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Concave Bagua - Large

This wooden bagua with a mirror is used to define the location of energy in both people and environments.

The bagua is also used as a protective symbol inside homes.

This wooden bagua with a mirror measures 19cm x 19cm x 1.5cm and is entirely made of wood with a concave circular mirror in the center.

Brief Explanation of Bagua

The bagua (which means “eight symbols”) is the union of eight trigrams used in Taoist philosophy to represent fundamental principles of reality, seen as a series of interconnected concepts. Each consists of three lines, where a broken line represents Yin energy and an unbroken line represents Yang energy. Due to their tripartite structure, they are often referred to as “trigrams.” The trigrams are related to the philosophy of tai ji (Tai-Chi) and the Wu Xing (five elements).

The bagua is used to define the location of energy in both people and environments. Each symbol represents the main phases of natural cycles: sky, earth, wind, water, mountain, thunder, fire, and lake. These have been expanded to include celestial cycles such as sun, moon, stars, day, night, morning, evening, wind, thunder, rain, and cloud phases; and terrestrial cycles consisting of mountain, river, lake, swamp, fire, water, tree, flower, and grass phases. These are symbolized by various combinations of the eight trigrams in pairs to form 64 hexagrams. These concepts apply to Taoist philosophy, the I Ching, and Chinese martial arts. The I Ching, or Yi Jing, also known as the Book of Changes, is a collection of principles used to interpret nature through trigrams and hexagrams.