Comments on: Ba Gua- the 8 diagrams http://ispyshanghai.com/2008/02/25/ba-gua-the-8-diagrams/ A Shanghai blog; a Chinese blog about China. By Swiss James Creegan Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:25:11 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Woaizhongguo http://ispyshanghai.com/2008/02/25/ba-gua-the-8-diagrams/comment-page-1/#comment-41493 Woaizhongguo Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:23:34 +0000 http://ispyshanghai.com/wdpress/?p=510#comment-41493 Trigrams? Diagrams? You guys don't know what you're talking about. They are DIAPHRAGMS and they are early Chinese form of contraception :-) Trigrams? Diagrams? You guys don’t know what you’re talking about. They are DIAPHRAGMS and they are early Chinese form of contraception :-)

]]> By: Tim http://ispyshanghai.com/2008/02/25/ba-gua-the-8-diagrams/comment-page-1/#comment-41460 Tim Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:04:39 +0000 http://ispyshanghai.com/wdpress/?p=510#comment-41460 I believe they are called 'trigrams' and not 'diagrams'. But only by educated people. I believe they are called ‘trigrams’ and not ‘diagrams’. But only by educated people.

]]> By: sandy http://ispyshanghai.com/2008/02/25/ba-gua-the-8-diagrams/comment-page-1/#comment-37659 sandy Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:42:38 +0000 http://ispyshanghai.com/wdpress/?p=510#comment-37659 my son calls it an alitheometer - which is from a phillip pulman book series - the golden compass (they made a movie about this too recently). its a truth teller. i bought him one bigger than a coaster - in a wooden box. he hasn't figured out how to use it though. and wonders why i do... don't people feng shui their house w/ this too? my son calls it an alitheometer – which is from a phillip pulman book series – the golden compass (they made a movie about this too recently). its a truth teller. i bought him one bigger than a coaster – in a wooden box. he hasn’t figured out how to use it though. and wonders why i do…

don’t people feng shui their house w/ this too?

]]> By: Bill http://ispyshanghai.com/2008/02/25/ba-gua-the-8-diagrams/comment-page-1/#comment-37257 Bill Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:44:30 +0000 http://ispyshanghai.com/wdpress/?p=510#comment-37257 It is just a glorified magnetic compass to make it look mysterious. It is just a glorified magnetic compass to make it look mysterious.

]]> By: Nam http://ispyshanghai.com/2008/02/25/ba-gua-the-8-diagrams/comment-page-1/#comment-37251 Nam Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:17:02 +0000 http://ispyshanghai.com/wdpress/?p=510#comment-37251 I thought it was a chinese dartboard.... I thought it was a chinese dartboard….

]]> By: Angie in Texas http://ispyshanghai.com/2008/02/25/ba-gua-the-8-diagrams/comment-page-1/#comment-37168 Angie in Texas Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:07:02 +0000 http://ispyshanghai.com/wdpress/?p=510#comment-37168 damn! you mean to tell me it's not a scale?! but coaster is a brilliant alternative use . . . damn! you mean to tell me it’s not a scale?! but coaster is a brilliant alternative use . . .

]]> By: bozzle http://ispyshanghai.com/2008/02/25/ba-gua-the-8-diagrams/comment-page-1/#comment-37137 bozzle Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:16:31 +0000 http://ispyshanghai.com/wdpress/?p=510#comment-37137 at least you dont fritter your money away on novelty trinkets. at least you dont fritter your money away on novelty trinkets.

]]> By: T. http://ispyshanghai.com/2008/02/25/ba-gua-the-8-diagrams/comment-page-1/#comment-37054 T. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:52:06 +0000 http://ispyshanghai.com/wdpress/?p=510#comment-37054 The 8 diagrams are also related to the tatoos that Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow both have, I believe. The 8 diagrams are also related to the tatoos that Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow both have, I believe.

]]> By: Woaizhongguo http://ispyshanghai.com/2008/02/25/ba-gua-the-8-diagrams/comment-page-1/#comment-37033 Woaizhongguo Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:15:11 +0000 http://ispyshanghai.com/wdpress/?p=510#comment-37033 James it's actually a Qing Dynasty GPS navigation system, but they work just as well as coasters. James it’s actually a Qing Dynasty GPS navigation system, but they work just as well as coasters.

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