Bagua

I made this bagua to help me remember (I still don’t remember) the different parts. I forgot I even made this until I was looking through a drive of old stuff I did. I think it’s a pretty solid design, though, and after tweaking the fonts and alignment, I’m ready to publish it, but first…

What’s a Bagua?

Lupa sez:

A bagua (八卦, bāguà) is a symbolic, eight-sided diagram used in Taoist cosmology, feng shui, and martial arts. It’s kind of a cosmic Swiss Army knife—part map, part code, part philosophical cheat sheet. The basics:

"Ba" = eight

"Gua" = trigrams (three-line symbols)

Each gua (trigram) consists of 3 lines: solid (⚊) for yang and broken (⚋) for yin, creating 8 unique combos. These represent fundamental natural forces like: Trigram Name (Chinese) Meaning ☰ Qián Heaven, creativity ☷ Kūn Earth, receptivity ☵ Kǎn Water, depth, danger ☲ Lí Fire, clarity, radiance ☳ Zhèn Thunder, initiative ☶ Gèn Mountain, stillness ☴ Xùn Wind/wood, penetration ☱ Duì Lake, joy, openness In Feng Shui:

A bagua map is laid over a space (like a home or room) to analyze energy flow (qi). Each section relates to a life area:

Career, Knowledge, Family, Wealth, Fame, Love, Creativity, Travel, and the Center (Health).

Think of it like metaphysical urban planning. In Martial Arts:

Bagua is also a full martial art: Baguazhang (Eight Trigram Palm), known for circular footwork, spinning movements, and evasive strategies. It’s like if tai chi did parkour. In the I Ching:

The 8 trigrams combine into 64 hexagrams, forming the I Ching (Book of Changes), used for divination and philosophical insight.