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Название: Lillian Too’s Flying Star Feng Shui For The Master Practitioner
Автор: Lillian Too
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Эзотерика
isbn: 9780007500338
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THE TRIGRAM SUN, the Gentle, is formed by two unbroken Yang lines above a broken Yin line. This trigram represents the ELDEST DAUGHTER and its attribute is summed up in the word “penetrating.” The gentle is small wood, it is the wind, it is indecision.
The COCKEREL, whose voice pierces the still morning air, symbolizes it. Among men, it means those with broad foreheads, those with much white in their eyes; it means those close to making gains, so that in the market they get threefold value. Sun is sometimes interpreted as a sign of vehemence. Sun also represents white and whiteness, which is sometimes regarded as the color of the Yin principle and sometimes as the Yang. Here Yin is in the lowest place at the beginning. Sun is placed southwest in the Early Heaven arrangement and southeast in the Later Heaven arrangement. So in Yang feng shui we use SOUTHEAST to represent Sun. Its element is small WOOD and its number is 4.
THE TRIGRAM TUI, the Joyous, comprises one broken Yin line above two unbroken Yang lines. The two Yang lines are considered the rulers of the trigram, although they are incapable of acting as governing rulers. Tui represents joy, happiness, and the YOUNGEST DAUGHTER. Tui is the LAKE, which rejoices and refreshes all living things. Furthermore Tui is the mouth; when human beings give joy to one another through their feelings, it is manifested by the mouth. A Yin line above two Yang lines illustrates how the two principles give joy to each other and are manifested outwardly. Tui also means dropping off and bursting open. It is the concubine, an association derived from the youngest daughter connections. It is the sheep, which is outwardly weak and inwardly stubborn, as suggested by the form of the trigram. In the Early Heaven arrangement, the trigram is placed southeast, but in the Later Heaven arrangement it is placed WEST, so this is the direction which is used to signify Tui in the application of formulas for Yang dwellings. Its element is small METAL and its number is 7.
THE TRIGRAM KEN, Keeping Still, comprises an unbroken Yang line above two broken Yin lines. Ken represents the YOUNGEST SON in the family. The trigram literally means standing stiff, a situation exemplified by the image of the mountain. Ken is the MOUNTAIN, a symbol of mysterious significance. Here, in the deep hidden stillness, the end of everything is joined to make a new beginning. Death and life, dying and resurrection – these are thoughts awakened by the transition from an old year to a new year. Ken thus signifies a time of solitude that is also the link between an ending and a beginning.
The element signified by Ken is small EARTH. Under the Early Heaven arrangement of the trigrams, it is placed in the northwest. Under the Later Heaven arrangement Ken is northeast, so in Yang feng shui Ken is represented by the NORHTEAST. Its element is small EARTH and its number is 8.
THE TRIGRAM KAN, the Abysmal, is made up of one unbroken Yang line sandwiched between two broken Yin lines. Kan represents the MIDDLE SON. It is symbolized by WINTER. Kan signifies pearls, craftiness, and hidden things. It is also considered as a symbol of danger and melancholia because one (strong) Yang line is hemmed in by two (weak) Yin lines. Kan is often referred to as the trigram which suggests toil. Unlike the other trigrams, Kan represents work. It is not a happy trigram.
The symbolic color of Kan is red to resemble the fluid of the body – blood. Kan was originally placed west in the Early Heaven arrangement, but was moved to the north under the Later Heaven arrangement. Thus in Yang-dwelling feng shui, Kan is signified by the direction NORTH. Its element is WATER and its number is 1.
THE TRIGRAM LI, the Clinging, is made up of one broken Yin line hemmed in by two strong Yang lines. Li is LIGHTNING, and represents the MIDDLE DAUGHTER. Li is also represented by the sun, brightness, heat, and dryness. The character of the trigram suggests something firm on the outside but hollow, weak, and yielding within. This trigram strongly implies dependence, but the kind of dependence which is positive and nourishing – as when the plant “clings” to the soil and grows or when “the sun and the moon attain their brightness by clinging to heaven.” The yielding element in Li is the central line, hence its image is of a strong yet docile type of cow.
Its element is FIRE and as fire flames upwards, the phrase “that which is bright rises” applies to Li. In the spiritual or divination sense, the brightness of this trigram offers the potential (if the illumination of the brightness stays consistent) for its light to “illuminate” the world. Li occupies the east in the Early Heaven arrangement, but under the Later Heaven arrangement it is in the south, which represents the summer sun that illuminates all earthly things. So in applying the formulas for Yang dwellings we use SOUTH as the direction of Li. Its number is 9.
7. THE TWO TRIGRAM ARRANGEMENTS
The eight trigrams are the root symbols of the I Ching’s 64 hexagrams. Each trigram is a combination of three straight lines that are either broken or unbroken – much like dots and dashes in a binary code. Trigrams collectively symbolize a trinity of world principles recognized as the subject (man), the object having form (earth), and the content (heaven). The bottom line is earth, the middle is man, and the top line is heaven.
A significant feature of the trigrams is that they transform, and in doing so create new aspects. This is why we have two arrangements of the trigrams – the Early Heaven and the Later Heaven arrangement thus producing two Pa Kuas – the Yin and Yang Pa Kua. In the Early Heaven arrangement the transformations are expressed as “Heaven and Earth determining the directions” – signified by Chien and Kun; “Mountain and Lake uniting” (Ken and Tui); “Thunder and Wind arousing each other” (Chen and Sun); and as “Water and Fire (Kan and Li) not combating” each other. This summary of the trigram relationships reflects their arrangement in the Early Heaven Pa Kua. These descriptions feature in the application of Yin feng shui of grave sites.
In the Later Heaven arrangement, the trigrams express a seasonal cyclical relationship so that their place in the Pa Kua changes. For feng shui purposes it is very significant to note how these trigrams change locations/directions. This movement of places suggest implications on the luck on houses as a result of the way waters (i.e. rivers) flow towards the house/building from one direction and exit in another direction. The same interpretation can also be analyzed with regard to roads that are in the vicinity of your home. Generally when water or roads flow towards the home from an Early Heaven direction (EHD) and flow out in a Later Heaven direction (LHD), the water reflects luck coming from heaven flowing to earth and is auspicious for Yang houses. Moving in the other direction is not auspicious and suggests illness, death, and loss. So note the following summary of the EHD and LHD of the directions based on the trigram transformations of the two Pa Kuas. When roads or rivers near your home flow in the following way they are said to be auspicious for the home.