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Gallery of universal triangles.
Hexagram i-jing 14
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mystical senses and philosophy of Tao Te Ching

1. Perfect world.
CAPRICORN - cardinal sign and fourth quarter of zodiac.
TAURUS - firm sign and first quarter of zodiac.
GEMINI - mutable sign and first quarter of zodiac.

2. Person.
ARIES - cardinal mark and elements of fire.
TAURUS - firm mark and elements of ground.
VIRGO - mutable mark and elements of ground.

3. Imperfect world - unconscious sphere.
ARIES - initial third of astrological circle and symbol of fiery element.
VIRGO - middle third of zodiacal circle and symbol of earth element.
CAPRICORN - last third of astrological circle and symbol of earth element.

4. Imperfect world - conscious sphere.
SAGITTARIUS - third segment of zodiacal chart and fire natural elements.
VIRGO - second segment of zodiacal chart and ground natural elements.
TAURUS - first segment of zodiacal chart and ground natural elements.

5. Discrete world - astral sphere.
SAGITTARIUS - area of slow planets - fiery elemental nature.
TAURUS - area of less rapid planets - earth elemental nature.
VIRGO - area of fast heavenly bodies - earth elemental nature.

6. Discrete world - ethereal sphere.
SAGITTARIUS - slow heavenly bodies and fire elementals.
CAPRICORN - less rapid heavenly bodies and ground elementals.
TAURUS - fast planets and ground elementals.

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The shown astrological charts can have interest for researchers of Tao philosophy. Because adherents of Taoism correlate universal principles of Tao Te Ching or basic philosophical concepts of single whole cosmic forces Yang and Yin with hexagrams of the Chinese canon of changes i-jing. Namely founders of Tao philosophy in ancient China could considered philosophical and mystical senses of Tao Te Ching from the view point of esoteric values which are connected with triangles according to which hexagrams of the canon of changes i-jing correspond with astrological circle and levels of world reality.

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