Zhèn ·
Classical image
Open the elementI Ching
The eight Later Heaven trigrams, joined to each channel's element. The Shuogua body image and the meridian path are different maps: they meet at the element.
Yang
Solid line.
Yin
Broken line.
A trigram is read from the bottom upward. Two trigrams, one above the other, make one of the 64 hexagrams.
How to use it with a meridian
- Open the meridian in the index and note its element.
- Here are that element's two trigrams: Later Heaven direction and classical image.
- Go back to the channel. The trigram image does not locate the point; it frames the element.
Eight trigrams
In generating-cycle order: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water.
Xùn ·
Classical image
Open the elementLí ·
Classical image
Open the elementKÅ«n ·
Classical image
Open the elementGèn ·
Classical image
Open the elementDuì ·
Classical image
Open the elementQián ·
Classical image
Open the elementKÇŽn ·
Classical image
Open the elementName a hexagram
A number from 1 to 64, or the lower and upper trigrams. You get the classical title, not a reading.