Briefly: The Trigrams

In understanding the "ken-po goku-i" of Isshinryu one must understand the depths from which it was born into Isshinryu and Karate so the following provides some insight into the parts that make up the whole...Trigrams.

The interpretations of the trigrams varies according to the position it holds, i.e. lower, upper, nuclear lower and nuclear upper, etc. By themselves they do have a generic meaning that is essentially independent of the position they hold in the hexagram. The family arrangement, i.e. see previous posting of the graphic showing the trigram family relationship.

GENERIC INTERPRETATION

The trigram, creative or Heaven, is associated with the adept who in their efforts seeks to change/shape the world. It being creative is the source of influence without regard to the intent or effect it may have.

CH'IEN, The Creative: The yang principle. The source of influence and effect. It creates something new, it changes or keeps the same what exists or it tries to terminate its existence. Symbolized by the three sons; three lesser yang trigrams: CHEN, K'AN, and KEN.

CHEN, The Arousal: Beginning. the source of the flow that creates something new.
K'AN, The Abyss: Change. The source of a flow that changes something, or resists change.
KEN, The Mountain: Ending. The source of a flow that completes or destroys something.

All of this is dependent on a point of view be it the seeker or the diviner or both. They are all intimately connected ergo the reason for a reference to the family relationship. This is why the creative is the father and the three, i.e. Ch'ien, K'an and Ken, are the three sons of the father.

K'UN, The Receptive: The yin principle. The receptivity that accepts influence. It creates a new connection leading to a recognition of the source as identifiable, provides information about the source and its influence, and give evidence of a greater whole in which the source and target are both elements. Symbolized by three daughters; three lesser yin trigrams: SUN, LI, and TUI>

SUN, The Wood or wind: Relatedness, participation, connection. the principle of interaction.
LI, The Fire, Clarity: Categorization, particularization, description. The principle of discrimination.
TUI, The Joyous: Unit, wholeness, completeness. The principle of interdependence.

The categories are subjective and also dependent on the point of view. It also relies on the illusions of the distinction of source and target, and the causality of influences. This is necessary so the seeker can receive benefit from experience or to know experience as it may be relevant to his/her seeking.

Bibliography:
Pease, Marshall. The Aquarian I Ching. Brotherhood of Life, inc. Albuquerque, NM. 1993.

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