Chapter 2: The Eight Trigrams Diagram

The Taiji Diagram was known as the "First Diagram in China" and had a wide range of applications. It appeared in many famous buildings such as the Dacheng Hall of the Temple of Confucius and the Baiyun Temple. It also appeared on clothes such as Taoist robes and fortune-tellers 'stalls. In terms of the state of the universe, it was initially a chaotic state of "Wuji". Heaven and earth were not separated, Yin and Yang were unknown, and all things were mixed into one. Later, chaos gradually separated and became orderly. With the circumference of heaven and earth and Yin and Yang, this was "Tai Chi". Tai Chi gave birth to Two Elements, which could be understood by the changes of cold and heat in a year (or a day). The winter solstice was when extreme Yin gave birth to Yang, and the summer solstice was when extreme Yang gave birth to Yin, and the winter solstice was when extreme Yang gave birth to Yin. The "two elements" gave birth to the "four signs". The winter solstice to the summer solstice was yang. The winter solstice to the vernal equinox was relatively cold, which was yang in yin (Shaoyin). The vernal equinox to the summer solstice was relatively hot, which was yang in yang (Laoyang). The summer solstice to the winter solstice was yin. The summer solstice to the autumnal equinox was relatively hot, which was yin in yang (Shaoyang). The autumnal equinox to the winter solstice was relatively cold, which was yin in yin (Laoyin). The Four Symbols gave birth to the Eight Trigrams. Through further refinement, Yin and Yang were judged according to the cold and heat of different stages, and then the combination of Yin and Yang from inside to outside of each position of the Eight Trigrams was determined to obtain the hexagram symbol. For example, the Zhen position from inside to outside was Yang, Yin and Yin, and the symbol was Yu; the Li position was Yang, Yin and Yang, and the symbol was Yu; the Dui position was Yang, Yang, Yin and the symbol was Yu; the Qian position was Yang, Yang, and the symbol was Yu; the Xun position was Yin, Yang, and the symbol was Yu; the Kan position was Yin, Yang, and the symbol was Yu; the Kun position was Yin, Yin, and the symbol was Yu. The eight trigrams were divided into eight directions, and in the middle was the Taiji Diagram. This was the basic meaning and principle of the Taiji Eight Trigrams Diagram. Furthermore, the Eight Trigrams developed outward. The theoretical basis was that Yang was born from Yin, and Yin was born from Yang. For example, the fruit rotted from the inside, the explosion spread outwards from the center, and the sun shot out from the center to the surroundings. All of these phenomena were consistent with the hexagram that Tai Chi gave birth to the two elements, the two elements gave birth to the four images, and the four images gave birth to the Eight Trigrams.

"The Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams has the Innate Eight Trigrams and the Postnatal Eight Trigrams. ** 1. Innate Eight Trigrams ** 1. ** Basic Principles ** - Based on the theory of Yin and Yang,"Wu Ji gives birth to You Ji, which is Tai Chi. Tai Chi gives birth to Yin and Yang, and Yin and Yang give birth to the Four Images (Shaoyang, Taiyang, Shaoyin, and Taiyin). The Four Images show the Eight Trigrams, and the Eight Diagrams are sixty-four." - From the position and the corresponding hexagram, it is the upper Qian and the lower Kun, the left is the right Kan, the upper left is Dui, the upper right is Xun, the lower left is Zhen, and the lower right is Gen. 2. ** The meaning of the hexagram and the characteristics of the symbols ** - The three hexagrams represented the sky and the northwest direction. The five elements belonged to the metal element. In the family, they represented the father, the older male elders, the husband, and so on. The hexagram's virtue was health, symbolizing health and strength. - The six segments of Kun represented the earth and the southwest direction. The five elements belonged to the earth and represented the mother, the elderly female elders, the wife, etc. in the family. The hexagram of virtue was Shun, symbolizing comfort. - The five elements belong to the wood element, which represents the eldest and middle-aged men in the family. The hexagram De represents movement, symbolizing activity. - The five elements belong to the wood element, which represents the eldest daughter in the family. The hexagram De represents the entry, symbolizing gentleness. - Kan Zhongman represented water, and the direction was north. The five elements belonged to water, and in the family, it represented the middle-aged man, the second son of the family, and the middle-aged man. The hexagram virtue was sinkhole. - Li Zhongxu represented fire, and the direction was the south. The five elements belonged to fire, and in the family, it represented middle-aged women, middle-aged women, and the second daughter of the family. The hexagram De was Li, symbolizing the beauty of the flame. - Gen Fu Wan represented the mountain and the northeast direction. The five elements belonged to the earth and represented the young man and the youngest son in the family. The hexagram ended with virtue and the catwoman stopped. - Duishang Que represented Ze, and the direction was the west. The five elements belonged to metal, and in the family, it represented the young girl and the youngest daughter. The hexagram De represented Yue, symbolizing joy. ** 2. Eight Trigrams Map ** 1. ** Foundation ** - King Wen of Zhou established it by observing the surrounding environment near Shaanxi, where he was at that time. 2. ** Correspondence between the direction and the hexagram ** - This is the upper Li and lower Kan, the left earthquake and the right Dui, the upper left is Xun, the upper right is Kun, the lower left is Gen, and the lower right is Qian. - It thundered the earliest in the east, so the Zhen hexagram was the east. The opposite of the Zhen hexagram was the Dui hexagram, which was the west. The southeast was the earliest to blow, so the Xun hexagram was the southeast. The opposite of the Xun hexagram was the Qian hexagram, which was the northwest. The weather in the south was very hot, so the fire represented the Li hexagram, which was the south. The opposite of the Li hexagram was the Kan hexagram, which was the north. The southwest was the vast plain, so the Kun hexagram, which represented the earth, was the southwest. The opposite of the Kun hexagram was the Gen hexagram, which was the northeast. The meaning of the hexagram was similar to the innate eight trigrams in terms of family roles, five elements, and hexagram virtue. The Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams Diagram embodied the theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements in ancient China philosophy. It believed that the world was twin, developing and changing under the effect of Yin and Yang. The various attributes of the Eight Trigrams were mutually reinforcing and restricting each other. They were in constant motion and change. The changes of all things were covered by the changes of the attributes of the five elements (water produces wood, wood produces fire, fire produces hunger, earth produces metal, and metal produces water). The novel "Battle of Yin and Yang" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it! "

