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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. |
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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. |
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. |
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Also related is the I Ching book, meaning the Book of Changes which takes the Bagua concept to a whole new level. |
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 |
* [[Ambition Is Evil]]: Subverted with the Trigram relating to the Middle Son, who has [[The Spock|Spock-like]] qualities |
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* [[BFS]]: Baguazhang practitioners are known for using a [[Cool Sword|Bagua Dao]], which a normal a Dao, but larger. |
* [[BFS]]: Baguazhang practitioners are known for using a [[Cool Sword|Bagua Dao]], which a normal a Dao, but larger. |
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* [[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. |
* [[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. |
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** Jumping off the [[Big Brother Bully]], [[Psycho Electro]] is reconstructed as illness associated with this trigram are hysteria, depression, and convulsions. |
** Jumping off the [[Big Brother Bully]], [[Psycho Electro]] is reconstructed as illness associated with this trigram are hysteria, depression, and convulsions. |
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* [[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). |
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* [[Everything's Better with Chickens]]: One of the Trigrams in Baguazhang is Rooster or a Pheasant, [[Depending on the Writer]] |
* [[Everything's Better with Chickens]]: One of the Trigrams in Baguazhang is Rooster or a Pheasant, [[Depending on the Writer]] |
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* [[Everything's Better with Monkeys]]: One of the Trigrams in a style of Baguazhang is a monkey. |
* [[Everything's Better with Monkeys]]: One of the Trigrams in a style of Baguazhang is a monkey. |
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* [[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]]. |
* [[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]]. |
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** Heaven can also be [[Light'Em Up|Light]] and Earth can be [[Casting a Shadow|Darkness]]. |
** Heaven can also be [[Light'Em Up|Light]] and Earth can be [[Casting a Shadow|Darkness]]. |
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* [[The Patriarch]]: In the Father's Trigram, he [[The Determinator|determinately]] brings home the bacon |
* [[The Patriarch]]: In the Father's Trigram, he [[The Determinator|determinately]] brings home the bacon |
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* [[Seasonal Baggage]]: Each trigram is associated with a season plus more, i.e. late Spring and early Autumn. |
* [[Seasonal Baggage]]: Each trigram is associated with a season plus more, i.e. late Spring and early Autumn. |