Working toolRandom drawModern practice
Background
Coin tossing is a form of sortition with two possible outcomes; used this way the coin serves as a binary lot. Many divination systems, from moon blocks to cowries, are built on binary lots.
How it works
You hold a yes/no question, flip, and read heads as yes and tails as no. Some people use the moment of flipping simply to notice which answer they were hoping for.
Notes and limits
Safety: A coin is pure chance. Do not let it decide anything serious.
At a glance
- Also called
- Heads or tails, Coin flip, Binary lot
- Traditions
- Modern
- Regions
- Worldwide / modern
- You need
- A question, A random draw
- Time
- About 1 min
- Price
- Free