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Yin/Yang and Trigram Formation

"from the two came the three"

Here we see the formation of the 8 Trigrams or as its known in Chinese the ba Gua. All Trigrams are created from the bottom up, a bit like building a house, and as you have seen are derived from the Tai Chi symbol. So the first line is the bottom line and this is greater yang on the left with greater yin on the right. The next level has the lesser or younger levels of yin and yang and finally the top line provides the 8 Trigrams. By Looking down each of the 8 columns you can see the Trigrams. The first has a yang line in all 3 positions, the second has a yin top line and yang first and second, (even though these are shared.)

feng shui ba gua

tai chi

Now yang gives birth to yin and yin creates yang, its a never ending cycle. Yang in coloured black above and yin is yellow. This sequence was discovered back in BC 3300 by Fu Xi, it tells us of the natural forces in life as you will see. One of the most striking coincidences with this sequence is that it is a binary code, that's the same language that computers use, but this is over 5 000 years old!
Now that the Trigrams have been created, lets find out their secrets
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