I Ching - more ...

I would first stress two items before the post. First, I am the author of this blog and wish to emphasize that you should always remember that the posts are written from my own standpoint. Two, that you take the following information, each seperate item, on its own and remember that no one point of view is defined by this data, it remains fluid in accordance with the person who is studying it.

We have the six trigrams divided into two groups, yang and yin. The trigrams with "one" undivided line are the "yang." The trigrams with "one" divided line are the "yin."

Together they all constitute the "six children" or "three sons" and "three daughters."

In utilizing the trigrams for the I Ching you find the numerical values by counting the lines. The divided lines will count as "2" and the undivided lines as "1."

_____ _____ 2
__________ 1
_____ _____ 2

for the numerical value of "5."

In addition the following also applies:

____ ____ indicates 2 or more subjects
____ ____ indicates 2 or more subjects
________ indicates 1 ruler governing 4 subjects or more ...

____ ____ indicates 1 subject serving 2 rulers
________ 2 rulers striving together for
________ the allegiance of the one subject

____ ____
____ ____ Line 5 & 6 are Heaven: Husband
________
____ ____ Line 3 & 4 are Earth: his wife
________
________ Line 1 & 2 are Man: their son

When the yang line is in a even space it is not appropriate and indicates what is bad.
When the yin line is in an odd space it is not appropriate and indicates what is bad.

There are five "points" in regards to the lines of a hexagram/trigram:
1. The time.
2. The position of the line.
3. The quality of the line.
4 & 5 The mutual nearness of lines and the responsive relations of lines [these two are significant in relation to the first three points]

The fifth line of the hexagram is almost always the place of honor and authority to the hexagram.

In reference to Heaven it is represented/symbolized by all "animals," moving creatures.
In reference to Earth it is represented/symbolixed by all "plants," things that stand and do not move.
Heaven turns their heads to the sky while Earth has roots to the ground.

The sixth line is understood as having "no place" at all.

In numerology the "Heaven" is round, its circumference is 3x's the size of its diameter thus the number for Heaven is "3."
In numerology the "Earth" is square, its circumference is 4x"s its length or breadth; 2 pair of equal sides thus the number for Earth is "2."