I.  General Attributions

Trigram
Symbol

Trigram 
Name

Meaning

Direction

Season

Yin-Yang

Chien
Qián
乾

Heaven, Sky, Air

North

Summer

Supreme Yang

Sun
Xùn
巽

Wind

Southwest

Mid-Summer

Young Yin

K'an
坎

Water

West

Autumn

Middle Yin

Ken
Gèn
艮

Mountain

Northwest

Mid-Autumn

Mature Yin

K'un
Kūn
坤

Earth

North

Winter

Supreme Yin

Chen
Zhèn
震

Thunder

Northeast

Mid-Winter

Young Yang

Li
離

Fire

East

Spring

Middle Yang

Tui
Duì
兌

Lake
Valley

Southeast

Mid-Spring

Mature Yang

CM1

CM2

CM3

MG1

MG2

MG3

II.   General Attributions

Trigram
Symbol

Eastern
Cosmos

Five Elements
五行
Wǔxíng

Western
Cosmos

Daily Cycle

Annual Cycle

1

Chien
Heaven
South
Summer

Metal, Sky
West
White Tiger
Lung, Taste
Father

Will, Spirit
Intutition
Wood
Fire
South
Youth
Midday
Summer
Full Moon

Noon
12 pm - 3pm

June 21st - September21st
Summer Solstice
Lithia

2

Sun
Wind

Wood
East
Blue Dragon
Liver, Sight
Oldest Sister

Afternoon
3pm - 6 pm

3

水

K'an
Water
West
Autumn

Water
North
Black Tortoise
Kidney, Touch
Second Daughter

Emotions
Feelings
Water, Cups
Middle Age
Evening
Waning Moon
West
Autumn

Late Afternoon
Sunset
6 pm - 9pm

September 22nd -
December20th
Autumnal Equinox 

4

Ken
Mountain

Earth
Center
Yellow Dragon
Spleen. Smell
First Daughter

Evening
9pm - 12 pm

October 31st -
December 20th

5

土

K'un
Earth
North
Winter

Earth
Center
Yellow Dragon
Spleen, Smell
Mother

Body
Sensations
Earth, Coins
Old Age
Night
New Moon
North
Winter

Midnight
12 am - 3 am

December 21st  -
March 19th

6

Chen
Thunder

Wood
East
Blue Dragon
Liver, Sight
Oldest Brother

Early Morning
Sunrise
3am - 6am

February 2nd - March19th
Chinese New Year
Imbolic

7

火

Li
Fire
Spring
East

Fire
South
Red Phoenix
Heart, Sound
Second Son

Mind
Thinking
Air
Metal, Swords
Infancy
Dawn
Crescent Moon
Spring
East

Morning
6am - 9am

March 20th - June 20th
Spring Equinox, Ostara

8

Tui
Lake
Valley
Irrigated
Field

Metal, Lake
West
White Tiger
Lung, Taste
First Son

Mid-Morning
9am - 12pm

May 1st - June 20th
Beltane

CM4

CM5

CM6

MG4

MG5

MG6

III.  Martial Arts Attributions

Trigram
Symbol

Eastern
Cosmos

T'ai Chi Ch'uan

BaGua
Zhang

Coming

Coming

Chien
Heaven
South
Summer

Peng
Wardoff
Step Forward

Coming

Coming

Coming

Sun
Wind

Cai
Pulling
Move Back

Coming

Coming

Coming

K'an
Water
West
Autumn

Ji
Press
Face Left

Coming

Coming

Coming

Ken
Mountain

Kao
Shoulder

Coming

Coming

Coming

K'un
Earth
North
Winter

Lu
Roll Back
Centered

Coming

Coming

Coming

Chen
Thunder

Lie
Splitting
Move Back

Coming

Coming 

Coming

Li
Fire
Sprint
East

An
Push
Look Right

Coming

Coming

Coming

Tui
Lake
Valley
Marsh
Irrigated
Field

Shou
Elbow Strike
Step Forward

Coming

Coming

Coming

CM1

CM5

CM7

CM8

CM9

CM10

IV.  Eight Core Hexagrams I Ching Attributions
   

Hexagram
Symbol

Number
Name

General 
Meaning

# 1
Chien
Khien
Heaven

"Heaven creates, develops, brings about fruition and consummation. " [Ct1]
"What is great and originating, penetrating, advantageous, correct and firm." [Lt2]
Meanings:  strength, creativity, ruling, originating, Yang, fathering.  

