In ancient China, prophecy or fatalism was used as a means of acquiring wisdom and the art of governance. The art of governance has always been the exclusive property of the ruling class, and its privilege was a kind of governing art directly related ...
In ancient China, prophecy or fatalism was used as a means of acquiring wisdom and the art of governance. The art of governance has always been the exclusive property of the ruling class, and its privilege was a kind of governing art directly related to predicting the fate of organizations and individuals. The use of fatalism as the art of governance was to understand and dominate the subject of governance with the power of fatalism.
The perspective of Myungnihak is to look at the world on the premise that humans and the natural world are not separated but organically correspond to each other. This position includes both the perspective to see the invisible on the other side of things through the concept of yin-yang and the five elements, and the effort to foresee situations that will come with the current of time, unlike the perspective that defines the whole through one side of an object. Therefore, this understanding developed into the wisdom of seeing the whole of things while broadly understanding time and space. Myungnihak is recognized as a science that explores the fate of existence through the principle of the universe, but it also includes various theories. In other words, the theories in Myungnihak include the theory of the five elements of Nabeum, the theory of yin-yang and five elements, the theory of Ganji, the theory of Twelve Unsung, the theory of strength and weakness, the theory of Sinsal, the theory of Gyeokguk, the theory of Tongbyeon, the theory of Yongsin, the theory of Mulsang, and the theory of Cheseong.
This thesis is an in-depth discussion of the theory of Sibiunseong among various theories. This theory assumes that there is a 12-step process in the change of things, and its origins can be traced back to the theory of Wanghyu of five elements before the Han Dynasty. Therefore, this thesis tried to examine the significance of the twelve unsung in terms of Myeongnihak developed based on the theory of yin-yang and five elements and the theory of WangsangHyususa.
If the Gwanbeop currently used by most scholars is centered on the theory of GyeokgukYongsin, the discussion of the twelve unseong is used by a small number of people and is applied as an auxiliary means under the principle of Gyeokyong. However, the Twelve Unsung Theory can be said to be a more clear and detailed development of the Yin-Yang and Five Elements Theory and the WangsangHyususa Theory, and research on this can be a new way to observe with which to solve the various problems of human beings living in the modern society, which has become more complex than the simple society of the past. The reason is that it is much clearer and more precise to apply the changes in the five elements in 12 stages by dividing them into yin and yang, rather than applying them without distinction of yin and yang like Wangsanghyusu or Wangsanghyususa.
Another controversial element in the application method of the Twelve Unsung is the application of the Twelve Unsung between negatives. In the literatures related to Myeongni, the application method is presented by dividing it into positive and negative days, but the reality is that it is passive in applying it to the conciseness of Four Pillars. As for the difference in the application method of Twelve Unsung by the yin and yang, it is possible to confirm the difference in the energy between the yin and yang and between the ten calendar signs by carefully examining the way of thinking of yin and yang.
This thesis examined the origin, formation process, and significance of Twelve Unseong in detail, and the study was conducted mainly based on data such as 『SammyeongTonghoe』, 『YeonhaeJapyeong』, and 『JapyeongJinjeonPyeongju』.
There are negative and positive views about the Twelve Unseong Theory. These two opposing views are based on both logics that yin and yang are live-together-die-together, and that yang-live-yin-die and yin-live-yang-die. The author, in the process of developing the discussion, looked into the way of thinking of the yin-yang and five elements, and through such considerations, it was found that as the times passed, specific movement was added to the yin-yang theory, and the change of things was explained in a more advanced form. In addition, ‘Yin-Yang Daedaejeok Thinking’ was also confirmed, which indicates that the two energies, yin and yang, oppose and struggle with each other, but at the same time depend on each other. Since then, the concept of yin and yang has been established as a basic tool to explain the nature of the universe through 『Chuang-tzu』 and 『Yeokjeon』.
Correlational thinking is the most essential expression of the Chinese spirit as a basic principle that forms the world of Chinese consciousness. And this thought is to associate all things in the universe with yin and yang and the five elements, and assign them to the intangible system. While developing the relational thinking of yin and yang, Chinese people have the perception that the two concepts of yin and yang do not oppose each other but complement each other to complete them, and saw that they transmit each other without chaos, and are connected with each other in spiritual correlation through cyclical alternation and continuity.
Regarding the interpretation and application of the Twelve Unsung, the development of the Yin-Yang and Five Elements was examined through 『Gwanja』, 『RyeosiChunchu』 and 『Hoinamja』. According to the theory of the OhaengHyuwang Theory, it was confirmed how the strength of the five elements between the heavens changes according to which five elements they meet in Jiji. As a result, it could be confirmed that the Twelve Unsungs identified through our study showed the changes in the energy between heavens according to the flow of time in 12 different ways, revealing the change in the energy that the heavens undergo in the cycle of support.
The Twelve Unsung appearing in the original manuscript of Myungnihak also explain all the stages of a person's birth, growth, and ultimate extinction, and these changes are expressed as changes in Qi. In contrast to the Five Elements WangsangHyususa, which expresses the state of five stages of Qi in one five element according to each season, the Twelve Unsung Theory divides the five elements into yin and yang and represents the state of Qi that changes according to the 12 stages of the ten Cheongan, and this is a further advanced form of the WangsangHyususa Theory.
In addition, the Twelve Unsung Theory we studied showed that life does not end even if life is born and enters the graveyard after death, but returns to the original state and reveals a cyclical view of nature that constantly repeats life phenomena. The natural world operates on its own according to the rules of cycle, and all the processes of energy change in the natural world are included in the Twelve Unsung Theory. Therefore, the author clearly revealed how, in the Twelve Unsung Theory, power changes depending on the kind of support the Five Elements of Ilgan and Cheongan would meet. Also, it is supposed that the author contributed greatly to the development of the theory system of Myongnihak in that it revealed the principles of the natural world implied in the theory of yin-yang and five elements.