The Lo Shu Magic Square (雒書, Luò Shū)

Probably more about the Lo Shu magic square than you were looking for. =P This lecture will focus on theory and principles. Timestamps: 00:19 Reviewing the diagram of the Lo Shu magic square 00:41 What is a “magic square” 00:58 Original representation of the Nine Palaces, the Temple of Light 01:40 Four Gates (and Four Faces) of the Temple of Light (Hall of Light) 02:58 Mathematics of the Lo Shu magic square 06:15 The magic sum 369, yin lines in the I Ching as 6, and yang as 9 07:13 What is the Lo Shu 07:47 The Lo Shu’s mythical origins 10:20 The 72 rulers of luck governing the Huang Tao (solar path) 11:32 King Wen reconciling the trigrams with the Lo Shu 12:19 The River Maps as maps of constellations (River = Milky Way) 12:52 The He Tu Diagram 14:22 The Lo Shu Diagram 15:11 Astronomical basis for the Wu Xing directional correspondences 16:03 Comparing the He Tu and Lo Shu diagrams 17:20 Simulation of the pathways of Light in the Temple of Light 18