Shuo Gua Zhuan
When ancient sage made the Yi, they deeply revealed the mystery (01) and the revelation (02), and produced the Yarrow (03). Three of Heaven and two of earth (04), from these came the other numbers. They contemplated the changes in Yin and Yang, and formed Trigrams. They elaborated the hard and soft (05), and produced Yao (broken and unbroken lines).
(01) Xi Ci Zhuan: Without awareness of Yin and Yang is called mystery.
(02) Xi Ci Zhuan: The sun goes and the moon comes; the moon goes
and the sun comes; the sun and moon take the place each of the other, and
the revelation are produced.
(03) Yarrow, yarrow divination.
(04) Xi Zi Zhuan: Heavenly 1, Earthly 2, Heavenly 3, Earthly 4,
Heavenly 5.
(05) Xi Ci Zhuan: "Movements and rest have the regularity, hence
come the definite distinguishing qualities as the hard and the soft."
Also, "The hard and the soft displace each other, and produces the changes."
Harmoniously conforms (06) with the virtue of the Way (07), and neatly arranges in order of propriety. Thoroughly goes through in regular sequence, and exhaustively endows with (08), to the extent of life (09).
(06) Kun.
(07) Qian.
(08) Xi Ci Zhuan: One Yin and One Yang is called the Way (Dao). What
is tied to it is goodness, what is accomplished is natural endowments.
(09) Life, indicates the final of life.
When ancient sage made the Yi, it was designed in conformity with the principles of naturally endowing and mandate. With this view they established the way of heaven, calling Yin and Yang, the way of earth, calling Hard and Soft, the way of men, calling Benevolence and Propriety. Bringing together these three qualities and doubling them, therefore the Changes' six lines complete a hexagram. By distinction between Yin and Yang, and alternately using the soft and hard, the Changes' six positions make coherent unity.
Heaven and Earth settle their positions, mountain and an area of water (marsh) interchanged their vitality; thunder and wind approached each other; and water and fire did not detest each other. (10) Eight trigrams mutually interlaced each other. Enumerating back is sequential. Knowing the coming is retrograde. Therefore Yi is retrograde enumeration.
(10) Xian Tian Ba Gua
Thunder denotes to active. Wind denotes to scatter. Rain denotes to moisten. Sun denotes to shine on. Gen denotes to desist. Dui denotes to delight. Qian denotes to rule. Kun denotes to hide. (11)
(11) Xian Tian Ba Gua
God comes forth in Zhen. It is orderly in Xun. Come across others in Li. Receive aid in Kun. Rejoice in Dui. Meet in Qian. Toil in Kan. Achieve in Gen. (12)
(12) Hou Tian Ba Gua
All things come out in Zhen, Zhen corresponds to East. It is orderly in Xun, Xun corresponds to Southeast, orderliness denotes all things are clean (13) at the same time . The Li denotes brightness, all things meet one another, it is the trigram of south. The sages face to the south to administer affairs of the world, and govern towards the brightness, because the idea was taken from this. The Kun denotes earth, all things receive nourishment from it, therefore it is said "Receive aid in Kun." Dui corresponds to exact autumn, all things are rejoiced, therefore it is said "Rejoice in Dui". Meet in Qian, Qian is the trigram of northwest, it denotes Yin and Yang approach each other. Kan denotes water, it is the trigram of exact north and denotes toil, all things return, therefore it is said "Toil in Kan." Gen is the trigram of northeast, all things achieve the end and the commencement, therefore it is said "Achieve in Gen."
(13) New plants remove their seed coat.
What we called Mystery, we means marvellous work to all things. For putting all things in motion there is nothing more rapid than thunder. For bending them there is nothing more rapid than wind. For drying them up there is nothing more parching than fire. For rejoicing them there is nothing more grateful than a an area of water (marsh). For moistening them there is nothing more mostening than water. For bringing them to an end and commencement there is nothing more extensive than Gen. Thus water and fire approach each other. Thunder and Wind do not act contrary to each other. Mountains and an area of water (marsh) interchange their vitality. And then, they are able to change, and to accomplish to all things.
