The eight trigrams hold great meaning in Chinese philosophy, as they are representations of naturally occurring processes. Movement and change, seasons, family members, animals, direction of the compass, personality and more are represented. If one looks at the basics of Chinese philosophy he/she will find yin, yang, and cycles. A cyclic world with yin and […]

This week I will be writing about the Trigram Heaven. If you are unfamiliar with the concept of Trigrams, there has been much discussion of the subject on this blog, including many of the most recent posts by Master Pearson: An Easy Way to Construct the Trigrams A Fundamental Flaw in the Trigrams The 8 […]

The final chapter I have to share with you here from the book Journey To Mastery: Feng Shui for Life, by Dr. Kathryn Mickle, Ph. D., is the chapter on the central symbol of the bagua; the Yin and Yang symbol. The Bagua, with Yin-Yang center. Image via ezine.kungfumagazine.com The chapter begins; “The center of […]

More from T’ai Chi Ch’uan For Health and Self-Defense; Philosophy and Practice by Master T.T. Liang. This week I’ve read the T’ai Chi Ch’uan Treatise attributed to Wang Chung Yueh, Ming Dynasty as translated by Master T.T. Liang, and with his commentary. For my post this week I thought I’d share some of my favorite […]