Overview of Basic Bagua Recipes

Qian Gua - Heaven

Qian San Lian, Qian is heaven, Qian is father, Qian Weigang, northwest, white gold in color. -Features: Three positive lines -Represents: Heaven, Father -Attribute: Strong and resilient -Orientation: Northwest -Color: White, Gold

Kun Gua - Di

Kun Liu Duan, Kun is the earth, Kun is the mother, Kun is Shun, located in the southwest, on the loess soil. -Features: Three Yin lines -Represents: Earth, Mother -Attribute: Compliance -Orientation: Southwest -Color: Yellow

Zhen Gua - Lei

Shaking the bowl, shaking as thunder, shaking the eldest son, The earthquake moves, the eastern wood rises, and the sun rises. -Features: The lower line represents yang, while the upper two lines represent yin -Represents: Lei, eldest son -Attribute: Motion -Orientation: East -Five Elements: Wood

Gen Gua - Mountain

Gen covering bowl, Gen for mountain, Gen young man, Genzhi, northeast, soil type depends. -Features: The upper line represents yang, while the lower two lines represent yin -Represents: Mountain, Second Son -Attribute: Stop -Orientation: Northeast -Five Elements: Soil

Xun Gua - Wind

Xun Xia Duan, Xun is the wind, Xun's eldest daughter, Xun is in the southeast, with a soft wood texture. -Features: The lower two lines are positive, and the upper line is negative -Represents: Wind, eldest daughter -Attribute: Infiltration -Orientation: Southeast -Five Elements: Wood

Li Gua - Fire

Li Zhongxu, Li is fire, Li Zhongnv, Li Wei Li, due south, bright red. -Features: The middle line is positive, and the upper and lower lines are negative -Represents: Fire, Middle Woman -Attribute: Bright -Orientation: due south -Color: Red

Kan Gua - Water

In the midst of a hurdle is full, the hurdle is water, and in the midst of a hurdle is a man, Kan is a depression, to the north, with black and mysterious water. -Features: The middle line is yin, and the upper and lower lines are yang -Represents: water, neutrons -Attribute: Collapse -Orientation: True North -Color: Black

Duigua Ze

Exchange for broken, exchange for Ze, exchange for young girl, Dui for Yue, due west, golden white. -Features: The upper line is yin, and the lower two lines are yang -Represents: Ze, Maiden -Attribute: Pleasure -Orientation: due west -Five Elements: Gold -Color: White

Summary of Bagua Memory Formula

1. Each hexagram has its unique form, attributes, and symbolism
2. Orientation, color, and the Five Elements are important dimensions for understanding the Eight Trigrams
3. The arrangement of yin and yang lines reflects the inherent changes in hexagrams

Learning advice

• When memorizing mnemonics, pay attention to the characteristics of each hexagram
• Linking abstract symbols with concrete natural phenomena
• Understanding gossip is not only a memory, but also a philosophy of understanding natural changes