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Many others have spent much time supporting this work. These people include Raymond Young, Thomas Zane, Dr. C. W. Hsu and many others.

Most importantly, I would like to thank my master, S. F. Chang for the ten years of training he has given me, his encouragement and continued guidance in the theoretical and practical aspects of Ch'i Kung. He told me always:

Ch'Ih te K'u chung K'u

Fang wei jen shang jen

One who can taste the bitterest of bitterness is one who can be a man above men.

Lily Siou

THE PA KUA

The Pa Kua in Pairs of Opposite Qualities

Each of the eight trigams has a special name with a symbolic and fanciful meaning. But no one has been able to give a definite interpretation of them. Confucius was greatly enamoured of these figures and said that if he could devote fifty years to the study of these lines, he might attain wisdom.

A special work dedicated to Shih Yü, or "Lady Scholar" (a nickname for Lily Siou) by the famed scholar Tseng Ke-tuan. Written in the Seal-Style, Clerical-Style, Real-Style, and the Cursive-Style, each shows the names of the eight trigrams.