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Sometimes it's called Tai-Chi symbol. The Tai-Chi is from I-Ching. The I-Ching is the greatest foundation of Chinese philosophy. It’s development is from the natural phenomena of our universe. www.chinesefortune The yin / yang symbol is ancient. It first appeared in Chinese historical documents nearly three thousand years ago. The diagram which most people are familiar with as the yin / yang symbol is also known as the Tai Chi symbol. www.soton.ac.uk/ The most significant part of Chinese philosophy, is the 'all in one' belief. The earth, the celestial objects and human are all ONE system. www.fengshuihelp.com/ Taking the dark part of the circle (Yin) as night and the White section (Yang) as day you will see how each flow effortlessly into each other. www.wivenhoe.gov.uk/ |
The Tai Chi or Yin Yang was derived from ancient chinese efforts to discover
and interpret patterns in the sky and the changing seasons. An eight foot tall pole would cast
a shadow of varying lengths as the seasons passed revealing a cycling between times dominated
by the day and times dominated by the night. Day and night being opposites, the universe is
interpreted as a place of constant change resulting from the interaction and balancing
of opposite forces. This philosophy extends to other pairs of opposites such as man-woman,
right-left, good-evil. From the dot in each side of the yin yang symbol we learn that, just as
during summer the days are long but nights still occur, there can be some bad side-effects
even from good actions. And the reverse, good can sometimes come from bad events or
experiences.