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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 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 referred to as trigrams. In the slices there are a combination little broken and solid lines. Each slice has a different attribute associated with it. The Baguazhang (八卦掌) or eight trigram palm. Pretty heavy stuff, this page will try to help you make sense of it.

Also related is the I Ching book, meaning the Book of Changes which takes the Bagua concept to a whole new level.

Tropes involving Baguazhang and I Ching will be covered below.

Tropes used in Bagua include:

Ambition Is Evil: Subverted with the Trigram relating to the Middle Son, who has Spock-like qualities
Bears are Bad News: In Baguazhang, the Bear trigram is only worse for you!
BFS: Baguazhang practitioners are known for using a 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 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 or Pure Energy. Earth, being the opposite of Heaven, is Darkness or 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.
Elemental Powers: The Trigrams have an associated element. They go: Heaven, Marsh, Fire, Thunder, Wind, Water, Mountain, and Earth.
- Heaven can also be Light and Earth can be Darkness.
Panthera Awesome: The animal associated with Heaven in a style of Baguazhang is the lion.
The Patriarch: In the Father's Trigram, he determinately brings home the bacon
Seasonal Baggage: Each trigram is associated with a season plus more, i.e. late Spring and early Autumn.
Yellow Lightning, Blue Lightning: The Lightning Trigram's color is green. While this looks like an aversion to Western eyes, the trope is actually played straight - see Green Is Blue.

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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.
+'''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 refered to as trigrams. In the slices there are a combination little broken and solid lines. Each slice has a different [[Elemental Powers|attribute]] associated with it. The Baguazhang(八卦掌) or [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|eight trigram palm]]. [[Serious Business|Pretty heavy stuff]], this page will try to help you make sense of it.
+The ''bagua'' as a symbol consists of an octagon, divided into eight slices connecting to a center octagon. The slices are referred to as trigrams. In the slices there are a combination little broken and solid lines. Each slice has a different [[Elemental Powers|attribute]] associated with it. The ''Baguazhang'' (八卦掌) or [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|eight trigram palm]]. [[Serious Business|Pretty heavy stuff]], this page will try to help you make sense of it.
 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
+* [[Bears are Bad News]]: [[In Soviet Russia, Trope Mocks You|In Baguazhang, the Bear trigram is only worse for you!]]
 * [[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).
+* [[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 animal associated with Heaven in a style of Baguazhang is the lion.
 * [[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.
-* [[Yellow Lightning, Blue Lightning]]: Averted, the Lightning Trigram's color is [[Take a Third Option|green]].
+* [[Yellow Lightning, Blue Lightning]]: The Lightning Trigram's color is green. While this looks like an aversion to Western eyes, the trope is actually played straight - see [[Green Is Blue|Green Is Blue]].
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