>>7
looks like we got two changing lines, so we have two hexagrams. primary & potential
old yin on line 2 and old yang on line 5 (a symmetrical change very fun)
from ䷞ mountain below & river above to ䷟ wind below & thunderbolt above
hexagram 31 Hsien Influence/Wooing to hexagram 32 Heng Duration
starting from the bottom: 867798 ䷞ 🠺 ䷟
6 young yin - - remains broken - -
5 old yang -o- becomes broken - -
4 young yang _ remains solid _
3 young yang _ remains solid _
2 old yin -x- becomes solid _
1 young yin - - remains broken - -
31 ䷞ 🠺 ䷟ 32
we didn't ask a question so i'll just focus on bare bones method without bothering to interpret anything.
above we have hexagram 31 which is our primary and 32 which is our potential
lines 2 and 5 change, so they are the lines we consult from the potential hexagram.
we wont bother with the lines of the primary but concern ourselves with its over all archetype of both hexagrams.
䷞
archetype
influence / wooing / tension / conjunction
attraction and influence between two complementary parts of a whole
䷟
archetype
duration / continuity / persevering
long term commitment, steady determination and persistence
changing lines
2 keeps the golden mean/
5 clings to continuity/
>>6
as for why someone would want to use the yarrow stick method, and without getting into how its performed, i can think of 3 large differences
1. time
this method takes more time, but that's purely a benefit as long you have it. the hexagram comes gains definition one line at a time across two trigrams. this divination happens as a meditative exercise (this is a reason I didn't bother asking a question with our instant roll example), so with sticks you'll have more time to ponder your question as you see yins, yangs and changes pile up and give the answer shape. this ought to lead to greater insight, especially since i don't see anyone using this method on a question that isn't especially important to them.
2. probability
with coins all outcomes have an equal chance, with yarrow sticks value 9 is thrice as likely as 6. if you see yang as more likely to transform than yin this would be your method.
3. tradition
this is the original method for the divination. maybe this makes it more meaningful to you.
hope the mods notice that pdf upload isn't working and fix it. would be really nice to be able to share those on here.