This chapter opens with a description of the eight "trigrams pattern" . The eight trigrams are a series of symbols that represent heaven, earth and water. They were made by the ancestor of man, fuxi, and are believed to be the most sacred symbols in the world. The shang emperor, chang ji, used the eight tri-grams to destroy the zhou empire. The narrator explains that the eight-trigrams pattern is used to forecast the future and predict how the world's changes will affect it. He explains that those who can predict the future are better able to do so than those who only know the patterns. However, with the mastery of this pattern, he fears that at least ths zhou dynasty won't be destroyed for the next 800 years.
This chapter opens with a description of the eight "trigrams pattern" . The eight trigrams are a series of symbols that represent heaven, earth and water. They were made by the ancestor of man, fuxi, and are believed to be the most sacred symbols in the world. The shang emperor, chang ji, used the eight tri-grams to destroy the zhou empire. The narrator explains that the eight-trigrams pattern is used to forecast the future and predict how the world's changes will affect it. He explains that those who can predict the future are better able to do so than those who only know the patterns. However, with the mastery of this pattern, he fears that at least ths zhou dynasty won't be destroyed for the next 800 years.