# 57
Sun
Wind

"Wind is small but developmental.  It is beneficial to have somewhere to go.  
It is beneficial to see a great person." [Ct1]  
"There will be some little attainment and progress.  There will be advantage in
movement." [Lt2]  
Meanings:  penetrating, gentleness. equaling, scattering.

#29
K'an
Khan
Pitfalls
Water

"Mastering Pitfalls (Double Pitfall): In mastering pitfalls there is truthfulness; 
thus the mind develops.  There is excellence in practice." [Ct1]   
"The possession of sincerity, through which the mind is penetrating.  Action, 
in accordance with this, will be of high value." [Lt2] 
Meanings:  withdrawal, abysmal, perilous, injuring, danger, adapt to diffiuclt
circumstances, flow like water around obstacles.    

# 52
Ken
Mountain

"Stopping at the back, one does not have a body; walking in the garden, one 
does not see a person.  No fault." [Ct1]   
Meanings:  stillness, calmness, resting, completing, undisturbed, inner
stillness.  

# 2
K'un
Khwan
Earth

"With earth, creativity and development are achieved in the faithfulness of the female horse.  The superior person has somewhere to go.  Taking the lead, one goes astray; following, one finds the master.  Stability in rectitude is good." [Ct1]  
 "What is great and originating, penetrating, advantageous, correct and having 
the firmness of a mare.  When the superior man has to make any movement, if 
he take the initiative, he will go astray; if he follow, he will find his proper lord." [Lt2]    
Meanings:  receptivity, acceptance, nurturing, yielding, storing, devoting,
mothering, Yin, endless productive potential.  

#51
Chen
Kân
Thunder

"Thunder is developmental.  When thunder comes, there is alarm, then laughter.  Thunder startles for a hundred miles, but one does not loose spoon and wine."  [Ct1]  
 "Kan gives the intimation of ease and development.  When the time of movement comes, the person will be found looking out with some apprehension, and yet smiling and talking cheerfully.  When the movement (like a crash of thunder) terrifies all within a hundred li, he will be like the sincere worshipper who is not startled into letting go of his ladle and cup of sacrificial spirits." [Lt2]   
Meanings:  alertness, active, arousing, moving, inciting, producing, explosive and
vibrational energy.  

# 30
Li
Fire

"Fire is beneficial for correctness and development.  Raising a cow brings good fortune."  [Ct1]  
 "It will be advantageous to be firm and correct, and thus there will be a free course and success.  Let its subject also nourish a docility of the cow, and there will be good fortune."  [Lt2]   
Meanings:  clinging, dependable, spreading, transforming the host, light.  

# 58
Tui
Joy

"Joy is developmental, beneficial if correct."  [Ct1]  
"Shows the pleasure of inward harmony and sincerity, and in good fortune. " [Lt2]  
Meanings:  joyful, thankful, playful, pleasuring, courting, rejoicing, pleasure,
hidden in deep currents.    Associated with freshwater in low areas: rivers through a valley, marshes, lakes, irrigation ditches and canals - a sight that will bring joy to any farmer's heart.  

