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October 17, 2026 · Rich Costello

From October 1 - 15 the most frequent I Ching coin toss sequence was Primary Hexagram 3. Line 2 transforming into Hexagram 60. So let’s jump right in and figure out what this all means in relation to news and current events during the past couple weeks.

October 3, 2026 · Rich Costello

Well, the Coin Toss Data application has been running for well over a month now, so it's now possible to get a look at what the random coin tosses have been generating and identify the most frequent coin toss sequence for September of 2026.

September 29, 2026 · Rich Costello

With the onset of Fall I'm rolling out two new features on the I Ching Portal. Insight Frequencies tracks phrases and keywords and Run the Number makes random coin toss a little more interactive.

September 3, 2026 · Rich Costello

Toss the coins for the data and see the results in real time! This is a request for some human assistance as I build out the first of many data models for the IChingPortal.

August 2, 2026 · Rich Costello

This is an example of things that go well together—like peanut butter and chocolate (as I’ve referenced before) or a nice Bordeaux and a New York strip—but on a spiritual level. I am talking about the I Ching and memes.

July 12, 2026 · Rich Costello

When I created the IChingPortal back in 2018, one of the first APIs I integrated was Twitter. That was back when it was free and popping with diverse content from all angles. It was a thriving ecosystem of social content. The eclectic content that would be returned from each hexagram's keywords was both entertaining and interesting. Eventually, they put rate limits on it and then discontinued it. When it became X.com, they returned the API, but the pricing on it now is way too cost-prohibitive. The current Bluesky Social API integration into the IChingPortal is reminiscent of the good old days of Twitter.

July 9, 2026 · Rich Costello

Part of my mission in developing the IChingPortal has been to create a tool that can enhance people's street smarts and inner savviness. To create a way to hone the fine skill of reading between the lines, and I want to do this in a way that is both educational and entertaining. We find ourselves in a new environment today. Caught between two worlds right now, we're living in a post-COVID inflationary repercussion period, where the chickens of pandemic policy decisions, overspending, and massive deficits are coming home to roost. And then to top it off, we've been thrust into this Aldous Huxley - Brave New World of AI, where big tech now threatens our livelihoods and we're basically being told - DEAL WITH IT!

July 2, 2026 · Rich Costello

When I was living in the Providence, RI area during the late '80s/early '90s, I used to listen to WBRU, an alternative rock station out of Brown University. Their lunchtime news segment was called the Rex Report, with an animated DJ delivering the headlines. At the end of his segment, Rex would say, "If you don't like the news then go out and make your own."

June 15, 2026 · Rich Costello

Now you can track the latest predictions markets using the Ichingportal’s hexagram keyword data search.  We’ve integrated 3 api’s into our system: Kalshi, Polymarket and an offbeat platform called Manifold.

June 8, 2026 · Rich Costello

Welcome to a unique way to view the news and media landscape in real time using hexagram key word data to shape your view on the world. Ichingportal newsfeeds provides an innovative way to track thousands of websites and blogs from around the globe and sort them from the perspective of each iChing hexagram and their corresponding lines.