GUANYIN · FIVE COINS
Guanyin Oracle
Before casting
Settle your mind, recite the sacred name, then cast with a clear question in mind.
Settle and pay respect
Join your palms and quietly hold your question in mind. You may pay respect before an image of Guanyin; sincere prayer is also possible without an image.
Recite the sacred name
Sincerely recite the sacred name shown below and let your attention settle.
Pray and cast
Quietly pray about your question, then select “Cast the coins”. Ask one question at a time and avoid casting repeatedly to seek a preferred answer.
Countless manifestations in purple and gold;Thirty-two wondrous forms robed in white.I bow to the revered one of perfect understanding and unhindered freedom;Across worlds as numerous as grains of sand, all honor the Lord of Great Compassion.
Homage to Guanyin, the greatly kind and compassionate Bodhisattva Mahasattva who responds to prayers.
How to read the five coins
The coins represent Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth, always read in that order. M, Wd, Wt, F and E mark their fronts. An unmarked reverse is shown as “○” in the pattern. Their faces form 32 combinations, each corresponding to one lesson.
This page randomly casts each of the five coins, then shows the verse and traditional interpretation for their combined pattern.
Cast the five coins
Hold your question in mind and cast with sincerity.
Letters indicate a marked face; an unmarked reverse is recorded as “○”.
Hold one question; avoid repeating a cast merely to seek a preferred answer.