CM11

CM12

CM13

V.  Taijiquan and Yoga Exercise Workout Cycle

Exercise
Cycle

Energy
Levels

Eight Brocades
Qigong

Eight Rivers
Qigong

 
1
Chen

     

Warm-up
Thunder over Earth

Bouncing on Toes

Turning the
Thunderous 
Prayer Wheel

   
2
Li

      

Heat Building
Springtime Gusto
Starting the Fire

Punching with
Angry Eyes

Grasping the
Fire Dragon's Tail

 
3
Tui

       

Energetic and Joyful
Rivers Run Down to
the Warm Valley
Increase Circulation

Bending Down
and Bending Back

The Wild Geese Joyfully Return to the Lake in the Valley

 
4
Chien

     

Vigorous
Summertime
Fire in the Heavens
Pure Yang

Bear

Salutation to
the Stars

 
5
Sun

    

Lively
Moving
Following the Wind

Drawing the Bow

The Wind Moves 
the Clouds

 
6
K'an

      

Cooling Down
Slowing Down
Feel the Autumn Rain

Holding Up the Void

Coming

 
7
Ken

      

Calming
Cooling
Pausing
Rest on the Mountain

Separate Heaven
and Earth

Coming

 
8
K'un

     

Resting
Relaxing
Pure Yin
Winter
Snow on the Earth

Wise Owl

Coming

MG7

MG8

MG9

MG10

VI.  Medical Attributions

Trigram

Coming

Bodily
Associations

Coming

Coming

Coming

   

Chien
Heaven
South
  

Coming

Head
Lungs
Taste

Coming

Coming

Coming

 

Sun
Wind
 

Coming

Thighs
Liver
Sight

Coming

Coming

Coming

 

K'an
Water
West
 

Coming

Ears
Kidney
Touch

Coming

Coming

Coming

 

Ken
Mountain
 

Coming

Hands
Spleen
Smell

Coming

Coming

Coming

 

K'un
Earth
North
 

Coming

Belly
Spleen
Smell

Coming

Coming

Coming

 

Chen
Thunder
  

Coming

Foot
Liver
Sight 

Coming

Coming

Coming

 

Li
Fire
East
  

Coming

Eyes
Heart
Sound

Coming

Coming

Coming

 

Tui
Valley
  

Coming

Mouth
Lung
Taste

Coming

Coming

Coming

CM14

CM15

CM16

CM17

CM18

CM19

VII.  Other Attributions

Trigram

Qigong

Buddhism
Eightfold Path

Mountains
Rivers Zen
Order

Coming

Coming

  

Chien
Heaven
South
  

Direct Qi
Transmit Qi

Skillful
Action

Right
Action

Coming

Coming

 

Sun
Wind
 

Conserve Qi

Skillful
Livelihood

Work
Practice

Coming

Coming

 

K'an
Water
West
 

Dissolve Qi

Skillful
Effort

Body
Practice

Coming

Coming

 

Ken
Mountain
 

Transform Qi

Skillful
Mindfulness

Zazen

Coming

Coming

 

K'un
Earth
North
 

Store Qi

Skillful
Concentration

Liturgy

Coming

Coming

Chen
Thunder
  

Discover Qi
Gather Qi

Skillful
Understanding

Zen Study

Coming

Coming

 

Li
Fire
East
  

Circulate Qi

Skillful
Thinking

Academic
Study

Coming

Coming

 

Tui
Valley

  

Purify Qi

Skillful
Speech

Art
Practice

Coming

Coming

CM20

CM21

CM22

CM23

CM24

CM25

VIII.  Five Elements, Five Movements

Trigram

Element

Bodily
Associations

Attributes

Coming

Coming

  
Chien
Heaven
Sky
Air
East

Wood

Liver
Gall Bladder
Eyes
Tendons
Muscles
Nails, Nerves

Green
Spring
East
Windy
Sour

Coming

Coming

 

Li
Fire
South
  

Fire

Heart
Small Intenstine
Tongue
Blood Vessles

Red
Summer
South
Hot
Bitter

Coming

Coming

 

K'un
Earth
Southwest
 

Earth

Spleen
Stomach
Mouth
Flesh, Muscles

Yellow
Late Summer
Center
Damp
Sweet

Coming

Coming

 

Ken
Mountain
West
 

Metal

Lungs
Large Intenstine
Bladder
Nose
Skin, Hair

White
Autumn
West
Dry
Pungent

Coming

Coming

 

K'an
Water
North
 

Water

Kidney
Bladder
Ears
Bones, Teeth
Hair

Dark Blue
Winter
North
Cold
Salty

Coming

Coming

CM26

CM26

CM26

CM26

CM26