Simulations of the Yarrow Stalk Oracle

Synopsis of the YSO

This is a summary of ALL essential moves of the YSO, as performed by a master yarrowmancer. There are about 250 moves in a single divination, typically taking about 5 minutes. During this time, the supplicant meditates on the question.

Tableau of the YSO

This is a map of the tableau and hands of the yarrowmancy, showing typical placements of the various intermediate results. The variable names agree with whose of the synopsis.

Simulation of the YSO, 1 hyperline

This is a mimimal simulation of the YSO, for hurried consultations, but preserving the all-important probabilities of the YSO.

Click on the postage stamp once, you get one hyperline. Write it down for the bottom line, then repeat five times. The arithmetic steps are shown.