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When the 64 binary Hexagrams are translated into modern
Aribic numerals, the result is shown below:
Only three of those are discussed here, the Magic Square of Saturn, the Magic Square of Mercury and The Magic Square of the Moon. The fourth magic square, discussed later, is one discovered by this author, although it may have also been discovered by someone else presently unknown.
Here, the traditional 8x8 Magic Square of Mercury is treated in the same manner as Fu Hsi's Square was earlier. Each binary hexagram is replaced with the more modern numerical equivalent. Notice the eight numbers in each of the two Long Diagonals total 260,as do the numbers in each row and column.
Notice the eight numbers in each of the two Long Diagonals add up to 260, the same as those found in Fu Hsi's Square. That's not too surprising, since they are the same numbers.
When the Two Trigram Numbers in each Hexagram are added
together, the following pattern arises. Notice the eight number 9's
in one Long Diagonal, all total 72. The eight consecutive even numbers in the other Long Diagonal, also all total 72, just as they do in Fu Hsi's Square. The eight numbers in each row and column total 72 as well. 
When the Two Trigram Numbers in each Hexagram are subtracted, the following pattern arises. Notice the eight 0's in one Long Diagonal, naturally all total 0. The eight consecutive odd, positive and negative numbers in the other Long Diagonal, also all total 0, just as they do in Fu Hsi's Square. The eight numbers in each row and column total 0 as well. 
