Finally understood the origin of the "Book of Changes", "Three ancient times have passed, and people have updated the three saints"
The Zhouyi "Three ancient times have passed, and people have updated the three saints" in ancient times Fuxi opened the world with a painting and began to write the Eight Diagrams of the Book of Changes; in the Middle Ages, King Wen of Zhou was imprisoned in Youli and deduced the sixty-four hexagrams; in the lower ancient times, Confucius Wei compiled the Three Jue and explained the Book of Changes in words, which is called It is "Ten Wings", which means to add ten wings to the Book of Changes. At this point, the I Ching we see in modern times is completed. This is the origin of the I Ching.
In ancient times, there was no writing. Fuxi drew the Eight Diagrams and began to write the I Ching. Therefore, the I Ching was originally a "wordless heavenly book", a set of symbols. So how did Fuxi draw the Bagua? Imagine that in ancient times, they had no tools, no writing, and only had naked bodies in close contact with nature. In their long-term life practice, they observed that when such weather appeared in the sky, it would rain; when such weather appeared Sometimes, there would be thunder, so they wanted to record it and leave it as a reminder for future generations. However, they had no words and could only use symbols. When they went to different places, they found that different places had different climates, different species, and different dangers. They also recorded them with symbols. After summarizing and verifying, he finally came up with a complete set of natural phenomena of heaven and earth. system, called the Xiantian Bagua, and left this symbol system to later generations.
Innate Bagua Diagram (Fuxi Bagua)
In the Middle Ages, King Zhou of Shang imprisoned King Wen of Zhou in Youli because he believed the slander of Chonghou Hu. King Wen of Zhou was a wise man who was virtuous, benevolent and possessed great wisdom. During his imprisonment in Youli, he only performed the Book of Changes. On the basis of Fuxi's Bagua, he integrated his own life experience and wisdom. Collect, summarize and deduce the Houtian Bagua Diagram, also called the Houtian Bagua Popular Diagram, and combine these eight symbols into eighty-eight sixty-four symbols, and write a line for each symbol. , write one line for each of the six lines of each hexagram. The "Book of Changes" began to be completed after Fuxi became King Wen of Zhou Dynasty.
The Houtian Bagua (King Wen Bagua)
Then there is Confucius' "Yi Zhuan". Confucius once said: If you give me a few more years and study the Book of Changes at the age of fifty, I will be able to make no big mistakes in my life. Confucius not only said this sentence, but also studied the Book of Changes many times, causing the slips to fall off many times. This is why the well-known idiom "Wei Bian Sanjue" refers to this incident. Confucius's efforts were not in vain. After his explanation, he inserted ten wings into the I Ching, called the Ten Wings or "Yi Zhuan" as annotations for various items of the I Ching as an aid to help you understand the "I Ching". They are respectively the first and second chapters of "Luan Zhuan", which explains the hexagrams; "The Legend of Elephants" explains the hexagram meanings; The two hexagrams of Qian and Kun are specially explained; "Shuo Gua Zhuan" explains the reason for the appearance of each hexagram, its naming and what the eight trigrams symbolize; "Xu Gua Zhuan" explains the order of the sixty-four hexagrams, and "Za Gua Zhuan" is All things considered, these ten contents together are called "Yi Zhuan"
This is the approximate origin of the Yi Jing. The Yi Jing we see now is the sum of these three parts. Together they are called "The Book of Changes" or "The Book of Changes"
As an ancient Chinese philosophy, the "Book of Changes" is an ancient philosophy with radiant essence and far-reaching significance! It is said that the "Book of Changes" began in the Xia Zhou Dynasty and began in the "Hetu Luoshu", but I am more in favor of the theory that the "Book of Changes" may be a legacy of the last Ice Age civilization, or it may be alien wisdom. . . Like the pyramids, like the mystery of Stonehenge. If you look at the stars on the river map, they actually look like a celestial map of the universe. It is possible for them to appear on the backs of turtles and horses, just like discovering fossils! Of course, the ancient Chinese wisdom of Yin Yang and Five Elements is still unparalleled in the world. .
The reason why the I Ching can be used for prediction. It is the calculation and deduction that people use the laws of nature to formulate theories. The dialectical theory of yin and yang and the restrained relationship between the five elements are its core. The heavenly stems and earthly branches are symbols, so this is why the root of a person's destiny can be known based on his birth horoscope.
Bazi fortune telling relies entirely on true knowledge, very much knowledge, Bagua prediction, four points rely on knowledge, and six points rely on aura.
I study the Book of Changes, which involves subjects such as six-line divination, four-pillar numerology, Feng Shui, physiognomy and names. Investigating its fundamentals, the basic theories of various disciplines still do not include the Bagua, the Five Elements and Yin and Yang. Their similarities and the theory of perfect harmony are very subtle!
To this day, I have finally realized that the guiding significance of the I Ching is: 1. Be prepared for unexpected events when you are extremely happy, and be optimistic when you are frustrated. This is the so-called impermanence of things and the interchange of yin and yang. 2. There is no absolute good or absolute bad in the world. The so-called blessings and misfortunes are relative.
3. When dealing with the world, don’t stick to one principle, and don’t listen to others. This is the so-called golden mean!