"The Five Elements and Eight Trigrams are divided into Yin Yang, Five Elements, and Eight Trigrams. The five elements referred to the elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. The order of mutual generation is that metal produces water, water produces wood, wood produces fire, fire produces earth, and earth produces metal. The order of mutual restriction is that metal restrains wood, wood restrains earth, earth restrains water, water restrains fire, and fire restrains metal. The Eight Diagrams included Qian, Kan, Gen, Zhen, Xun, Li, Kun, and Dui. The Eight Trigrams were divided into innate and acquired. The Innate Eight Trigrams Map was also known as the Fuxi Eight Trigrams Map. It used the universe to represent the position of heaven and earth, forming the central axis of the meridian, and the Kanli represented the water and fire as the boundary, forming the horizontal axis of the latitude. The number of congenital eight trigrams is Qian 1, Dui 2, Li 3, Zhen 4, Xun 5, Kan 6, Gen 7 and Kun 8. The Acquired Eight Trigrams was also known as the Eight Trigrams of King Wen. The Zhen hexagram was the starting point, and it was located in the east. In a clockwise direction, it was followed by the Xun hexagram (southeast), the Li hexagram (south), the Kun hexagram (southwest), the Dui hexagram (west), the Qian hexagram (northwest), the Kan hexagram (north), and the Gen hexagram (northeast). The number of acquired eight trigrams is Kan 1, Kun 2, Zhen 3, Xun 4, Zhong 5, Qian 6, Dui 7, Gen 8 and Li 9. In the combination of the five elements and the eight trigrams, for example, the Qian hexagram, the five elements belong to metal and are located in the northwest; the Kun hexagram, the five elements belong to earth and are located in the southwest; the Kan hexagram, the five elements belong to water and are located in the north; and the Li hexagram, the five elements belong to fire and are located in the south. The arrangement of different hexagrams in the Nine Palace Box was determined according to the attributes of the Eight Trigrams. For example, the five elements of the First Palace of Kan belonged to water, so the five elements of the First Palace of Kan belonged to water. The five elements of the Second Palace of Kun belonged to earth, and the five elements of the Second Palace of Kun belonged to earth. However, it was difficult to provide a complete picture of the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams based on the existing information. It was more about the concepts related to the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams and their connections. The novel "Battle of Yin and Yang" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it! "

"The Yin-Yang Five Elements Eight Trigrams Diagram is a complex diagram that combines the concepts of Yin-Yang, Five Elements, and Eight Trigrams. From the perspective of Yin and Yang, Yin and Yang was an ancient philosophy. It had the characteristics of opposition, unity, and mutual transformation. For example, the correspondence between men and women, gentleness and firmness, and other different levels were the two elements derived from Taiji. The two elements could also derive the four images (Laoyang, Laoyin, Shaoyang, Shaoyin). The five elements included metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. The key was the complete "closed loop of generation and restriction" formed by the mutual promotion and restriction relationship. This relationship was abstracted into a method that could guide people to understand the world and solve life problems. For example, Chinese medicine used this principle of generation and restriction. There were the Xiantian Eight Diagrams (Fuxi Eight Diagrams), which were arranged as Shangqian and Xikun, left and right, left and right, Dui on the upper left, Xun on the upper right, Zhen on the lower left, and Gen on the lower right. There were also the Houtian Eight Diagrams (King Wen Eight Diagrams), which were arranged as Shangli and Xikan, Zhen on the left and Dui on the right, Xun on the upper left, Kun on the upper right, Gen on the lower left, and Qian on the lower right. The Yin-Yang Five Elements Eight Trigrams would often combine these elements to reflect the ancient China understanding of the world's composition and the laws of change. It was reflected in traditional culture, Chinese medicine, architecture (for example, the Forbidden City implied the five elements of heaven and earth and the Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams) and many other fields. There might also be decorative patterns. For example, there might be decorative patterns that were designed with a light-colored background color and added with metal, wood, water, fire, earth, mutual promotion and restriction, yin and yang, the five elements, and the eight trigrams. The novel "Battle of Yin and Yang" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click and read it! "

