Ethan Indigo Smith on Taoism and Hermeticism
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The Eight Trigrams of Ancient Egypt
The eight is used in the Yi Qing to make the 64 trigrams. It's more symbolic and metaphysical than actual, as Benton yoga once had five chakra considerations. The number is not necessarily as important as the symbolism. And this 8 that both is in reference to is the eight meters of ancient Egypt - the primordial elemental gods of ancient Egypt. So it all started to come together as a, as a projection of the eight.
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