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'''Bagua''' (八卦) or ''Pa Kua'', meaning eight symbols, in Eastern mythology is a system to analyze natural and social events [[For Science!|for the sake of knowledge]]. Key points Bagua relate to anatomy, cosmology, geography, personality, and family.
The ''bagua'' as a symbol consists of an octagon, divided into eight slices connecting to a center octagon. The slices are
Also related is the I Ching book, meaning the Book of Changes which takes the Bagua concept to a whole new level.
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* [[Ambition Is Evil]]: Subverted with the Trigram relating to the Middle Son, who has [[The Spock|Spock-like]] qualities
* [[
* [[BFS]]: Baguazhang practitioners are known for using a [[Cool Sword|Bagua Dao]], which a normal a Dao, but larger.
* [[Big Brother Bully]]: Subverted, The Eldest Brother trigram is associated with the Dragon, the feet, and shaking (as in [[Shock and Awe|thunder]]). Which leaves a crazy image of a roundhouse kick covered in ''lightning'' as he beats his younger siblings.
** Jumping off the [[Big Brother Bully]], [[Psycho Electro]] is reconstructed as illness associated with this trigram are hysteria, depression, and convulsions.
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: In fact there is no "evil" in the elemental trigrams. [[Depending on the Writer]], Heaven is either [[Light'Em Up|Light]] or [[Pure Energy]]. Earth, being the opposite of Heaven, is [[Casting a Shadow|Darkness]] or [[Power of the Void|void]]. The reason is if heaven is pure energy then the opposite of energy is no energy (void).
* [[Everything's Better with Chickens]]: One of the Trigrams in Baguazhang is Rooster or a Pheasant, [[Depending on the Writer]]
* [[Everything's Better with Monkeys]]: One of the Trigrams in a style of Baguazhang is a monkey.
▲* [[Everything's Worse with Bears]]: [[In Soviet Russia, Trope Mocks You|In Baguazhang,the Bear trigam is only worse for you!]]
* [[Panthera Awesome|Everything's Better With Lions]]: The animal associated with Heaven in a style of Baguazhang is the lion.▼
* [[Elemental Powers]]: The Trigrams have an associated element. They go: [[Pure Energy|Heaven]], [[Green Thumb|Marsh]], [[Playing with Fire|Fire]], [[Shock and Awe|Thunder]], [[Blow You Away|Wind]], [[Making a Splash|Water]], [[Dishing Out Dirt|Mountain]], and [[Power of the Void|Earth]].
** Heaven can also be [[Light'Em Up|Light]] and Earth can be [[Casting a Shadow|Darkness]].
▲* [[Panthera Awesome
* [[The Patriarch]]: In the Father's Trigram, he [[The Determinator|determinately]] brings home the bacon
* [[Seasonal Baggage]]: Each trigram is associated with a season plus more, i.e. late Spring and early Autumn.
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