Understanding what trigram are symbolized for

[analogymaster]

(Shan)Mountain: perception and consciousness
Perception: Mountain has always been used to symbolize someone’s status, and background, and family role in ancient Chinese.
Consciousness: Mountain has always been used to symbolize someone’s achievement, leadership, and relationship with each other in ancient Chinese.
(Shui)Water: resource and fact
Resources: Water has always been used to symbolize someone’s wealth, living standards, and richness in ancient Chinese.
Fact: Water has always been used to symbolize the volatility and complexity of nature in ancient Chinese.
(Lei)Thunder: principle and cognition
Principle: Thunder has always been used to symbolize the law of nature in ancient Chinese, people believe if they did something terrible, thunder will land on their head.
Cognition: Thunder has always been used to symbolize the a surprising event that changes people’s cognition in Ancient Chinese.
I will add more explanation later

 

[hilary]

More explanation would be very welcome, please! Can you trace these traditional views to their source(s)?

 

[analogymaster]

“靠山” directly translation is “rely mountain” , it actually means someone who support you or have your back. Often time when people say someone is your 靠山, means you are this people’s loyal servant.
“重如泰山” directly translation is “as heavy as Tai mountain”, it usually a narrative of someone’s achievements, importance, and significance in a group of people.
Chinese is a language with a lot of symbolization, 山 is a reflection of feature mountain has(tall, wide, heavy, dignity, cold, place to live&hunt, tough, unity, home of “god”.) it can be understood as different meaning while you put it into different sentences.
I-Ching ‘s 山 is a narration of Perception and Consciousness according to my understanding, mountain is the most obvious thing you can observe and precept(up), and it stands for the stability of your mind(down),

 

[analogymaster]

just compare Shan and Ze, you will find any hexagram with Ze at the bottom either warn you about being mentally stable or encourage you to be more connected with others. Any hexagram with Ze on the Top either warn you about people see you differently than you really are or encourage you to get some backups if you can.

 

[surnevs]

I've attached a PDF with the Trigrams and their symbolic meaning as I'm familiar with them.
You can find confirmation in my profile where I've attached a PDF, "Online-Offline Links" (Here you'll also find useful links to resources concerning Chinese writing).
Please give me a note if the pdf is wrong in some way.
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PS: This description of the trigrams is more detailed, the reason why I deleted the post (former #5) with the brief description by Richard Rutt.

 

[analogymaster]

I've attached a PDF with the Trigrams and their symbolic meaning as I'm familiar with them.
You can find confirmation in my profile where I've attached a PDF, "Online-Offline Links" (Here you'll also find useful links to resources concerning Chinese writing).
Please give me a note if the pdf is wrong in some way.
________________________________________________
PS: This description of the trigrams is more detailed, the reason why I deleted the post (former #5) with the brief description by Richard Rutt.

Good summary of 6 hexagrams that have same pattern up and down. I enjoys reading articles that uses graphs and least language description to deconstruct complex ideas. Thank you for sharing.