Using Prism
How to read a Prism interpretation: imagery, facts and next steps
Use a fictional career-change example to distinguish facts, classical imagery and suggested actions, and learn how to approach free and paid readings.
Start with the question being addressed
Prism at myprism.cc offers AI-generated self-exploration and situation analysis using I Ching imagery and Liu Yao methods. First check that the reading addresses your main concern, then consider the perspectives it offers. It cannot establish another person's thoughts or guarantee future outcomes.
If you mentioned work, a relationship and moving home together, look for the focus stated in the reading. A response focused on work does not mean the other questions have also been answered. Our guide to writing a question can help you prepare.
What should I look for in free and paid readings?
Free Self-Exploration connects classical imagery from your reading with your question, providing an interpretation and a postcard. Consider whether this perspective helps you understand your concern. You do not need to learn Liu Yao terminology first.
The optional paid Situation Analysis explores the same question further: supporting conditions, obstacles, changes and possible actions. Compare its interpretations with real-world information and identify assumptions that need checking. Consider buying only if the free reading is useful and you want to explore further. See the service guide and Price & delivery for pricing, languages and email delivery.
Separate facts, imagery and suggestions
- Facts are events, dates and constraints you supplied, or information that can be checked in the real world.
- Imagery and interpretation offer perspectives drawn from classical texts or traditional methods. A modern analogy helps explain an idea; it is not a newly discovered fact.
- Suggestions and conditions describe possible next steps and assumptions to check. They are not instructions you must follow.
For example, an image might bring “finding firm footing before moving” to mind. This can prompt reflection on preparation, but it cannot establish that a new employer is stable or that your current role has no future.
A fictional example: changing jobs without an offer
The question and reading exercise below are editorial fiction. They are not customer data, an actual cast, a complete paid report or a testimonial. No hexagram is assigned, and the modern analogy is not presented as a quotation from a classical text.
Suppose the question is: “I want to change jobs but do not yet have an offer. I have savings for 3 months of living expenses and worry about losing my income. I want to compare leaving now with finding another job before leaving.”
Preserve those conditions: no offer yet, savings for 3 months and a question about the order of steps. Do not turn them into “a new job is secured” or “there are 6 months of savings.” If generated text changes these facts, check the original question rather than basing a decision on the incorrect conditions.
A modern analogy is checking your footholds before crossing a river. It invites you to examine what will support the next step; it does not promise a better life on the other bank. A hypothetical action is to check the requirements and possible start dates of target roles, then compare expected expenses and a potential income gap with what you can manage. The decision still depends on your actual circumstances.
This exercise illustrates a way to read. It does not predict the text Prism will generate for you. For related reflection, see thinking about when to act.
What needs checking outside the report?
Imagery alone cannot verify another person's motives, future income, health or the timing of an event. Keep qualifications such as “may,” “if” and “not yet” intact when reading. Distinguish classical passages, generated explanations and your own associations. See our method overview.
If text conflicts with known facts, check your input and the reading's stated focus. You can contact support to report a problem. Do not send passwords, identity documents or unnecessary private information about others.
Leave with one step you can check
Write down: “What information am I missing? What will I do? What feedback would change my view?” For example, replace waiting for certainty with checking a target role's requirements and then comparing the options again. This gives you something concrete to review later.
Try free Self-Exploration. Prism supports reflection; it is not human counselling or a substitute for medical, legal or financial advice.