Hexagram Representation

Each of the three lines that comprises a trigram can take one of four forms:

  1. A yang, represented as: \resizebox*{0.6cm}{0.2cm}{\includegraphics{yang.eps}} (a black line).
  2. A yin, represented as: \resizebox*{0.6cm}{0.2cm}{\includegraphics{yin.eps}} (a black divided line).
  3. A mutant yang, represented as: \resizebox*{0.6cm}{0.2cm}{\includegraphics{yang_m.ps}} (a red line).
  4. A mutant ying, represented as: \resizebox*{0.6cm}{0.2cm}{\includegraphics{yin_m.eps}} (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