Glossar

The Tàijí symbol shows how Yin and Yang blend into each other: when Yang reaches its greatest abundance it already contains the seed of Yin – and vice versa. Any human action should ultimately aim at (re)establishing of the balance of Yin and Yang.

see Dao. Dao is traditionally referred to as “the path”.

see Daoism

Traditional Chinese Medicine; originated in the 1st millennium BC and is still practiced worldwide. Therapeutic methods include Chinese drug therapy, acupuncture and moxibustion.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_medicine

Virtue. Central notion of the traditional interpretation of the I Ching. Meaning: inner strength, inner voice that reconnects man with his own inner being, helping him to walk the right path (Dao). Further names for te in the classical interpretations: virtue, inner qualities, spirit, character.

Oral transmission of the Dharma in lecture form. Cf. Deshimaru 1991, 144

The 9th Wing of the “Ten Wings” (a collection of texts about the I Ching, attributed to Confucius) is a short text that shows in which order the hexagrams follow each other.

However, a grave library was discovered in 1972 in Mawangdui, which also contained a copy of the I Ching, which is much older than the text known so far. This version of the I Ching differs from the previously known text by about 25%, among other things in the order in which the hexagrams follow each other.

Received text (Latin). The I Ching is mainly known as a Chinese canonical script engraved in stone.

These words belong to the “Ten Wings” of the I Ching (a collection of texts which is attributed to Confucius), more precisely, to the 3rd and 4th wing; they refer to both trigrams and give clues as to what to do best.

However… also Wang Bi speaks about images…

Traditional Acupuncture, a sub-system of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), is deeply rooted in Five Element Theory (Wu Xing, Five Phases). It’s aim is to help people restore their balance at all levels (body, mind, soul) and grow and mature. For that purpose Traditional Acupuncture relies mainly on using the meridians’ elements points (ancient points).

Acupuncture points can be understood as an energy pattern. It is possible to activate them not only through needles or finger pressure, but also through meditation, opening our minds to their metaphorical imagery.

Read more: Recommended Literature on Traditional Acupuncture

The eight trigrams are the basis of the I Ching. They are composed of three solid (Yang) or broken (Yin) lines. Two trigrams form a hexagram, one image of I Ching.
The colored trigrams link to the respective chapters in the I Ching Course where they are explained in detail.

Chinese Name	Traditional Image	Traditional Characteristic	Modern Interpretation	Phase Element Organ
Kun	Earth Mother	receptive, dark, nurturing, soft, flexible, adaptive, fertile	stability; compassion, commitment; peaceDysfunction: brooding	Earth Spleen (SP)
Dui	Lake joungest daughter	heiter, zufrieden, erfüllt, offen	humility; connection, inspirationDysfunction: melancholia	Metal Lung (LU)
Li	Fire middle daughter	hot, bright, luminous, adherent, intelligent	discernment Dysfunction: chaos	Fire Small Intenstine (SI)
Sun	Wind Treeeldest daughter	gentle, penetrating, well-rooted, flexible	thinking, planning, acting Dysfunction: resignation	Wood Liver (LIV)
Qian	Heaven Father	creative, clarity, conscious, extending	expression, passion; warmth, loveDysfunction: egocentricity	Fire Heart (HE)
Zhen	Thunder eldest son	erregend, stark, schnell, in Bewegung, umwälzend	decision-making, flexibilityDysfunction: fury	Wood Gallbladder (GB)
Kan	Water middle son	abysmal, dangerous, exposed to uncontrollable forces basic trust; intuition	basic trust; intuition Dysfunction: anxiety	Water Kidney (KI)
Gen	Mountain joungest son	to hold still, to persevere; a meditative state	disengagement; transformationDysfunction: Trauer	Metal Large Intenstine (LI)