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Ancient Chinese Magic —— Eight Trigrams

China is a land steeped in magical belief. From as long ago as 1600 BCE, divination, wizards, and alchemists were documented in ancient Chinese writings. Psychic powers, evil spirits, potions and spells permeated daily life. The Chinese Zodiac was, and is, wildly popular. Astrologers were sought out to give answers to all kinds of questions as well as advice. Magicians were also welcome in the palace, and illusionists created reality-defying shows.periods, people in the spring and autumn and Warring States periods (Confucius was one of the representatives) wrote the ten wings, also known as the book of changes, to interpret the book of changes. The book of changes is an ancient philosophical book reflecting changes. It has long been selected by random numbers as divination words. Bagua is a profound philosophical concept in ancient China. It is said that it is the yin-yang theory of the ancient Han nationality. The so-called "Tai Chi generates Liangyi (i.e. Yin and Yang), Liangyi generates four images (i.e. Shaoyang, sun, Shaoyin and Taiyin), the four images perform Bagua and 8864 Diagrams". This is Fuxi Bagua, also known as congenital Bagua. Ancient Chinese medical scientists divided the Qi of yin and Yang according to the four images, and analyzed people's personality types with people's physiological characteristics and appearance. Bagua is a philosophy that reflects changes. It has long been used as divination by random numbers

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Bagua is a profound philosophical concept in ancient China. It is said that it is the yin-yang theory of the ancient Han nationality. The so-called "Tai Chi generates Liangyi (i.e. Yin and Yang), Liangyi generates four images (i.e. Shaoyang, sun, Shaoyin and Taiyin), the four images perform Bagua and 8864 Diagrams". This is Fuxi Bagua, also known as congenital Bagua. Ancient Chinese medical scientists divided the Qi of yin and Yang according to the four images, and analyzed people's personality types with people's physiological characteristics and appearance.

Bagua is a philosophy that reflects changes. It has long been used as divination by random numbers

Eight Trigrams

I. General Attributions
Trigram Symbol	Trigram Name	Meaning	Direction	Season	Yin-Yang

	Chien Qián 乾	Heaven, Sky, Air	South	Summer	Supreme Yang

	Sun Xùn 巽	Wind	Southwest	Mid-Summer	Young Yin

	K'an 坎	Water	West	Autumn	Middle Yin

	Ken Gèn 艮	Mountain	Northwest	Mid-Autumn	Mature Yin

	K'un Kūn 坤	Earth	North	Winter	Supreme Yin

	Chen Zhèn 震	Thunder	Northeast	Mid-Winter	Young Yang

	Li 離	Fire	East	Spring	Middle Yang

	Tui Duì 兌	Lake Valley	Southeast	Mid-Spring	Mature Yang

CM1	CM2	CM3	MG1	MG2	MG3

II. General Attributions
Trigram Symbol	Eastern Cosmos	Five Elements 五行 Wǔxíng	Western Cosmos	Daily Cycle	Annual Cycle

1	Chien Heaven South Summer	Metal, Sky West White Tiger Lung, Taste Father	Will, Spirit Intutition Wood Fire South Youth Midday Summer Full Moon	Noon 12 pm - 3pm	June 21st - September21st Summer Solstice Lithia

2	Sun Wind	Wood East Blue Dragon Liver, Sight Oldest Sister		Afternoon 3pm - 6 pm

3 水	K'an Water West Autumn	Water North Black Tortoise Kidney, Touch Second Daughter	Emotions Feelings Water, Cups Middle Age Evening Waning Moon West Autumn	Late Afternoon Sunset 6 pm - 9pm	September 22nd - December20th Autumnal Equinox

4	Ken Mountain	Earth Center Yellow Dragon Spleen. Smell First Daughter		Evening 9pm - 12 pm	October 31st - December 20th

5 土	K'un Earth North Winter	Earth Center Yellow Dragon Spleen, Smell Mother	Body Sensations Earth, Coins Old Age Night New Moon North Winter	Midnight 12 am - 3 am	December 21st - March 19th

6	Chen Thunder	Wood East Blue Dragon Liver, Sight Oldest Brother		Early Morning Sunrise 3am - 6am	February 2nd - March19th Chinese New Year Imbolic

7 火	Li Fire Spring East	Fire South Red Phoenix Heart, Sound Second Son	Mind Thinking Air Metal, Swords Infancy Dawn Crescent Moon Spring East	Morning 6am - 9am	March 20th - June 20th Spring Equinox, Ostara

8	Tui Lake Valley Irrigated Field	Metal, Lake West White Tiger Lung, Taste First Son		Mid-Morning 9am - 12pm	May 1st - June 20th Beltane

