Heritage — The Metaphysics Canon (Chronological)
From the earliest strata to modern receptions. Curated by Master Kai.
Yijing (Zhouyi) + Ten Wings
Earliest layer — binary lines; image & judgment; basis of later canons.
Lüshi Chunqiu
239 BCE — pre-imperial syncretic compendium; season-first common sense.
Huainanzi
2nd c. BCE — systematic yin–yang & Five Phases for governance & craft.
Chunqiu Fanlu
Han — correlative cosmology linking policy to season & form.
Taixuanjing
c. 1st BCE–1st CE — Yang Xiong’s 81-figure ternary image–number.
Zang Shu (Book of Burial)
4th c. — form-first foundation: terrain, shelter, flow before timing.
Onmyōdō (Japan)
7th–10th c. — court calendrics & directional hygiene.
P’ungsu-jiri (Korea)
9th c. — landform-first siting: back mass, gentle front, clean drains.
Taiyi Shen Shu
Han→Song — macro cycles & omens; sizing moves to epochal drift.
Qi Men Dun Jia — Overview
Han→Song — timing/strategy lens; route back to Day Pillar for identity.
Da Liu Ren
Song — verification & precision timing: when to move, when to hold.
Qing Nang Jing
Tang→Song — bowls, backs, breaths. Geometry, not myth.
Zi Ping Zhen Quan
Song — Zi Ping methods: balance, use-god selection, practical grammar.
Tibetan Element Calendars
from 1027 CE — 60-year element×animal cycle; neutral windows; festivals.
Huangji Jingshi
11th c. — Shao Yong’s long-cycle numerology; arrays and proportion.
Yang Zhai San Yao
Ming — residential spine: doors, master seat, stove; sequence > superstition.
Di Tian Sui (BaZi)
Ming — backbone of Four Pillars interpretation; structure before flourish.
Ma Yi Xiangfa
Tang–Song roots; widely printed Ming — structure-first face reads.
Shenxiang Quanbian
Ming–Qing — physiognomy compendium; behavior reads, not labels.
Xieji Bianfang Shu
Qing (18th c.) — imperial calendrics standard; correctness before flourish.
Tongshu / Tongsheng
Late-imperial → present — operational almanac; neutral vs. avoid; form first.
Western Reception of the Yijing
19th–20th c. — Legge; Wilhelm/Baynes; how phrasing bends decisions.
