Bagua

Trigrams

Relation to other principles

無極生有極、 有極是太極、 太極生兩儀、 即陰陽。 兩儀生四象: 即少陰、太陰、 少陽、太陽、 四象演八卦、 八八六十四卦。

Wújí shēng yǒují, yǒují shì tàijí. Tàijí shēng liǎngyí, jí yīnyáng. Liǎngyí shēng sìxiàng: jí shǎoyīn, tàiyīn, shǎoyáng, tàiyang Sìxiàng yǎn bāguà, bā bā liùshísì guà

The Limitless produces the Delimited, and this Delimited is equivalent to the Highest Limit, or the Absolute. The Taiji produces two forms Liangyi, namely ''yin and yang Hexagram lookup table Fu Xi "Earlier Heaven" 卦名 Name 自然 Nature 季节 Season 性情 Personality 家族 Family 方位 Direction 意義 Meaning Summer Creative 父 Father 南 South 健 Expansive energy, the sky. For further information, see tiān. Summer Gentle 長女 Eldest Daughter 西南 Southwest 入 Gentle penetration, flexibility. Autumn Abysmal 中男 Middle Son 西 West 陷 Danger, rapid rivers, the abyss, the moon. Autumn Still 少男 Youngest Son 西北 Northwest 止 Stillness, immovability. Winter Receptive 母 Mother  North 順 Receptive energy, that which yields. For further information, see dì. Winter Arousing 長男 Eldest Son 東北 Northeast 動 Excitation, revolution, division. Spring Clinging 中女 Middle Daughter 東 East 麗 Rapid movement, radiance, the sun. Spring Joyous 少女 Youngest Daughter 東南 Southeast 悅 Joy, satisfaction, stagnation. This is also known as the "binary sequence" or Shao Yong sequence. A binary interpretation of each hexagram is made by interpreting yin as "0" and yang as "1", and reading the leading "digit" from the inside of the diagram, so the hexagram kūn is interpreted as 0, and gèn as 1. The hexagrams are in binary order when read up from the bottom around on the right, then up again on the left to the top. King Wen "Later Heaven" 卦名 Name 自然 Nature 季节 Season 性情 Personality 家族 Family 方位 Direction 意義 Meaning Summer Clinging 中女 Middle Daughter 南 South 麗 Pulsing motion, radiance, the luminaries. Summer Receptive 母 Mother 西南 Southwest 順 Receptive energy, that which yields. Autumn Joyous 少女 Youngest Daughter 西 West 悅 Joy, satisfaction, stagnation. Autumn Creative 父 Father 西北 Northwest 健 Expansive energy, the sky. Winter Abysmal 中男 Middle Son 北 North 陷 Danger, rapid rivers, the abyss, the moon. Winter Still 少男 Youngest Son 東北 Northeast 止 Stillness, immovability. Spring Arousing 長男 Eldest Son 東 East 動 Excitation, revolution, division. Spring Gentle 長女 Eldest Daughter 東南 Southeast 入 Gentle penetration, flexibility. ''Yellow River Map'' 卦名 Name 節氣 Solar Term 屬性 Elements 器官 Organs 方位 Direction 顏色 Color 味道 Taste 星相 Constellation 體液 Body Fluid 二進制 Binary 情志 Mood Winter Solstice 冬至 陽火 腎 Kidneys 北 North 丹 Red 鹹 Salty 虛 血 Plasma 011 恐 Fear Start of Winter 立冬 陰火 腸 Intestines 西北 North West 洋紅 Magenta Salty 斗 血 Plasma 010 恐 Fear Autumn Equinox 秋分 陰水 肝 Liver 西 West 藍 Blue 苦 Bitter 房 津 Liquid 110 憂 Sullen Start of Autumn 立秋 陽水 膽 Gallbladder 西南 South West 黑 Black 苦 Bitter 津 Liquid 111 憂 Sullen Summer Solstice 夏至 陰木 肺 Lungs 南 South 青 Cyan 辛 Spicy 星 氣 Air 100 喜 Joy Start of Summer 立夏 陽木 心 Heart 東南 South East 綠 Green 辛 Spicy 井 氣 Air 101 喜 Joy Spring Equinox 春分 陽金 脾 Spleen 東 East 黃 Yellow 酸 Sour 精 Essence 001 怒 Anger Start of Spring 立春 陰金 胃 Stomach 東北 North East 白 White 酸 Sour 奎 精 Essence 000 怒 Anger Cycles of elements in this chart: 生, 剋 火生水, 水生木, 木生金, 金生火 火剋金, 金剋木, 木剋水, 水剋火 Fire brings water, water feeds wood, wood brings metal, metal brings fire Fire melts metal, metal chops wood, wood drains water, water quenches fire ''Nine Halls Diagram'' 卦名 Name 節氣 Solar Term 屬性 Elements 家族 Family 方位 Direction 顏色 Color 脈搏 Pulse 二進制 Binary 四馬與治療法 Four horses & Therapy Winter Solstice 冬至 太陽陽水 父 Father 北 North 黑 Black 沉 Deep 111 11太陽,寒者熱之00 Start of Winter 立冬 太陽陰水 長女 Eldest Daughter 西北 North West 藍 Blue Deep 110 11太陽, 寒者熱之00 Autumn Equinox 秋分 少陽陽木 中男Middle Son 西 West 綠 Green 細 Small 101 10少陽, 涼者溫之01 Start of Autumn 立秋 少陽陰木 少女 Youngest Daughter 西南 South West 青 Cyan 細 Small 100 10少陽, 涼者溫之01 Summer Solstice 夏至 太陰陰金 母 Mother 南 South 白 White 浮 Float 000 00太陰, 熱者寒之11 Start of Summer 立夏 太陰陽金 長男 Eldest Son 東南 South East 黃 Yellow 浮 Float 001 00太陰, 熱者寒之11 Spring Equinox 春分 少陰陰火 中女 Middle Daughter 東 East 洋紅 Magenta 大 Big 010 01少陰, 溫者涼之10 Start of Spring 立春 少陰陽火 少男 Youngest Son 東北 North East 丹 Red 大 Big 011 01少陰, 溫者涼之10 Cycles of elements in