Hexagrams are figures composed of six stacked horizontal lines, where each line is either Yin (a broken line _ _ ), or Yang (a solid line _). Functioning as complementary forces, the two principles cannot exist without one another and together they form the dynamic infrastructure of the Universe which, by its perpetual transformations, seeks to strike a balance between these opposing forms of energy. It is characterized by coolness, darkness, indwardness and intimacy. It is associated with light, warmth, brightness and outwardness whereas Yin is the feminine, negative, passive principle representing Earth. Yang is the masculine, positive and active principle, corresponding to Heaven. Tai Qi comprises two primordial forces, Yin and Yang, the interaction of which formed the "Ten Thousand Things", that is to say, all of which Creation is comprised. Based on the interaction between Yin and Yang, these trigrams serve as a basis for "the arrangement" of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes.Īccording to Chinese cosmogony, Qi is synonymous with the Origin of Things, also known as the Infinity or Nonexistence from which the Existence, Tai Qi, evolved.
The underlying principles of this divination text are attributed to Fu Xi, a legendary emperor (around 2953 - 2838 BCE), to whom the symbolic representations of cosmological phenomena, energy flow and metamorphosis, the eight trigrams were divulged supernaturally.
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Far from being a mere oracle, the I Ching amounts the classical knowledge of ancient Chinese dynasties and helps those in search of answers to learn how to balance their rhythm, adjust their behavior and deepen their understanding in order to harmoniously attune themselves to the mechanism of the Universe which, akin to human nature, is perpetually changing. The I Ching, also known as the Classic of Changes or Book of Changes, is one of the most influential and complex ancient literary masterpieces of the Far East, the essence of Chinese spirituality, yet retaining its mystery and wisdom throughout the millenia.
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