Bazi Daily - 18/07/2010

Ba Gua Vs Heavenly Stems & Earthly Branches

The Theory of Yin & Yang, 5 elements, HS & EB, Ba Gua .... are all belongs to the school of Yi Jing.  They are interrelated.   

Today, I shall share with you the relationship between Ba Gua & HS vs EB.   In each of the ba gua, it contains both the HS & EB. 


Gen (艮) Gua   =     Consists of  丑，艮，寅

Zhen (震) Gua  =     Consists of 甲，卯，乙

Xun  (巽) Gua   =     Consists of 辰，巽，巳

Li (离) Gua       =      Consists of 丙，午，丁

Kun (坤) Gua    =     Consists of 未，坤，申

Dui (兑) Gua     =      Consists of 庚，酉，辛

Qian (乾) Gua    =     Consists of 戌，乾，亥

Kan (坎) Gua    =     Consists of 壬，子，癸


As when have learned, 8 trigrams represents 8 different directions.  Since each of trigram can further be divided into 3 sectors, we can conclude that there are, in total, 24 directions.   It is known as 24 mountains (二十四山) in the school of fengshui.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

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-Walter Bagehot

Bazi Daily - 17/07/2010

As promised, today I shall translate the poem describing the 8 trigrams "-

乾 乾三连（Read as 'Qian San Lian'）
      Qian Gua is formed by 3 straight & continuous lines

坤 坤六断（Read as 'Kun Liu Duan'）
      Kun Gua is formed by 6 broken & discontinued lines

震 震仰盂（Read as 'Zhen Yang Yu'）
      The shape of the Zhen Gua resembles an upward facing container

艮 艮覆碗（Read as 'Gen Fu Wan'）
      The shape of the Gen Gua resembes a downward facing bowl or cup

离 离中虚（Read as 'Li Zhong Xu'）
      The centre line (i.e. Yao) of the Li Gua is a Empty or broken line

坎 坎中满（Read as 'Kan Zhong Man'）
      The centre line (i.e. Yao) of the Kan Gua is a Fully straighten line 

兑 兑上缺（Read as 'Dui Shang Que'）
      There is a deficiency (i.e. broken line) at the top of Dui Gua

巽 巽下断 （Read as 'Xun Xia Duan'）
      The bottom line of Xun Gua is a broken one.

To be very frank, the chinese poem is still the best :)

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-Thomas Edison

Bazi Daily - 15/07/2010

Ba Gua & its pictorial Representation

Each of the Ba Gua is being formed by a Yin & a Yang line.  In Chinese, it is known as 阴爻 (Yin Yao) & 阳爻 (Yang Yao).

Yang Yao is essentially a STRAIGHT Line, whereas Yin Yao is formed by 2 broken line.

                   

Yin Yao (阴爻)               Yang Yao (阳爻)

With the interaction between Yins & Yangs, the ba gua evolves :-

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I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand.

Chinese Proverb

Bazi Daily - 16/07/2010

I have showed you the pictorial representation of the 8 trigrams.  For the beginners, you may have to invest some of your personal times in remembering these trigrams. 

Ancient Chinese came out with a beautifully written poem to assist us in memorising it :-

乾     乾三连（Read as 'Qian San Lian'）

坤     坤六断（Read as 'Kun Liu Duan'）

震     震仰盂（Read as 'Zhen Yang Yu'）

艮     艮覆碗（Read as 'Gen Fu Wan'）

离     离中虚（Read as 'Li Zhong Xu'）

坎     坎中满（Read as 'Kan Zhong Man'）

兑     兑上缺（Read as 'Dui Shang Que'）

巽     巽下断 （Read as 'Xun Xia Duan'）


For those who has difficulties with the Chinese characters, I shall explain it in the coming posting.

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-Anna Freud

Bazi Daily - 14/07/2010

Ba Gua & Family Relationships

In the study of family relationship, bazi has to make use of 10 deities in establishing the kinship.  Ba Gua, however, represents different family members.


