I would like to submit my understanding and interpretation of the first paragraph of Chapter 3 of Shuo Gua (說卦), which is regarded as a description of the pre-heaven diagram, as follows for your reference.
The sky and the earth are positioned (i.e. Qian is put on the top while Kun is on the bottom); Dui, Li and Zhen are located counter-clockwise from Qian; Xun, Kan and Gen are located clockwise to Kun. Hereafter the pre-heaven diagram is formed, wherein each two trigrams in the diagonal direction are opposite in the form of Yin/Yang structure. The mountain (Gen) and the marsh (Dui) exchange breath between them, like the water of the mountain flowing into the marsh, evaporating, becoming the rain later on and falling back onto the mountain; so that Qi starts circling around the world. The thunder (Zhen) and the wind (Xun) approach each other; they can travel far together and with prestige, and all living things are aroused. Although water (Kan) and fire (Li) have completely different features and tend to subdue each other, water tends to flow downward while flames blaze upwards, so they remain parallel and don’t defy each other; within the balance of their coexistence all the living things are nourished and grow up.
In comparison with the post-heaven diagram, the pre-heaven diagram is usually regarded as the one which presents the origination and the essence of the eight trigrams.
The sky and the earth are positioned (i.e. Qian is put on the top while Kun is on the bottom); Dui, Li and Zhen are located counter-clockwise from Qian; Xun, Kan and Gen are located clockwise to Kun. Hereafter the pre-heaven diagram is formed, wherein each two trigrams in the diagonal direction are opposite in the form of Yin/Yang structure. The mountain (Gen) and the marsh (Dui) exchange breath between them, like the water of the mountain flowing into the marsh, evaporating, becoming the rain later on and falling back onto the mountain; so that Qi starts circling around the world. The thunder (Zhen) and the wind (Xun) approach each other; they can travel far together and with prestige, and all living things are aroused. Although water (Kan) and fire (Li) have completely different features and tend to subdue each other, water tends to flow downward while flames blaze upwards, so they remain parallel and don’t defy each other; within the balance of their coexistence all the living things are nourished and grow up.
In comparison with the post-heaven diagram, the pre-heaven diagram is usually regarded as the one which presents the origination and the essence of the eight trigrams.
Regards
Tuck
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