The Yijing as a Symbolic Language for Abstraction - Jin Tripp

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Yi Jing易经

I Ching

What is Yi Jing(I Ching) ?--The Book of Changes

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Why need to learn Yi Jing?

不知易，不足以言太医If someone don’t understand Yi Jing, He will not about to be a good Doctor

Song Si Miao (541(581)－682)

Qian Jin Yao FangQian Jin Yi Fang

Why need to learn Yi Jing?

医易同源—Yi and Yi come from the same source

1.Yin – Yang2.Five – Elements3.Eight Principle4.Twelve meridian

Three Yi Book

Lian Shan YiGui Zang YiZhou Yi (The Book of Changes)

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Yi Jing – Zhou Yi

Fu Xi, He lived about 5000 years ago.

Zhou Wen Wang (King Wen of Zhou).He lived on 1112 – 1050 BC.

Confucius (/kənˈfjuːʃəs) lived on 551–479 BC

Fu Xi Fu Xi, the first emperor of China, is a mythical sage ruler of prehistoric China. He lived about 5,000 years ago.

Fuxi was inspired to create the trigrams and Tai Chi principles of the I Ching.

Zhou Wen Wang

Zhou Wen Wang (King Wenof Zhou).

He lived on 1112 – 1050 BC.He composed Zhou Yi (64

Hexagram)

Kong Zi-Confucius

Confucius (/kənˈfjuːʃəs) lived on 551–479 BC was a Chinese philosopher and politician.

He composed Shi Yi (Ten Wings) which explain Zhou Yi.

PART IORIGINS , PRINCIPLES AND THEORY

Yi is Yin Yang

Symbol of Yin Yang

• Heaven is symbolized by the number three, and Yang numbers.• Earth is symbolized by the number two, and Yin numbers.

Tai Ji to Eight Trigrams

lake water

Tai Yang Shao Yin Shao Yang Tai Yin一二三四

Trigram

阴阳爻（Yin Yang yáo）

Ba Gua and 64 Gua

9. Yang Yao6. Yin Yao

1.“乾qián” Heaven

Person : Father, elder males, Quality of life : Travel, movement and helpersBody or disease : HeadFive Phases : Metal

2.“兑（ duì ） Lake

Person : Youngest daughter, young females, studentsQuality of life : CreativityBody or disease : Lungs, mouthFive Phases : Metal

3.“离（lí）” Fire

Person : Middle femalesQuality of life : Fame, reputations and professional positionBody or disease : Heart, eyesFive Phases : Fire

4.“震（zhèn）” Thunder

Person : Eldest sonQuality of life : Family, superiors and mentorsBody or disease : Feet, legsFive Phases : Wood

5.“巽（ xùn ）” Wind

Person : Elder femalesQuality of life : Prosperity, money, propertyBody or disease : Hips, wind and coldsFive Phases : Wood

6. “坎（kǎn）” Water

Person : Middle sonQuality of life : WealthBody or disease : Kidneys, earsFive Phases : Water

7.“艮（gèn）” Mountain

Person : Youngest daughter, young femalesQuality of life : Knowledge, wisdomBody or disease : Hands, fingers and spineFive Phases : Earth

8.“坤kūn” Earth

Person : Mother, Quality of life : Love, relationships and marriageBody or disease : Spleen, StomachFive Phases : Earth

Eight Trigrams or Ba Gua

Xian Tian Ba Gua (Congenital / Early Heaven Ba Gua)

The story of it, a dragon-horse' issued from the Yellow River, bearing on its back an arrangement of marks, from which Fu Xi got the idea of the trigrams.

Jupiter Venus

Mercury Saturn

Xian Tian Ba Gua

Qian Dui Li Zhen Xun Kan Gen Kun

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Metal Metal Fire Wood Wood Water Earth Earth

S. S.E. E. N.E. S.W. W. N.W. N.

Head Mouth Eye Foot Hip Ear Hand ABD

LI LU HT,SI, SJ, PC LV GB KD, UB ST SP

Luo Shu the (Chinese Magic Square)

Luo Shu & hou Tian Ba Gua (Postnatal /Later Heaven Ba Gua)

Hou Tian Ba Gua

Qian Dui Li Zhen Xun Kan Gen Kun

6 7 9 3 4 1 8 2

Metal Metal Fire Wood Wood Water Earth Earth

N.W. W. S. E. E.S N. N.E. S.W.

Head Mouth Eye Foot Hip Ear Hand ABD

LI LU HT,SI,

SJ, PC

LV GB KD, UB ST SP

Xian Tian & Hou Tian Ba Gua

THE CHINESE CALENDAR

The Ten Heavenly StemsThe Twelve Earthly Branches

Ten Heavenly Stem

Twelve Earthly Branch

The Stem and Branch Cycle of 60

Stems and branches represent a flow of energy. Each day, month and year contains a stem and branch

energy combination, and each specific stem and branch combination is called a “binomial.”

The binomials are organized in a cycle of 60, which includes every combination of stems and branches.

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Xin(Yin Metal) cuo(Yin Earth) year Yi(Yin Wood) wei(Yin Earth) month Xin wei day

24 solar terms

Earthly Branch with Time

Earth Branch

Zi Cuo Yin Mo Chen Si Wu Wei Shen You Xu Hai

Animal Rat Ox Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake Horse Goat Monkey Rooster Dog Pig

Time 23-1 1-3 3-5 5-7 7-9 9-11 11-13 13-15 15-17 17-19 19-21 21-23

Month 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Yi Jing

64 – Gua(Hexagram)

64 Gua(Hexagram)

Gua (Hexagram)

Shang yao(Shang 6)Wu yao (6-5)Si yao (6-4)San yao (6-3)Er yao (9-2)Cu yao (Cu 9)

64 Gua Order in Yi Jing

Yi Jing

64 – Gua(Hexagram)

Ten Wings(Article)

Part IICLINICAL APPLICATIONS

医易同源—Yi and Yi come from the same source

1. Common law of heaven and human2. Theory that man is an integral part of nature (Yin – Yang)3. Five – Elements-Zang4. Eight Principle5. Twelve meridian6. Herbs

Xian Tian Ba Gua with Meridians

Kun(1)8

Li(3)3H

T SI Kan (7)6

Qian(9)1Du

Hou Tian Ba Gua with Organ and Body

Eye Acupuncture

Herb with Ba Gua

Flower— Shang yao — Head

Leave — Five Yao — Chest

Twig — Four Yao — ABD

Stem — Three Yao — Low ABD

Stalk — Two Yao — Hip to Knee

Root — Cun Yao — Knee to Foot

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