12 Jin and 12 Jang lines forming the
numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9
Number 5 is missing from the sequence
as it does not play a role in
The I Ching.....White lines are Jang
and missing lines are like a cloak
of invisibility thrown over the Jin
areas. Number 1 and 9 are opposites
because where one has Jin the other
has Jang, 2 and 6 also work in the
same way. There is purity to these oppositions..........
3 and 8 and 4 and 7 each have the same
amount of Jin and Jang lines
but they are not in opposite positions
but they can become the same
if you flip them over..........for
example take 3 flip it over and it becomes 8
and the same rules apply for 4 and 7.
Notice how 3 & 4 and 7 & 8 are similar
colours too.
1 + 9 = 6 2 + 6 = 6 3 + 4 = 6 7 + 8 = 6
Number 6 is completely full, number 2
completely empty and the others
add up to 6 as shown above. Together
they become the full quota or Heavenly.
Only number 2 can become fully Earthy.
We can see the closest to becoming
Earthy are the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 8,
and the closest to becoming Heavenly
are the numbers 4, 6, 7 and 9.
I cannot help but wonder if being whole is what number 6 is all about the bringing together of opposites and combining them to create a union that is productive. There is much to find in Nine Star Ki. x
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