CM4	CM5	CM6	MG4	MG5	MG6

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III. Martial Arts Attributions
Trigram Symbol	Eastern Cosmos	T'ai Chi Ch'uan	BaGua Zhang	Coming	Coming

	Chien Heaven South Summer	Peng Wardoff Step Forward	Coming	Coming	Coming

	Sun Wind	Cai Pulling Move Back	Coming	Coming	Coming

	K'an Water West Autumn	Ji Press Face Left	Coming	Coming	Coming

	Ken Mountain	Kao Shoulder	Coming	Coming	Coming

	K'un Earth North Winter	Lu Roll Back Centered	Coming	Coming	Coming

	Chen Thunder	Lie Splitting Move Back	Coming	Coming	Coming

	Li Fire Sprint East	An Push Look Right	Coming	Coming	Coming

	Tui Lake Valley Marsh Irrigated Field	Shou Elbow Strike Step Forward	Coming	Coming	Coming

CM1	CM5	CM7	CM8	CM9	CM10

*IV. Eight Core Hexagrams I Ching* Attributions**
Hexagram Symbol	Number Name	General Meaning

	# 1 Chien Khien Heaven	"Heaven creates, develops, brings about fruition and consummation. " [Ct1] "What is great and originating, penetrating, advantageous, correct and firm." [Lt2] Meanings: strength, creativity, ruling, originating, Yang, fathering.

	# 57 Sun Wind	"Wind is small but developmental. It is beneficial to have somewhere to go. It is beneficial to see a great person." [Ct1] "There will be some little attainment and progress. There will be advantage in movement." [Lt2] Meanings: penetrating, gentleness. equaling, scattering.

	#29 K'an Khan Pitfalls Water	"Mastering Pitfalls (Double Pitfall): In mastering pitfalls there is truthfulness; thus the mind develops. There is excellence in practice." [Ct1] "The possession of sincerity, through which the mind is penetrating. Action, in accordance with this, will be of high value." [Lt2] Meanings: withdrawal, abysmal, perilous, injuring, danger, adapt to diffiuclt circumstances, flow like water around obstacles.

	# 52 Ken Mountain	"Stopping at the back, one does not have a body; walking in the garden, one does not see a person. No fault." [Ct1] Meanings: stillness, calmness, resting, completing, undisturbed, inner stillness.

	# 2 K'un Khwan Earth	"With earth, creativity and development are achieved in the faithfulness of the female horse. The superior person has somewhere to go. Taking the lead, one goes astray; following, one finds the master. Stability in rectitude is good." [Ct1] "What is great and originating, penetrating, advantageous, correct and having the firmness of a mare. When the superior man has to make any movement, if he take the initiative, he will go astray; if he follow, he will find his proper lord." [Lt2] Meanings: receptivity, acceptance, nurturing, yielding, storing, devoting, mothering, Yin, endless productive potential.

	#51 Chen Kân Thunder	"Thunder is developmental. When thunder comes, there is alarm, then laughter. Thunder startles for a hundred miles, but one does not loose spoon and wine." [Ct1] "Kan gives the intimation of ease and development. When the time of movement comes, the person will be found looking out with some apprehension, and yet smiling and talking cheerfully. When the movement (like a crash of thunder) terrifies all within a hundred li, he will be like the sincere worshipper who is not startled into letting go of his ladle and cup of sacrificial spirits." [Lt2] Meanings: alertness, active, arousing, moving, inciting, producing, explosive and vibrational energy.

	# 30 Li Fire	"Fire is beneficial for correctness and development. Raising a cow brings good fortune." [Ct1] "It will be advantageous to be firm and correct, and thus there will be a free course and success. Let its subject also nourish a docility of the cow, and there will be good fortune." [Lt2] Meanings: clinging, dependable, spreading, transforming the host, light.

	# 58 Tui Joy	"Joy is developmental, beneficial if correct." [Ct1] "Shows the pleasure of inward harmony and sincerity, and in good fortune. " [Lt2] Meanings: joyful, thankful, playful, pleasuring, courting, rejoicing, pleasure, hidden in deep currents. Associated with freshwater in low areas: rivers through a valley, marshes, lakes, irrigation ditches and canals - a sight that will bring joy to any farmer's heart.

