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From: "Catherine McKay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I used to think that "hexagram" was another word for
> "Hexagon" ("It was the hexagram of the heavens, it was
> the strings of my guitar") and so I did visualize one
> of those airshow formations with the vapor trails
> making a hexagon shape in the sky. However, apparently
> it has to do with the I-Ching, which uses six-line
> (hexagram) combinations to provide clarity in personal
> situations and a whole bunch of other stuff that I
> couldn't explain, because I'm not into it, though I've
> tried it once or twice for fun. You can see more on -
> where else - the web - here's a url with some info on
> it:
> http://www.tarot.com/about-oracle/?l=20&file=faqsThe hexagrams of the I Ching consist of 2 parts, three lines each and representing differents elements: Heaven: --------------- --------------- --------------- Earth: ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Thunder: ----- ----- ----- ----- --------------- Water: ----- ----- --------------- ----- ----- Mountain: --------------- ----- ----- ----- ----- Wind: --------------- --------------- ----- ----- Fire: --------------- ----- ----- --------------- Sacred Lake: ----- ----- --------------- --------------- So, if you have a hexagram consisting of twice the "heaven" element it would look like --------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- --------------- and also look like six guitar strings. moni
