I Ching studies
I Ching hexagram
figure composed of six stacked horizontal broken or unbroken lines, used in Chinese divination
yin
Chinese metaphysical concept, representing negative or passive aspects
Eight Trigrams
set of eight trigrams used in the I Ching and Taoist cosmology
yang
Chinese metaphysical concept, representing positive or active aspects
yin and yang
concept of dualism and complementarity in Chinese philosophy, cosmology, traditional medicine, fengshui, and protoscience, opposing “yang“ (for solar, masculine, active, warm) with “yin“ (for lunar, feminine, passive, cool)
Four Phases
derivation of Taichi