乾卦(Qian Trigram)      =  Father

坤卦(Kun Trigram)       =  Mother

震卦(Zhen Trigram)      =  Eldest Son

坎卦(Kan Trigram)       =  Middle Son

艮卦(Gen Trigram)       =  Youngest Son

巽卦(Xun Trigram)      =  Eldest Daughter

离卦(Li Trigram)         =  Middle Daughter

兑卦(Dui Trigram)      =   Youngest Daughter

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.

A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.

Bazi Daily - 13/07/2010

Ba Gua & Nature

Based on the characteristics of the ba gua, we can classify them according to the 'physical nature' :-


乾卦(Qian Trigram)       Nature: Heaven

坤卦(Kun Trigram)        Nature: Mother Earth

震卦(Zhen Trigram)       Nature: Thunder

坎卦(Kan Trigram)        Nature: Water, the Moon

艮卦(Gen Trigram)        Nature: Mountain

巽卦(Xun Trigram)        Nature: Wind

离卦(Li Trigram)           Nature: Brightness, the Sun

兑卦(Dui Trigram)         Nature: Marsh

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

We could learn a lot from crayons;

some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull,

while others bright, some have weird names,

but they all have learned to live together in the same box.

Bazi Daily - 12/07/2010

Ba Gua & its Directions

Like five elements, each trigram has a corresponding direction :-

乾卦(Qian Trigram)  =  Northwest


坤卦(Kun Trigram)   =  Southwest

震卦(Zhen Trigram)  =  East

坎卦(Kan Trigram)   =  North

艮卦(Gen Trigram)   =  Northeast

巽卦(Xun Trigram)  =   Southeast

离卦(Li Trigram)     =   South

兑卦(Dui Trigram)   =   West

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain

Bazi Daily - 11/07/2010

Ba Gua & its represented Body Parts

Five elements can be used to represent different body parts.  Since Ba Gua has its own representational elements, it can be used to represent body parts as well.


乾卦(Qian Trigram)    =  Head, Lungs

坤卦(Kun Trigram)     =  Abdomen

震卦(Zhen Trigram)    =  Throat

坎卦(Kan Trigram)     =   Kidneys, Ear, Urinary System

艮卦(Gen Trigram)     =   Hands, Spine

巽卦(Xun Trigram)     =   Hips & Buttocks

离卦(Li Trigram)        =    Eyes & Heart

兑卦(Dui Trigram)      =    Mouth

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

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Bazi Daily - 10/07/2010

Ba Gua & its Elements

Each of the trigrams has an elemental relationship. These elements can interact in productively or dominating.


乾卦(Qian Trigram)   =   Metal

坤卦(Kun Trigram)   =    Earth

震卦(Zhen Trigram)  =    Wood

坎卦(Kan Trigram)   =    Water

艮卦(Gen Trigram)    =   Earth

巽卦(Xun Trigram)   =  Wood

离卦(Li Trigram)       =  Fire

兑卦(Dui Trigram)     =  Metal

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Bazi Daily - 09/07/2010

For the past nine months (from Sept 2009 till date), I have been sharing with you on the subject of Bazi.  Since all the Chinese Metaphysics have its origin from the Theory of Yin & Yang, Ba Gua (八卦) and Yi Jing (易经).   They are inter-related.   I am thinking of approaching the bazi from the subject of Ba Gua (八卦) & Yi Jing (易经 ~ The Book of Change).   

My plan is to share with you on the information pertaining to Ba Gua (八卦) & Yi Jing (The Book of Changes).    With this understanding, we would be able to gain more perspective on the concept of Bazi.  Of course, we can also extend our knowledge to the field of fengshui & Yi Jing.

Today, I shall commence it with the name of Eight Trigrams.

Eight Trigrams    =  八卦 (pronounced as 'Ba Gua') ;

乾卦 = Pronounce as Qian Gua

坤卦 = Pronounce as Kun Gua


震卦 = Pronounce as Zhen Gua


坎卦 = Pronounce as Kan Gua


艮卦 = Pronounce as Gen Gua


巽卦 = Pronounce as Xun Gua


离卦 = Pronounce as Li Gua


兑卦 = Pronounce as Dui Gua

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back”

学习如逆水行舟，不进则退。