Liu Yao: six coin tosses and a najia chart
Liu Yao reads one live question. It does not use a birth chart. Three coins tossed six times build the lines from the bottom up. Old yin and old yang move, and the changed hexagram is the new condition, not a new fate.
- English name
- Six Lines · Najia
- Also called
- Coin oracle · Wen Wang gua
Editorial review: 2026-09-22 · Reviewed by fateshow · Editorial method
Divination
Input is the casting moment plus the question. The same six tosses rebuild the same chart. Birth data is ignored.
Concept snapshot
Input
Casting moment and one question; no birth data
What is calculated
Primary hexagram, moving lines, changed hexagram, six relations, world and response
What it is not
BaZi, Zi Wei, Meihua, or Qi Men
Reading order
Name the useful god → check void and clash → then the moving lines
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Overview
An overview of Liu Yao
Liu Yao reads one question that has already been stated. Three coins tossed six times build the lines from the bottom up. It does not use a birth chart.
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The coin cast
How the three-coin cast is built
Liu Yao reads one question that has already been stated. It does not use a birth chart. Three coins tossed six times build the lines from the bottom upward. Miss one toss and there is no hexagram.
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Useful god, shi-ying, and najia
The useful god, shi and ying, and najia
The useful god is the line that stands for this question. Shi is the asker’s side. Ying is the other side. Najia loads stems and branches onto the lines. Relations come after that load.
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Primary and changed hexagram
The primary hexagram and the changed hexagram
The primary hexagram is the six lines just cast. Moving lines produce the changed hexagram. That hexagram is the condition of a next step. It is not a second fate, and it does not rewrite what has already happened.
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Void, month-break, and day clash
Void, month-break, and the day clash
These three mark a line that is thin or clashed in this cast. They depend on the branch after najia, and on the month and day of the cast. With no moving line, you still look at where the useful god sits now.
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Use and limits
What questions a Liu Yao cast can hold
Liu Yao fits one stated matter that can point at a useful god. It does not read a whole life, and it does not replace a medical, legal, or financial decision.
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What a six-line cast is
Each toss of three coins sums to 6, 7, 8, or 9: old yin, young yang, young yin, or old yang. The first toss is the bottom line. The sixth is the top. Moving lines (6 and 9) produce the changed hexagram.
Najia assigns a stem, branch, and element to each line, plus one of the six spirits. The six relations are siblings, offspring, wealth, officer, and parents, taken from the line element against the hexagram. The world line is the asker’s side. The response line is the other side or the setting.
What fateshow calculates
The useful god follows the question: self looks at the world line, the other party at the response line, money at wealth, work at the officer. Void, month break, and day clash mark lines that are weak in this cast. A still hexagram is read from where the useful god sits, not from a moving line that is not there.
The casting clock is recorded with the chart. It does not invent a birth hour, and it does not borrow pillars from BaZi.
What it is not
It is not a life chart. A six-line reading that starts from a birth date has left this method. It is also not Meihua’s host and guest, and not a nine-palace Qi Men board.
The changed hexagram is the condition the moving lines produce. It is not a second verdict about the person’s life.
Safety boundary
A cast describes lines for one question. It is not medical, legal, or financial advice, and a moving line is not a scheduled event.
Common mistakes
- Asking about a whole life instead of one matter.
- Taking the useful god from habit instead of from the question just asked.
- Reading the changed hexagram as a new destiny.
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Liu Yao
Six tosses of three coins, then a najia chart with world and response lines, six relations and the useful god
Open tool →Frequently asked questions
Do I need a birth time?
No. The cast uses the moment of the tosses and the question. Birth data is not an input.
What do 6, 7, 8, and 9 mean?
They are old yin, young yang, young yin, and old yang. Only 6 and 9 move.
Can one cast answer three questions?
The chart is built for the question that was written down. A different matter needs its own cast.
Sources and editorial basis
- 1. fateshow Liu Yao cast
Supports six coin values, the primary and changed hexagrams, najia stems and branches, six relations, world and response lines, and void or clash marks. It does not read a birth chart.