An imbalance of either too much Yang or too much Yin has its drawbacks. Being able to recognize the our own tendencies and develop the flexibility to move between the two is optimal. For instance, too much Yin without any Yang energy present results in a loss of boundaries and direction. ...
Yin, Chinese for “female” or “moon,” represents darkness, femininity,passivity, and the earth.Yang(“sun” or “male”) represents light, masculinity, activity, and the heavens. The balance ofyinandyangwere seen to influence health and order within an individual, society, and the entire ...
47. “Yin is stronger and more abundant than yang, but yang is more obvious and active. There is more water on earth than fire, for example, but fire phenomena such as lightning are more exciting and attract more attention.”— Daniel Reid 48. “Yin and yang, male and female, strong ...
Yin qualities arefemale energy, softness, being passive, heaviness, coolness, feeling, and surrender. Yang attributes are male energy, hardness, being assertive, buoyancy, heat, thinking, and attack. The yang partner offers yang energy in exchange for yin, and the yin partner receives yang and ...
Yin-Yang The yin-yang philosophy says that the universe is composed of competing and complementary forces of dark and light, sun and moon, male and female. The philosophy dates back 3,000 years, to the 9th century BCE, and influences the philosophies of Taoism and Confucianism. ...
“It is yin and yang. Light is the left hand of darkness … how did it go? Light, dark. Fear, courage. Cold, warmth. Female, male. It is yourself … both and one. A shadow on snow.”- Ursula K. Le Guin “How I spend my time is my right but in the end, it still affects...
Yin and yang are not simply “male” or “female” traits. These are mature, kind, loving traits that strengthen and unify our relationship. It takes courage to be gentle and fierce, and it takes skill to learn how to employ these facets of compassion to fit the situation. What th...
Yin and yang elements come in pairs—moon and the sun, female and male, dark and bright, cold and hot, passive and active, etc. While the world is composed of many different and sometimes opposing forces, these can coexist and even complement each other. The nature of yin-yang lies in...
Yin and Yang elements appear in pairs, called the complementary pairs, such as the moon and the sun, female and male, dark and bright, cold and hot, passive and active, and so on. Complementary elements are opposite in nature yet rely on each other to exist. Bohr was the first person...
Female, Passive Negative Principle in Nature The Moon Shaded Orientation North or Shady Side of a Hill South of a River Yang Translations Positive, Active Male Principle in Nature South or Sunny Side of a Hill North of a River Four Main Aspects of Yin and Yang Relationship ...