I Ching
Interpreted by wu wei

The Eight Trigrams and Their Attributes

CH'IEN (chee en) The Creative

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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

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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

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Thunder, the force that excites to action, the oldest son, development, forceful.[ The motion of the trigram is upward.]

Sun (soon)* Wind, Wood

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Penetrating, oldest daughter, gentle, adapitive, a tree, influence. [ The motion of the trigram is downware.]

K'AN (kun) Water, The Abyss

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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

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Light, reason, clarity, middle daughter, flying bird, flame, cow, weapons. [ The motion of the trigram is upward.]

KEN (gen)* Mountain

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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

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Joyous, reservoir, marsh, youngest daughter, gaiety, mouth, magician, pleasure, to break in pieces or to break apart. {The motion of the kua is upward.]


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