CM11	CM12	CM13

V. Taijiquan and Yoga Exercise Workout Cycle
Exercise Cycle	Energy Levels	Eight Brocades Qigong	Eight Rivers Qigong

1 Chen	Warm-up Thunder over Earth	Bouncing on Toes	Turning the Thunderous Prayer Wheel

2 Li	Heat Building Springtime Gusto Starting the Fire	Punching with Angry Eyes	Grasping the Fire Dragon's Tail

3 Tui	Energetic and Joyful Rivers Run Down to the Warm Valley Increase Circulation	Bending Down and Bending Back	The Wild Geese Joyfully Return to the Lake in the Valley

4 Chien	Vigorous Summertime Fire in the Heavens Pure Yang	Bear	Salutation to the Stars

5 Sun	Lively Moving Following the Wind	Drawing the Bow	The Wind Moves the Clouds

6 K'an	Cooling Down Slowing Down Feel the Autumn Rain	Holding Up the Void	Coming

7 Ken	Calming Cooling Pausing Rest on the Mountain	Separate Heaven and Earth	Coming

8 K'un	Resting Relaxing Pure Yin Winter Snow on the Earth	Wise Owl	Coming

MG7	MG8	MG9	MG10

VI. Medical Attributions
Trigram	Coming	Bodily Associations	Coming	Coming	Coming

Chien Heaven South	Coming	Head Lungs Taste	Coming	Coming	Coming

Sun Wind	Coming	Thighs Liver Sight	Coming	Coming	Coming

K'an Water West	Coming	Ears Kidney Touch	Coming	Coming	Coming

Ken Mountain	Coming	Hands Spleen Smell	Coming	Coming	Coming

K'un Earth North	Coming	Belly Spleen Smell	Coming	Coming	Coming

Chen Thunder	Coming	Foot Liver Sight	Coming	Coming	Coming

Li Fire East	Coming	Eyes Heart Sound	Coming	Coming	Coming

Tui Valley	Coming	Mouth Lung Taste	Coming	Coming	Coming

CM14	CM15	CM16	CM17	CM18	CM19

VII. Other Attributions
Trigram	Qigong	Buddhism Eightfold Path	Mountains Rivers Zen Order	Coming	Coming

Chien Heaven South	Direct Qi Transmit Qi	Skillful Action	Right Action	Coming	Coming

Sun Wind	Conserve Qi	Skillful Livelihood	Work Practice	Coming	Coming

K'an Water West	Dissolve Qi	Skillful Effort	Body Practice	Coming	Coming

Ken Mountain	Transform Qi	Skillful Mindfulness	Zazen	Coming	Coming

K'un Earth North	Store Qi	Skillful Concentration	Liturgy	Coming	Coming

Chen Thunder	Discover Qi Gather Qi	Skillful Understanding	Zen Study	Coming	Coming

Li Fire East	Circulate Qi	Skillful Thinking	Academic Study	Coming	Coming

Tui Valley	Purify Qi	Skillful Speech	Art Practice	Coming	Coming

CM20	CM21	CM22	CM23	CM24	CM25

VIII. Five Elements, Five Movements
Trigram	Element	Bodily Associations	Attributes	Coming	Coming

Chien Heaven Sky Air East	Wood	Liver Gall Bladder Eyes Tendons Muscles Nails, Nerves	Green Spring East Windy Sour	Coming	Coming

Li Fire South	Fire	Heart Small Intenstine Tongue Blood Vessles	Red Summer South Hot Bitter	Coming	Coming

K'un Earth Southwest	Earth	Spleen Stomach Mouth Flesh, Muscles	Yellow Late Summer Center Damp Sweet	Coming	Coming

Ken Mountain West	Metal	Lungs Large Intenstine Bladder Nose Skin, Hair	White Autumn West Dry Pungent	Coming	Coming

K'an Water North	Water	Kidney Bladder Ears Bones, Teeth Hair	Dark Blue Winter North Cold Salty	Coming	Coming

	CM26	CM26	CM26	CM26	CM26

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Sacred Circle at the Valley Spirit Center Chart of Associations, Attributions, Elementals, Spirits, and Symbolism Eastern and Western Magicks Our Sacred Circle Garden in Red Bluff, California
Valley Spirit Sacred Circle Symbolism	Eastern Cosmos Trigrams	Five Elements 五行 Wǔxíng	Western Cosmos Magick	Daily Cycle Human Age

North Green Earth Winter Body Oaks	K'un Earth North Winter 土	Earth Center Yellow Dragon Spleen, Smell Mother Valley Spirit	Body, Flesh, Beings Sensations Touch Earth, Soil, Stone Birth and Death Night New Moon Pentacle, Coins North Winter Trees and Shrubs Salt Oak Trees	Midnight 12 am - 3 am Conception to Birth to 10 Years Old: Babies, Childhood, and 90-100+ Years Old Birth and Death

Northeast Lime Green Cypresses	Chen Thunder	Wood East Blue Dragon Liver, Sight Oldest Brother		Early Morning Sunrise 3am - 6am 10 to 20 Years Old

East Yellow Air Spring Mind Spirit Olives	Li Fire Spring East 火	Fire South Red Phoenix Heart, Sound Second Son	Mind Thinking Air Smell Metal, Swords Childhood and Youth Dawn Crescent Moon Spring East Incense, Bells Olives, Aspens	Morning 6am - 9am 20 to 30 Years Old Young Adults