Qian denotes strength (14). Kun denotes in conformity with. Zhen denotes movement. Xun denotes penetration. Kan denotes sinking into. Li denotes attachment. Gen denotes cease. Dui denotes rejoicing.
(14) also, moving without cease.
Qian denotes horse. Kun denotes ox. Zhen denotes dragon. Xun denotes cock. Kan denotes pig. Li denotes pheasant. Gen denotes dog. Dui denotes sheep.
Qian denotes head. Kun denotes abdomen. Zhen denotes feet. Xun denotes thighs. Kan denotes ear. Li denotes eyes. Gen denotes hands. Dui denotes mouth.
Qian denotes the heaven, therefore it is called father. Kun denotes the earth, therefore it is called mother. Zhen, in the first taking (15) obtains male, therefore is called the eldest son. Xun, in the first takting (16) obtains female, therefore is called the eldest daughter. Kan, in the second taking (15) obtains male, therefore is called the middle son. Li, in the second taking (16) obtains female, therefore is called the middle daughter. Gen, in the third taking (15) obtains male, therefore is called the young son. Dui, in the third taking (16) obtains female, therefore is called the young daughter.
(15) taking Yang from Qian.
(16) taking Yin from Kun.
Qian denotes heaven, circle, monarch, father, jade, metal, ice, deep red, good horse, old horse, thin horse, piebald horse, fruit of woody plants.
Kun denotes earth, mother, cloth, caldron, parsimony, impartiality, young heifer, large waggon, variegation, multitude, handle (and the base). Referred to earth, it denotes black.
Zhen denotes thunder, dragon, the union of black and yellow, spreading all over, the main road, the eldest son, taking action swiftly, green young bamboos, reed (plants). Referred to horses, it denotes loud neigh, white legs, prancer, white (spot in) forehead. Referred to crops, it denotes counter growing (17). Its extreme is the strongest, and the most luxuriant and vivid.
(17) The plumule of germinal seed bends over beneath the seed coat and soil surface, and straightens out when carried out of the soil.
Xun denotes wood, wind, eldest daughter, string straightened, craftsman, white, growth, being lofty, advancing and receding, hesitate in making a decision, scents. Referred to men, it denotes deficiency of hair, wide forehead, large development of the white of the eye, the gain approximately three hundred percent. Its extreme is the trigram of swiftness.
Kan denotes water, ditches, being hidden and lying cocealed, straightening and bending, bow and wheel. As to refer to men, it denotes an increase of anxiety, sickness caused by anxiety, pain in the ears, the trigram of the blood, red. As referred to horses, it denotes an elegant back, nimble intelligence (18), drooping head (19), thin hoof, shuffle steps. As to referred to carriages, it denotes many frustrations. It denotes going right through (20), moon, thief. Referred to woody plants, it denotes those which are hard core with soft cortex.
(18) idleness
(19) low spirits
(20) freely flowing
Li denotes fire, sun, lightening, second daughter, armor, weapons (21). Referred to men, it denotes the large abdomen. It is the trigram of dryness. It denotes fresh-water turtle with a soft shell, crab, spiral shells, mussel, tortoise. Referred to woody plants, it denotes one which is hollow and withered above.
(21) spear and sword
Gen denotes mountain, by-road (path), small rock, watchtower on either side of a gate, fruits of trees and creeping plants, janitor, finger, dog, rat, birds with black bills. Referred to woody plants, it denotes those which are hard with many joints.
Dui denotes an area of water, young daughter, sorcerer and sorceress, the mouth and tongue, the damage and break (reaping crop in harvest), attaching first and remove finally (the removal of fruits hanging from plants). Referred to earth, it denotes what is strong and salt, female slave, sheep.
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