Text Box: From the binary of YinYang emerges the 8 trigrams or Bagua of the Yi Jing (the Book of Changes). The trigrams are formed by stacking either a Yin (symbolised by a broken line) or a Yang line (an unbroken line) one above the other. When the 8 possible variants have been formed they are placed in a circle, symbolising the 8 directions or the 8 universal principals of nature. 8 Winds are mentioned in Chinese philosophy. They symbolise all of the possible variants of Qi. Wind is an interesting image for Qi in that we observe its effect on the world when it moves but it is also wind when it is still. This shows that it is not only form but potential too. Very much like Qi. It is present in what we see and what we do not.

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