this chart: 生,剋 水生木,木生金,金生火,火生水 水剋火,火剋金,金剋木,木剋水 Water feeds wood, wood brings metal, metal brings fire, fire brings water Water quenches fire, fire melts metal, metal chops wood, wood drains water Bagua used in Feng Shui The Bagua is an essential tool in the majority of Feng Shui schools. The Bagua used in Feng shui can appear in two different versions: the Earlier Heaven Bagua, used for burial sites, and the Later Heaven Bagua, used for the residences. Xiantian Bagua In Xiantian Bagua, also known as Fu Xi Bagua or Earlier Heaven Bagua, the Heaven is in the higher part and the Earth is in the lower part. The trigram Qian is at the top, the trigram Kun is at the bottom. The trigram Li is located on the left and opposite to it is the trigram Kan. Zhen and Xun form another pair, while being one opposite the other, the first on the bottom left next to Li while the second is next to Qian on the top right of the Bagua. Gen and Dui form the last pair, one opposite the other, both in balance and harmony. The adjustment of the trigrams is symmetrical by forming exact contrary pairs. They symbolize the opposite forces of Yin and Yang and represent an ideal state, when everything is in balance. Houtian Bagua The sequence of the trigrams in Houtian Bagua, also known as the Bagua of King Wen or Later Heaven Bagua, describes the patterns of the environmental changes. Kan is placed downwards and Li at the top, Zhen in the East and Dui in the West. Contrary to the Earlier Heaven Bagua, this one is a dynamic Bagua where energies and the aspects of each trigram flow towards the following. It is the sequence used by the Luo Pan compass which is used in Feng Shui to analyze the movement of the Qi that allegedly affects us. Western Bagua Feng shui was made very popular in the Occident thanks to the Bagua of the eight aspirations. Each trigram corresponds to an aspect of life which, in its turn, corresponds to one of the cardinal directions. Applying feng shui using the Bagua of the eight aspirations made it possible to simplify feng shui and to bring it within the reach of everyone. Western Bagua focuses more heavily on the power of intention than the traditional forms of feng shui. Masters of traditional feng shui disregard this approach, for its simplicity, because it does not take into account the forms of the landscape or the temporal influence or the annual cycles. The Bagua of the eight aspirations is divided into two branches: the first, which uses the compass and cardinal directions, and the second, which uses the Bagua by using the main door. It is clear that, not taking into account the cardinal directions, the second is even more simplified. Bagua map A bagua map is a tool used in Western forms of feng shui to map a room or location and see how the different sections correspond to different aspects in one's life. These sections are believed to relate to every area or aspect of life and are divided into such categories as: fame, relationships/marriage, children/creativity, helpful people/travel, career, inner knowledge, family/ancestors/health, and wealth/blessings. In this system, the map is intended to be used over the land, one's home, office or desk to find areas lacking good chi, and to show where there are negative or missing spaces that may need rectifying or enhancing in life or the environment. For example, if the bagua grid is placed over the entire house plan and it shows the toilet, bathroom, laundry, or kitchen in the wealth/blessings area it would be considered that the money coming into that particular environment would disappear very fast, as if to be 'going down the drain.' an "Mystic Tablet" containing the Eight Trigrams on top of a large tortoise, along with the 12 signs of Chinese zodiac, and a smaller tortoise carrying the Lo Shu Square on its shell In Unicode The bagua symbols are in the Miscellaneous Symbols block of Unicode: Official Name Glyph Unicode # HTML Trigram for Heaven ☰ U+2630 ☰ Trigram for Lake ☱ U+2631 ☱ Trigram for Fire ☲ U+2632 ☲ Trigram for Thunder ☳ U+2633 ☳ Trigram for Wind ☴ U+2634 ☴ Trigram for Water ☵ U+2635 ☵ Trigram for Mountain ☶ U+2636 ☶ Trigram for Earth ☷ U+2637 ☷