The I-Ching 16-Stick Set is a 3D-printable set of 16 divination sticks for casting I-Ching hexagrams, kept in a cylindrical screw-lid container carved with a serpent motif. The design takes its cue from traditional Chinese carved boxes and is a tribute to the Year of the Snake.
What is in the set
- 16 divination sticks for the I-Ching 16-stick method.
- A cylindrical container with a screw lid, carved with a serpent motif.
- A disc that slides into a slit in the lid, and a decorative ring that finishes it.
The set is compact and easy to store: the sticks live inside the container, so everything you need for a reading fits in one small object.
How to use the sticks
An I-Ching hexagram is built from six lines. With this set you build it one line at a time:
- Draw a stick from the container and note the result.
- Return the stick to the container.
- Repeat until you have six lines, which together make your hexagram.
Returning each stick keeps the odds the same for every line. You can also draw without returning the sticks, but this changes the probabilities as you go.
Printing and assembly
- Material: a wood-look PLA filament gives the sticks a wooden finish; the container can be printed in any colour you like.
- Colours: the colours of the sticks are set by a modifier in the 3MF file, so you can print them in one go.
- Assembly: slide the disc into the slit in the lid, add the decorative ring, then screw the lid onto the container.
About the I-Ching
The I-Ching, or Book of Changes, is an ancient Chinese text used for divination and reflection. Each reading produces a hexagram, a stack of six lines, which you read against the text. This set is a tactile way to cast one: slow, hand-held and a little ritual.
Files
Anyone can see this page. The print files (STL and 3MF) unlock when you sign in with Patreon as an Alchemic Matter patron.