On the theory of change of Zhou Yi Can Tong Qi

Departing from the saying Yi possesses three meanings (simplicity, unchanging) maintained by Zhou Yi Can Tong Qi , the author examined the philosophical connotations contained in it. As for simplicity was concerned, the book emphasized that the two diagrams of Qian and Kun symbolize the cosmos's generating principle, in addition, Qian and Kun manifest a natural but not man made state. As for changing, mainly adopting Na jia theory (a theory in which the celestial stems are arranged into the hexagrams by certain rules) and the changing theory of the 12 months (a theory utilizing 12 hexagrams to correspond to the 12 months) of the Han Dynasty, the book discussed the process of Qi of Yin Yang , to symbolize the order and procedure in meditation and changes of breaths. As for unchanging, Can Tong Qi utilizes the four diagrams of Qian, Kun, Kan and Li to symbolize the structure and process of the cosmos. Zhou Yi Can Tong Qi has merged the connotations of Zhouyi into the cinnabar refining practice creatively.