yang, 8 for young yin and 9 for old yang.
Interpret the hexagram by subsequently matching it to the hexagram translation from the I Ching.
Method 2
Obtain 4 dice, two of one color (or size) and two of a different color or size.
Designate one pair of dice as the lead pair, and one as the second pair.
Roll the dice.
Calculate the value of the roll by adding the value of the dice using the following:
For the lead pair: if both dice are even, the pair has a value of 2.
In all other cases, the pair has a value of 3.
For the second pair, each dice has a value. An even roll has a value of 2.
An odd roll has a value of 3.
Example: Lead pair of 2 and 4 and second pair of 1 and 6.
Roll value is 2 (lead) + 3 (second) + 2 (second) = 7
Determine the line based on the roll value:
6 = old yin
7 = young yang
8 = young yin
9 = old yang
Write down the resulting line. Begin with the first (bottom) line, and work your way up to the sixth (top) line. Once six lines have been determined, the hexagram is formed. The lines are:
old yin: ---x---
young yin: --- ---
young yang: --------
old yang: ---o---
Interpret the hexagram by matching it to the hexagram translation from the I Ching.
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