Glossary
Key terms explained in plain English. Each entry includes context for how the word is used on this site.
Hexagram
What a hexagram is in the I Ching—six lines, yin or yang, forming 64 situation archetypes.
Qi
What qi means in I Ching and feng shui—a plain English definition of vital flow, not mystical energy.
Trigram
What a trigram is—three yin or yang lines forming the eight building blocks of I Ching hexagrams.
Yang
Yang defined in plain English—the active, bright, outward quality in I Ching and feng shui philosophy.
Yin
Yin defined in plain English—the receptive, resting, inward quality in I Ching and feng shui philosophy.