Chinese Trigram
Late Heaven Sequence
Chinese Trigram – Feng Shui sectors and their interior associations from the Late Heaven Sequence.
| South East – 4Trigram Sun Family Member Eldest Daughter Symbol Wind Element Wood Organ Liver, Gallbladder |
South – 9Trigram Li Family Member Middle Daughter Symbol Sun Element Fire Organ Heart, Small Intestine |
South West – 2Trigram K’un Family Member Mother Symbol Earth Element Soil Organ Spleen, Pancreas, Stomach |
| East – 3Trigram Chen Family Member Eldest Son Symbol Thunder Element Wood Organ Liver, Gallbladder |
Centre – 5Trigram Tai Chi Family Member n/a Symbol n/a Element Earth Organ n/a |
West – 7Trigram Tui Family Member Youngest Daughter Symbol Thunder Element Metal Organ Colon, Large Intestine |
| North East – 8Trigram Ken Family Member Youngest Son Symbol Mountain Element Earth Organ Colon, Large Intestine |
North – 1Trigram K’an Family Member Middle Son Symbol Moon Element Water Organ Kidneys, Bladder |
North West – 6Trigram Ch’ien Family Member Father Symbol Heaven Element Metal Organ Lungs, Skin |
The 8 Chinese trigrams (and central number 5 which does not have a Trigram), are associated with a cardinal direction, number, element, organ, body part, illness and many other characteristics. Each Chinese Trigram has specific Chi essence. These Trigrams come from the I Ching (Book of Changes) and when 2 are combined, they become hexagrams.
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