Bagua: Eight Trigrams and Two Heaven Arrangements
Bagua contains eight three-line figures. Earlier Heaven pairs opposites; Later Heaven arranges the same figures by seasonal direction. Their compass positions differ.
| Trigram | Three lines | Image | Phase | Earlier Heaven | Later Heaven |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 乾 Qián | ☰ | Heaven | Metal | South | North-west |
| 兌 Duì | ☱ | Lake | Metal | South-east | West |
| 離 Lí | ☲ | Fire | Fire | East | South |
| 震 Zhèn | ☳ | Thunder | Wood | North-east | East |
| 巽 Xùn | ☴ | Wind | Wood | South-west | South-east |
| 坎 Kǎn | ☵ | Water | Water | West | North |
| 艮 Gèn | ☶ | Mountain | Earth | North-west | North-east |
| 坤 Kūn | ☷ | Earth | Earth | North | South-west |
Earlier Heaven
Qian Heaven is south, Kun Earth north, Li Fire east and Kan Water west. Dui Lake is south-east, Zhen Thunder north-east, Xun Wind south-west and Gen Mountain north-west. Opposite figures have opposite line states.
Later Heaven
Qian is north-west, Dui west, Li south, Zhen east, Xun south-east, Kan north, Gen north-east and Kun south-west. This arrangement connects the trigrams with the directional phase table.