Hexagram Representation
Each of the three lines that comprises a trigram can take one of four
forms:
- A yang, represented as:
(a black line).
- A yin, represented as:
(a black divided line).
- A mutant yang, represented as:
(a red line).
- A mutant ying, represented as:
(a red divided line).
The reader may probably be wondering why four different kinds of lines
are needed to represent a dual entity. Basically, the reason is that
the comprehension of ``change'' and its life cycle is one of the
main concerns in the chinese culture. A mutant line is just a line
that potentially can change to become its opposite.
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Jean Pierre Charalambos
2002-04-14