The Eight Trigram in FengShui.
Friday, 9 November 2007
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The Eight Trigram or Ba Gua, is an octagonal symbol divided into eight sectors. It comprises eight Kua grouoed around their cosmic pregenitors, Yin and Yang.
Each trigram consists of the combination of three continuous or broken lines. The broken line represent Yin and the continuous line represent Yang.
Each trigram is assigned a wide variety of meanings, according to the way in which Yin and Yang lines are combined, and then apply to all posibble replationship in life.
By using the two types of lines in three different positions, eight possible trigrams are formulated.
These trigrams collectively represent the trinity of Heaven, Earth and Man. Each trigram has been assigned a direction, an element and the Yin or Yang characteristic.
Yang (translation: ‘Sunny side of the hill’) is the male, positive, and active force, while Yin (translation: ‘Shaded side of the hill’) is female, receptive, and passive.
Their interrelationship creates the eight trigrams, any two of which can be used to form the six-lined hexagram, found in the I-Ching.
The active yang force is symbolized by an unbroken line, while the passive yin force is a 2-section broken line.
These are then placed, one above the other to form the eight possible combinations or 3-lined trigrams.
the number 9 is Trigram LI and direction South
the number 8 is Trigram KEN and direction is North-East,
the number 7 is Trigram TUI and direction West,
the number 6 is Trigram CHIEN and direction North-West,
the number 5 is the center ,
the number 4 is Trigram SUN and direction South-East,
the number 3 is Trigram CHEN and direction East,
the number 2 is Trigram KUN and direction South-Westthe number 1 is Trigram KAN and direction is North
This would be the original square diagnosis placed on the house layout and the numbers would change in a fixed pattern; at this period of 8 ie 2004 until 2023. This number 8 is at the center now. This is only applicable for houses built during the years 2004 to 2023.However houses can be renovated and still considered as period of the 8.
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