[ENG]I Ching and Oriental Medicine
🌿 Starting the Series: "I Ching and Oriental Medicine – Walking One Shared Principle"
After I posted an article about tarot and the I Ching,
someone jokingly asked, “So… do you read fortunes now?”
We laughed, but it got me thinking.
The I Ching isn’t just a book of fortune-telling—
it’s an ancient text about the principles of change in nature and life.
Oriental medicine, on the other hand, is a practical system
that applies that philosophy to healing the human body.
In that sense, maybe they aren’t separate at all—but rather, two parts of the same root.
In Oriental medicine, we often use ideas like Yin-Yang, Five Elements, Eight Trigrams, Hetu & Luoshu, and the Five Movements and Six Qi.
Many of these concepts flow directly from the I Ching.
That realization made me want to take a closer look.
This series is my attempt to do just that.
It’s not an academic project—just a personal record of what I’ve learned and reflected on.
If you’re someone who’s also interested in Oriental medicine and Eastern philosophy,
I hope this series can offer you something along the way.
📝 Upcoming Topics in the Series
🌿 Part 1: I Ching and Oriental Medicine – Sharing the Same Yin-Yang Roots
– Understanding the flow from Taiji → Yin-Yang → Four Forms → Five Elements & Eight Trigrams
– The I Ching focuses on nature, Oriental medicine focuses on the body—but both follow the same logic
🌿 Part 2: Hetu & Luoshu – Cosmic Diagrams Reflected in the Human Body
– Hetu shows the generating process → linked to organ creation and mutual growth
– Luoshu focuses on control and balance → linked to diagnosis and internal regulation
– Mapping organ correspondences (e.g., Liver-Wood, Heart-Fire)
🌿 Part 3: Five Movements and Six Qi – Diagnosing with the Climate of the Universe
– The Five Movements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) vary year by year
– The Six Qi (Wind, Cold, Summer-Heat, Dampness, Dryness, Fire) explain disease patterns
– Seasonal illness and constitutional patterns through clinical examples
🧭 Part 4: Eight Trigrams and Meridians – The Cosmic Map Etched in the Body
– Symbolism of the trigrams (☰ Qian, ☷ Kun, etc.) and their relation to internal organs
– Meridian theory as a dynamic expression of trigram logic
– Connecting constitutional models (e.g., Sasang, Eight Constitutions) to the I Ching
🔄 Part 5: Transformation in Trigrams – Patterns of Change and Pathology
– How changing trigrams mirror the course of illness
– Using bing-gua (disease trigram) and yong-gua (response trigram) in diagnosis and treatment
– Classic examples of I Ching applied in Oriental medical texts
This is a quiet study, shared out loud.
Thank you for stopping by—and feel free to follow along 🌱
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