Cosmic Bagua theory and the planets of the solar system
Lianpei Song
Cuijiazhuang Community, Yingqiu Town, Changle County, Shandong Province
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/pest.v8i2.14500
Keywords: primordial sixty-four hexagrams; bihe hexagrams; five element; solar system celestial bodies; innate eight trigrams coordinate system
Abstract
Researchers adopt varied thinking modes to carry out scientific exploration, and cross-disciplinary research combining Zhouyi symbolic numerology with astronomical observation has gained growing academic attention in recent decades. Fuxi's Primordial Eight Trigrams form a complete symbolic framework that records ancient Chinese ancestors' long-term astronomical observations and logical induction of cosmic movement laws. Academic disputes have persisted for years over the connection between this eight-trigram system and real celestial bodies within the solar system, with core conflicts stemming from mismatched analytical logics between Yi scholarship and mainstream astronomical paradigms. Taking fourteen Bihe hexagrams with identical upper and lower Five Element properties out of the Primordial Sixty-Four Hexagrams as the core research carrier, this paper integrates the coordinate logic of the Innate Eight Trigrams Coordinate System, Five Element categorization standards and unique symbolic connotations of each hexagram, to rebuild a complete matching framework linking eight trigrams to all large planets and dwarf planets in the solar system. This work corrects biased classification logics widely adopted in contemporary astronomical research on celestial objects. Through systematic sorting of the internal matching laws among the Innate Eight Trigrams Coordinate System, attribute-consistent Bihe hexagrams and various space objects, this paper verifies that the spatial layout implied by Fuxi's Primordial Bagua shares inherent logical coherence with the actual distribution pattern of solar system celestial bodies, and puts forward an original planetary classification standard rooted in traditional Yi ideology. This research eliminates the disciplinary gap between classical Yi learning and contemporary astronomy. It supplies a brand-new analytical path for scientifically interpreting and empirically verifying ancient Chinese cosmic views with modern scientific reasoning, establishes a quantitative communication channel for Eastern and Western astronomical ideological exchange, and delivers innovative research ideas for the integrated evolution of Chinese traditional culture and modern science and engineering.
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