In ancient China mythology, Pangu created the world and transformed into the Innate Eight Trigrams after his death. When Pangu created the world, the pure Yang rose to the sky, and the turbid Yin fell to the earth. This process echoed the Eight Trigrams 'Qian as the sky and Kun as the earth. Every hexagram in the Innate Eight Trigrams had a corresponding natural phenomenon, such as Li for fire, Kan for water, Gen for mountain, Dui for swamp, Zhen for thunder, Xun for wind, etc. These hexagrams were drawn by the ancestors through observing natural phenomena. Drawing the eight trigrams that represented natural phenomena into a picture according to the relationship of unity of opposites would show the positioning of heaven and earth, the ventilation of mountains and swamps, the thinning of thunder and wind, and the non-shooting of water and fire. There was also the number of congenital eight trigrams in the picture. By connecting these numbers, one could get a Taiji diagram. This was the connection between the congenital eight trigrams and Taiji, and also explained one of the reasons why the eight trigrams were arranged in such a way. In addition, it was said that Fuxi drew a hexagram to open the world. On Mount Kunlun, Fuxi drew the Innate Eight Trigrams on his palm and drew it into the Primordial World. All things in the world appeared. Some people believed that Pangu was Fuxi and his Heaven Splitting Axe was his palm. 'The Myth of True Love in the Pangu Progenitor Universe' is equally wonderful. Please click to read it!

" The Red Chamber of the Eight Trigrams " was a novel created by Lan Xi that traveled through time and space. The story was mainly about Daiyu forgetting to give her a gift from Concubine Yuan, and she was not angry, but rather happy. The novel was set in ancient times, and the main characters included Lin Ke, Daiyu, Lin Ruhai, and Baoyu. " Red Chamber of the Eight Trigrams " was a male novel, and the latest chapter was part 75. This novel could be read online for free on platforms such as 88Booking.com and Panlong Novel.com.

The Eight Trigrams was a divination method in ancient China that mainly used symbols such as the Eight Trigrams and the Nine Stars to perform divination. Qimen Dunjia was a divination method based on the five elements and eight trigrams. Its basic idea was that everything was in the five elements and the five elements were in an endless cycle. By choosing different combinations of the eight trigrams and nine stars, one could interpret the future direction and trend. Occult Gate Eight Trigrams was often used in novels to describe various mysterious divination events and predict the future. For example, in Dream of the Red Chamber, Jia Baoyu used Qimen Dun Jia to divine his time of death and whereabouts after Lin Daiyu's death. In Water Margins, Lin Chong used Qimen Dunjia to predict his future after receiving the help of Marshal Gao. It should be noted that the Qimen Bagua category was an ancient divination method. The specific algorithm and terms may have changed with the passage of time. Therefore, when reading a novel, one needed to understand the divination methods and applications according to the specific plot and background.

The Eight Trigrams Coin had existed from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It took up a large proportion of the victory money and was passed down from generation to generation. The front side was eight characters, and the back was mostly 12 characters (including rat, cow, tiger, rabbit, etc.). There was a folk saying that "a copper Bagua is worth 50 coins". It was rare to forge and was mostly hidden under pagodas. The older the coin, the rarer it was. The Eight Trigrams Coins were used to guard houses, protect peace, cure diseases, witchcraft and divination, etc. It was said that it was at its peak during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty. It was used to build temples to ward off evil spirits and pray for good fortune. Watching "Safe Entry" wasn't enough. Everyone, please click to read the novel!

The Eight Trigrams were formed by three Yang or Yin lines, namely Qian, Dui, Li, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Gen, and Kun. Yang lines were represented by a long horizontal line, while Yin lines were represented by two short horizontal lines. The order of drawing the hexagram was from bottom to top. The lowest line was the first line, the middle line was the second line, and the top line was the third line. The Qian hexagram was made up of three Yang lines, which were three solid horizontal lines, representing the sky; the Kun hexagram was made up of three Yin lines, which were three dotted lines, representing the earth; the Li hexagram represented fire, which was made up of two Yang lines and a Yin line in the middle; the Kan hexagram represented water, which was made up of two Yin lines and a Yang line in the middle; the Zhen hexagram represented thunder, which was made up of one Yang line and two Yin lines; the Gen hexagram represented mountain, which was made up of one Yang line and two Yin lines. The Dui hexagram represented Ze (ocean and river), formed by the two Yang lines at the bottom and the Yin line at the top, while the Xun hexagram represented Wind, formed by the two Yang lines at the top and the Yin line at the bottom. While waiting for the TV series, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of "Dafeng Nightwatchman"!