Southeast Orange Bottlebrush	Tui Lake Valley Irrigated Field	Metal, Lake West White Tiger Lung, Taste First Son		Mid-Morning 9am - 12pm 30 to 40 Years Old

South Red Fire Summer Will Action Bay Laurel	Chien Heaven South Summer	Metal, Sky West White Tiger Lung, Taste Father	Will, Spirit Intuition Wood Fire Sight South Adult and Middle Age Midday Summer Full Moon Staff, Stave Red Candle Almonds Walnuts	Noon 12 pm - 3pm 40 to 50 Years Old

Southwest Purple Redwoods	Sun Wind	Wood East Blue Dragon Liver, Sight Oldest Sister		Afternoon 3pm - 6 pm 50 to 60 Years Old

West Blue Water Autumn Emotions	K'an Water West Autumn 水	Water North Black Tortoise Kidney, Touch Second Daughter	Emotions, Blood Feelings Water, Cups Taste Middle and Old Age Evening Waning Moon West Autumn Cauldron, Chalice Willows, Laurels	Late Afternoon Sunset 6 pm - 9pm 60 to 70 Years Old Wise Elders
	Inner Entrance
Northwest Turquoise Liquid Ambers	Ken Mountain	Earth Center Yellow Dragon Spleen. Smell First Daughter		Evening 9pm - 12 pm 70 to 80+ Years Old Wise Elders

Center White	Tai Chi Grant Ultimate		Wholeness Harmony Interdependence Individual Self Circle Web White - All Colors

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Sacred Circle at the Valley Spirit Center Chart of Associations, Attributions, Elementals, Spirits, and Symbolism Western Emphasis Our Sacred Circle Garden in Red Bluff, California
Valley Spirit Sacred Circle Symbolism	Western Cosmos Magick	Daily Cycle Human Age	Annual Cycle Neo-Pagan and Secular Holidays Liturgical Rites	Deities Spirits Ancients Elementals

North Green Earth Winter Body Oaks	Body, Flesh, Beings Sensations Touch Earth, Soil, Stone Birth and Death Night New Moon Pentacle, Coins North Winter Trees and Shrubs Salt Oak Trees	Midnight 12 am - 3 am Conception to Birth to 10 Years Old: Babies, Childhood, and 90-100+ Years Old Birth and Death	December 21st - March 19th Yule New Year Christmas	Goddess Mother Ceres Demeter Gaea, Rhea Dionysos Pan Gnomes

Northeast Lime Green Cypresses		Early Morning Sunrise 3am - 6am 10 to 20 Years Old	February 2nd - March19th Imbolic Chinese New Year

East Yellow Air Spring Mind Spirit Olives	Mind Thinking Air Smell Metal, Swords Childhood and Youth Dawn Crescent Moon Spring East Incense, Bells Olives, Aspens	Morning 6am - 9am 20 to 30 Years Old Young Adults	March 20th - June 20th Spring Equinox, Ostara Memorial Day	Son Aradia Athena Minerva Hermes Zeus Sylphs

Southeast Orange Bottlebrush		Mid-Morning 9am - 12pm 30 to 40 Years Old	May 1st - June 20th Beltane

South Red Fire Summer Will Action Bay Laurel	Will, Spirit Intuition Wood Fire Sight South Adult and Middle Age Midday Summer Full Moon Staff, Stave Red Candle Almonds Walnuts	Noon 12 pm - 3pm 40 to 50 Years Old	June 21st - September 21st Summer Solstice Lithia Labor Day	Father Hestia Vesta Horus Vulcan Salamanders

Southwest Purple Redwoods		Afternoon 3pm - 6 pm 50 to 60 Years Old	L August 1st - September 21st First Harvest Festival, Mid-Summer Harvest Festival, Lughnasadh, Lammas Lithia Labor Day

West Blue Water Autumn Emotions Evergreen Shrubs	Emotions, Blood Feelings Water, Cups Taste Middle and Old Age Evening Waning Moon West Autumn Cauldron, Chalice Willows, Laurels	Late Afternoon Sunset 6 pm - 9pm 60 to 70 Years Old Wise Elders	September 22nd - December 20th Autumnal Equinox Mabon	Daughter Aphrodite Poseidon Neptune Undines

Northwest Turquoise Liquid Ambers		Evening 9pm - 12 pm 70 to 80+ Years Old Wise Elders	October 31st - December 20th Halloween Samhain Thanksgiving

Center White	Wholeness Harmony Interdependence Individual Self Circle Web White - All Colors		Year Annual Cycle A Human Life