I Ching
Interpreted by wu wei
The Eight Trigrams and Their Attributes
Heaven, God, strong, male, light giving, virtuous, good, the father, the leader or ruler, direct, aggressive, forceful, rigid, unyielding. [The motion of the trigram is upward.]
K'UN ( kwen)* The Recepitive
Earth, mother, female, yeilding, receptive, gentle, devoted, hollow.[The motion of the trigram is downward.]
Neither Ch'ien nor K'un is greater than the other, nor are they opposites. They work together to bring into being All That Is. Neither one can bring things into a state of being without the help of the other.
Chen (jen) The Arousing
Thunder, the force that excites to action, the oldest son, development, forceful.[ The motion of the trigram is upward.]
Sun (soon)* Wind, Wood
Penetrating, oldest daughter, gentle, adapitive, a tree, influence. [ The motion of the trigram is downware.]
K'AN (kun) Water, The Abyss
Danger, rain, middle son,. blood, fear, moon,dark,winter,work,a pit, as in a deep hole.[ the motion of the trigram is downward.]
LI (lee) Fire
Light, reason, clarity, middle daughter, flying bird, flame, cow, weapons. [ The motion of the trigram is upward.]
KEN (gen)* Mountain
Stopping , heavy, youngest son, unmoving, calm, a gate or a door, pausing, inner reserve. [ The motion of the trigram is downward.]
T'UI (dway) Marsh or Lake
Joyous, reservoir, marsh, youngest daughter, gaiety, mouth, magician, pleasure, to break in pieces or to break apart. {The motion of the kua is upward.]