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Gallery of universal triangles.
Hexagram i-jing 13
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mystical principles of Taoism and Chinese Book of Changes i-jing

1. Perfect world.
ARIES - cardinal sign and first quarter of zodiac.
TAURUS - firm sign and first quarter of zodiac.
SAGITTARIUS - mutable sign and third quarter of zodiac.

2. Person.
CAPRICORN - cardinal mark and elements of ground.
TAURUS - firm mark and elements of ground.
PISCES - mutable mark and elements of water.

3. Imperfect world - unconscious sphere.
TAURUS - initial third of astrological circle and symbol of earth element.
VIRGO - middle third of zodiacal circle and symbol of earth element.
PISCES - last third of astrological circle and symbol of water element.

4. Imperfect world - conscious sphere.
CAPRICORN - third segment of zodiacal chart and ground natural elements.
VIRGO - second segment of zodiacal chart and ground natural elements.
CRAB - first segment of zodiacal chart and water natural elements.

5. Discrete world - astral sphere.
CAPRICORN - area of slow planets - earth elemental nature.
TAURUS - area of less rapid planets - earth elemental nature.
CRAB - area of fast heavenly bodies - water elemental nature.

6. Discrete world - ethereal sphere.
VIRGO - slow heavenly bodies and ground elementals.
CAPRICORN - less rapid heavenly bodies and ground elementals.
PISCES - fast planets and water elementals.

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Ratio of hexagrams i-jing with zodiacal signs in space of the shown formal-symbolical models of universe can be interesting in the context of Tao philosophy and religious concepts of Taoism. Because mystical principle of Tao consists in unity of dual cosmic forces Yang and Yin, and also hexagrams of the Chinese Book of Changes i-jing are graphic signs which symbolize logic connection of binary powers of world reality. And also signs of hexagrams mean unification of three universal principles of Tao Te Ching which are establishing in the context of philosophical and religious concepts of Taoism.

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Information about mystical principles of Taoism and philosophy of Tao Te Ching.