Ba Gua Philosophy
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Most people are familiar with this symbol as a representation of Taiji where the darker side represents yin and the lighter side represents yang. This is called the Taiji symbol; however, yang and yin separately are expressed as a broken line and solid line respectively. |
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Si Xiang, or the four movements, explains the movement and transformation of yin to yang and yang to yin. The si xiang are illustrated by four diagrams. Each movement is illustrated by a series of two lines. The four movements are: |
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1 tai yang, or great yang, and is maximal yang; |
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2 xiao yang, little yang, which is yang entering yin; |
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3 tai yin, great yin, is maximal yin; |
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4 xiao yin, little yin, is yin entering yang. |
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An example to illustrate the four movements from nature is: |