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| > Innate Trigram and Xuan Kong Five Elements He Tu and Luo Shu Before one can do an in-depth study of the innate and formed trigram, he must be thorough in the understanding of the He Tu and Luo Shu. Readers familiar with the jargon will immediately know that He Tu refers to the body-patterns on the mythical dragon-horse, and Luo Shu refers to the shell-patterns on the mythical giant-turtle. Ancient sages and philosophers have spent their entire lives in demystifying the intricacies of the I-Ching (Book of Changes), also unraveling the He Tu and Luo Shu. If expounded in detail, it will not be enough to be contained in just one volume. Therefore the author will only proceed to explain the sections usually left out by most other books. Theory of the He Tu So says the Classics: "The innate (former heaven trigram) basis of the reckon-chart is the He Tu." The markings on the Lo Pan (geomancial compass) is derived from the Map; that is such being the control, orchestrates the four sectors." 1 & 6 shared genus residing at North These are also the duality-complementary numbers of the Map. The Ten Heavenly Stems are also derives from the Map, hence the nature of duality follows its corresponding numerical type (note: Yang is odd, Yin is even). Demystifying the He Tu The He Tu basically follows the principle of heaven-earth being in position, but it also includes attribute energy kinetics. Mu-jiang teacher has said: Kan -Li meets Zhen -Xun, Gen -Dui joins Qian -Kun." This subtly points out the rule of '1,6,4,9' and '2,7,3,8' is in accord; '1,6,3,8' and '2,7,4,9' is in discord. Trigram-energy in accord means the arousing of the golden & vigorous dragon, while discord means myriad misfortunes. Herein lies the secret that the left-originating clockwise turn along the Map is in growth accordance, hence all matters prosper; else if discordance, all matters fade away into disintegration. Ancient Yellow-River Map shows special relation to the environment in China :-
Theory of the Luo Shu So says the Classics: " The usage basis of the reckon-chart is the Luo Shu" . The usage of the Lo Pan (compass) is derived from the Guide; that is :
It has the odd numerals at the four cardinal-sectors and even numerals supporting at four other diagonal sectors, hence the following complementary Luo Shu Guide :- The Luo-River Guide basically follows the principle of energy flow. Divided into a two-era cycle, 1-2-3-4 being the early era and 6-7-8-9 being the latter era. 1-3-7-9 belongs to Yang category, where left-originating clockwise flow also means Yang. 2-4-6-8 belongs to Yin category, where right-originating counter-clockwise flow also means Yin. Since time immemorial, this has been the behavior of Mystic Cosmic central commanding stars being of in-flow or counter-flow sequence. The other eight periphery sectors are of ten-complements, thus indicating the complementary-opposite relationships. Thus, the Guide expounds on the nature of universal energy, which changes according to the relevant eras. Arising and decay lies within the nine-chamber microcosmic plane. The numerical sequence of the Luo-River Guide has its mathematical property in the so-called Magic Square or Matrix. There is an equal sum of 15 in all three numerals along the same line. Herein also is seen another subtlety : 'Left-originating clockwise turn is Yang in nature, derived from the unit-place of the multiple of 3 (odd) of its own predecessor, whereas right-originating counter-clockwise turn is Yin in nature, derived from the unit-place of the multiplies of 2 (even) of its own predecessor."
This is what Lao-Zi meant when he said: " The Tao begets One, One begets Two, Two begets Three, and Three begets all things in the Mystic Relation !". The Luo Shu Guide also mirrors its relation with the Earth. " Qian being the heavenly gate, Xun being the earthly mansion" , if we were to follow the principle of Qian being the lead and rearrange the Luo Shu numbers, the resulting arrangement would be as follows :-
From a new perspective , one could see that this is the very Earth we had been residing. The Earth has its axis of rotation tilted at 23.5 degrees, a cycle after which would give the following arrangement :-
The Earth's rotation causes diurnal distinction, and its tilted axis causes seasonal distinction; all things therefore bloom and wane. This is the order of "2 -8 changing places leading to all things flourishing." Innate (early heaven) Eight Trigram Also named Fu-xi Trigram, <the Book of Changes - Explanation of Complexities>noted : " The ancient Fu-xi being the Lord under heaven, looking up to see the heavenly signs, looking down to see the earthly laws, observing the relations between animals and its environment, also in observing the vicinity and periphery, thus did he creates the Eight Trigram, with respect to intelligent virtues and all life-forms". The preceding statement shows how Fu-xi used his own vision to observe the natural laws and formulate the Eight Trigram, differentiating all forms and their nature. " Changes inherit the nature of Absolute, giving rise to Duality, which begets the Four Signs, in turn make the arising of the Eight Trigram." The author has always asked his students: " Why is there only Eight Trigram, and never Seven or Nine Trigram?". There is a mathematical reason for this: Because the Absolute gives rise to Duality, that is Yang and Yin, representing the binary states of Logic. Since there is two possible changes, and each Trigram is made of three components, the combined possible changes for each Trigram will be 2 to the power of 3, which is equal to 8. Hence the Eight Trigram are the possible number of combinations derived from these changes. Modern computer technology has progressed fast and far. Its computation speed is faster than the speed of sound. Yet its basic language is based upon the binary states of electronic logic circuits. This 'zero or one' system is the same as the Duality concepts as propounded by the Study of Changes, that is " Self" or "Non-Self". <The Book of Changes- Trigram Theorizing> says : " Heaven and Earth being in place, Mountain and Marsh in unobstructed flow, Thunder and Wind interacting, Water and Fire not in confused turmoil; Eight Trigram in balance tension, following leads to its flow, facing leads to its source. As such, changes could be reckoned". Close observation will bring its apparent relation with the geography of China :-
Shao Kang-jie once mentioned : " Such is that 1 divides into 2, 2 into 4, 4 into 8, 8 into 16, 16 into 32, 32 into 64; of thousand roots which again branches into thousands of amassing and getting finer, the finer the denser details. Gathered into one, delved into thousands." This is the principle of the interacting Eight Trigram that creates the sixty-four Trigram, which includes all phenomena without limits. Zhu-xi of Song Dynasty, who authored 'Foundations on the Study of Changes' implied: "Before the Void, there exists Yin with intrinsic Yang; after the Formed, there exists Yang with intrinsic Yin. Yin is the mother of Yang, while Yang is the father of Yin. Thus, the mother begets the son as Fu, the father begets the daughter as Gou: in furtherance the Yang arises from Fu and the Yin arises from Gou." (Note: Fu Trigram has its form as with Yang starting from its foremost significant place, Gou Attribute has its form as with Yin starting from its foremost significant place.) This illustrates the Eight Trigram principle of Yang has Yin within, and Yin has Yang within." Innate (former heaven) Eight Trigram derives from Absolute which begets Duality, begets Four Signs, begets Eight Attributes and containing the Great Nature within: Yang first appear in the East (Li Kua) and felt in the South (Qian Kua), Yin first appear in the West (Kan Kua) and felt in the North (Kun Kua). This is also what the Classics have said : " Dragons apart in opposing banks makes Yin and Yang." Explained above is the theory of : " Innate (former heaven) being the principle". Five Elements of Xuan Kong Segregation of the five elements
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