It has always been said that the Bagua was born from the "Four Symbols".
"Four Symbols Generate Eight Trigrams" - " Series Ci "
So, what is Four Symbols ? How do the Four Symbols produce Eight Trigrams?
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Four symbols are spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Yu Fan and said, " Four symbols, the four seasons are also ."
Gao Heng also said, " Four symbols, the four seasons. The four seasons each have their own images, so it is called the four images, and the world gives birth to the four seasons. , so it is said: ', Liangyi gives birth to four symbols ".
Zhu Xi also believes that the four symbols are the four seasons, but the names of these four seasons are Shaoyang, Laoyang, Shaoyin, and Laoyin respectively.
"In the Book of Changes, there are only four phenomena, such as Shaoyang in spring, old yang, Shaoyin in autumn, and old yin in winter." - " Zhuzi language " Volume 13 Seven
So, no matter what the name is, the "four symbols" that give birth to the Bagua refer to the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter.
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However, strangely, in the "Sici" of the silk book version, "Four symbols give birth to the Eight Trigrams" was written as "Four Horse give birth to the Eight Trigrams".
"Four Symbols" have become "Four Horses".
What is four horses? It is Fang Sutiansi.
We have said that four horses are riding horses, also known as Si, which is the alias of Fangsu of the Qinglong of the East Palace.
" Zhouyi " in the hexagram and line words of "" appear in the hexagram and line words of "", which is also about these "four horses".
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The "four horses" that make up Tiansi Fangsu are the Mingtang that records Luoshu , and are also the dragon horses that come from the map of the river, and are also the root cause of the Bagua. For details, please refer to this number astronomical calendar series articles.
According to legend, Fuxi saw the river map on the dragon horse and made the Eight Trigrams - this dragon horse is Fang Su!
Fuxi's kingdom of the world, the dragon and horse came out of the river, so his text was to draw the Eight Trigrams, which was called the River Map
The room was the Dragon Horse - "Book of Filial Piety"
Observe the way of heaven, hold the way of heaven
3 and Four Horses and Eight Trigrams
Observe the way of heaven, hold the way of heaven
Three and Four Horses and Eight Trigrams
" Mandarin " records that the four stars of Fang Su Tiansi are the iconic celestial phenomena in the beginning of spring.
When the beginning of spring is about to be held, the emperor will hold a ceremony to resign. At this time, " Nong Xiangchen Zheng ", Fang Su four stars in the morning and midday.
The Beginning of Spring is the legendary beginning of the king's year and the "start of the four seasons".
"Records of the Grand Historian" says: " The first lunar calendar is the first year of the king, the beginning of spring is the beginning of the four seasons. The four beginnings are the day of waiting ."
Zhang Shoujie's "Justice" explains: " is the day of the first lunar calendar, The beginning of the year, the beginning of the time, the beginning of the day, and the beginning of the month, so it is called "four beginnings" . "It also regards the "four beginnings" of the beginning of spring as the four time units of year, time, day and month The beginning of
Therefore, since the "Four Symbols" refer to the "Four Symbols", then the "Four Horses" of Tiansi, as the iconic celestial phenomena of the beginning of spring, can of course also replace the "Four Symbols".
Once we understand this principle, it is easy for us to understand how the "Four Horses" produce gossip.
Because starting from the beginning of spring, the four seasons can be divided into eight festivals.
8 sections , corresponding to the eight winds and eight directions.
Eight winds and eight directions are the origin of the Bagua.
wind is the wind in all directions. ——" Shuwen "
Eight winds, the wind of the Eight Trigrams. ——High lure
