He Chuanfeng’s “Eight Characters of the Book of Changes”

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Introduction

preface The Confucian classics include the six classics of “Yi”, “Book”, “Poetry”, “Li”, “Yue”, and “Spring and Autumn”. The “Book of Changes” is the oldest, most authoritative, and most famous classic in my country. It is the crystallization of the wisdom of the Chinese nation and a treasure of Chinese culture. Since the Warring States period, “Book of Changes” has been regarded as one of the classic works of the ancient Chinese Confucian school, and later it was also listed as the top of the group of classics. The ancient sages and modern intellectuals dare not deny that it is a heavenly book. According to the records of ancient books, there are “three changes” namely “Lianshan”, “Guizang” and “Zhouyi”. The “Book of Changes” in the Spring and Autumn Period was also used as a divination book, and there were constant interpretations and researches on it at that time, including Confucius. In the Warring States period, there were seven kinds of ten chapters in “Yi Zhuan”, which were called “Ten Wings”. After “Yizhuan” was compiled into “Book of Changes”, it became the “Book of Changes” we see today. In the thousands of years of history, it has gone through all kinds of ups and downs and tests, whether it is praised or derogated, and it is in fashion and decline, but it still silently makes great contributions to Chinese culture and world culture. People who hear the word “Book of Changes” usually respond directly to three phenomena: some people think it is a divination book, a tool for fortune-telling and divination, some people think it is a history book, and some people think it is a book of divination. Zhouyi is a philosophy book. In fact, it is all-encompassing and vast. “Yi” contains reason, image, number, and accounting, so it can change infinitely. Its domain covers everything in the world. If it is limited to the five arts for application, it is due to people’s narrow thinking. “Yi” had no words at first, but focused on the changes of yin and yang, gossip and images. Its core of discussion is to use one to divide into two, to reveal the natural law of the development and change of things in the universe in the law of opposites and unity, and from Find a way of unity in opposites. “Birth and birth are changes.” The way of heaven is constantly running, so good and bad fortune will be mixed in it, so predicting the future has always been a matter of curiosity for people of all levels. Since ancient times, people from the emperors and generals to the ordinary people of the Li people have always liked to use all kinds of things, whether it is administrative strategies, military tactics, choosing talents and seeking jobs, fame and fortune, seeking profits in business and industry, weddings and funerals, building houses and tombs. There is a method to predict the future of the whole, so forecasting has been immortalized. Nowadays, many masters, in the process of studying Yiyi for decades, some put forward their own original ideas with a broad mind to promote future students, and also opened a simple way to learn Yiyi, and some criticize ancient books with a little experience. It is wrong, but the reason it said is always trapped in the framework of ancient works, and there is no reason created by itself. It is for fame and reputation, and its holy heart is discerned by the wise. A perfect thing must constantly remove its flaws, but this flaw is not the hero of the perfect product. Dynasties will be rotated, and all things will also evolve. Isn’t this the case with perfect theory? To study Yi-Li and Yin-Yang scholars, one must know that Yi-Li mainly focuses on the Dao, not the technique, and those who know it must know the “Skill”, but those who know the technique may not necessarily know the “Tao”. Discussion on fate, choosing a date, geography, name study, divination… Most of them apply the five elements of life and restraint. When using them, they are often limited within the established frame and cannot break through. The specious theoretical framework makes people feel at a loss. Therefore, It is a situation that can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. There are many ways to discuss fate in the market, and each has its own characteristics. The “four pillars and eight characters” is one of the more popular academics and the foundation of all five arts. Principles, images, and numbers, but ancient and modern theories formulate them, and even if they can be accurately discussed, they seem to lack some soul. “Book of Changes Bazi” follows the law of Yi theory and imitates the principles of nature’s yin, yang, fault, synthesis, rigidity, and softness. It is a science that combines the philosophy of the Book of Changes with the five arts. Getting started is the best shortcut, and the effect can not only break through the bottleneck of the traditional horoscope, but also discuss the complementary interests between the underworld and the human world more broadly. A wrong theory, even if it has been passed down for thousands of years, should not become a correct theory, right? Xici says: “Yi is in harmony with the heaven and earth, so it can make the way of the world.” Yi is in line with the laws of heaven and earth, so it can be passed down through the ages. It is believed that ancient and modern sages all know that nature is the law of the universe, but it is difficult to explain the five elements in detail when applying it. The theory of coherence with nature, many interpreters today are unable to find a discussion that is consistent with nature from the text. The “Sixty Jiazi” formed by the overlapping of stems and branches is formed by aligning the movement of the heaven and the earth, and it also contains natural phenomena. If you can understand the meaning of it, the things of the heaven and the earth are all in it. If the Bazi theory can be based on the four seasons of “Yuan”, “Heng”, “Li” and “Zhen” in Yili, plus “Gen”, “Miao”, “Flower” and “Fruit” of the four pillars of the Bazi, then Being able to deduce the ins and outs of the overall natal chart can not only guide people in a precise and clear direction, but also has the effect of making up for the shortcomings of the traditional horoscope, and can also let the wisdom crystallization of the ancestors show the dawn again.

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