Yin & Yang
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Yin and Yang lie at the
core of all Traditional Chinese
explanations of life on earth.
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yang= solid line, yin=broken line )
Everything in the Spiritual realm is a unity.
Everything on the physical plane is a duality.
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Description
Yin and Yang are the two primary forces, they are
opposites that compliment.
Yang is the male principle or +'ve charge and
Yin is the female principle or -'ve charge.
It is the proportion, quality and interaction
of these two forces that give rise to the many varied physical
manifestations.
Yin and Yang in perfect harmony is called 'Tai Qi'
(symbolized here). The proportion of yin and yang in perfect harmony is
1:
1.61803.
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Balance
The above proportion reoccurs in all
natural things. The Fibinachi series is derived from it, and it was
used extensively during the Renaissance period and Arts and
Crafts Movement (where it is
referred to as The Golden Section/ Golden
ratio or Phi). It is the proportion of the Buddhist middle
way.
Although 'in balance', 'Tai Qi' is a
state of balanced imbalance.
To gain an idea of the balance of yin and yang. Imagine
two weights of 1kg and 1.618kg pivoted at a distance 1m and 0.618m (Phi m - symbol illustrated).
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Phi - golden ratio
balance
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An good example of the occurrence of
the above
proportion in nature is the pine cone.
Form follows flow.
New growth occurs where the 5 descending spirals of Yang Qi
combine with the 8 ascending spirals of Yin Qi.
5/8ths = 0.618.
5 descending
spirals ( yang - from heaven ) intersect with -
8 ascending spirals ( yin - from earth )
creating new growth.
[ Viktor Shauberger
(1885-1958) the
Austrian Scientist sought to unlock the secrets of natural energy, and
found much common ground with Chinese Metaphysics . His works are a
good source of information for those of you seeking a cross-over
explanation. ]
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pine cone energetics
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Attributes
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The
table lists the main characteristics of yin
and yang.
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Yang
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dark |
light |
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female |
male |
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night |
day |
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moon |
sun |
| cold |
hot |
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soft |
hard |
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-'ve charge |
expansion |
| body, body fluids |
Qi, thought |
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material, earthly |
immaterial, heaven |
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receptivity, passivity |
dynamism, activity |
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Trigrams
& Hexagrams
The Chinese used a binary system to
describe the quality of energy.
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Yang (+'ve, male) is a solid line and
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Yin (-'ve, female) is a broken line.
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Yang ( solid line )
Yin ( broken line )
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The Trigrams -
comprising three
binary components describe the quality of energy by proportion of yin
and yang. ( read from bottom to top ).
Combining two Trigrams produces a Hexagram,
which gives more information on the quality of energy.
The "I-Ching", Chinese book of
change, a system of
divination uses these hexagrams.
8 x 8 trigrams produce the 64 hexagrams ( combinations
). These relate to the 64 cordons of DNA.
Both Trigrams and Hexagrams are read from bottom to top.
From course to more refined. The bottom line gives the macro
reading and the upper lines give the detail.
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Indian energy
centres
The transition from duality to
unity is the aim of achieving 'Tai Chi' and beyond. Energy
centres of the body
also relate to states of being.
The Indian description of these
states is an alternative means of understanding. The first four states
of being or bodies are states of duality, the last three are the
transition to unity.
It was thought that the natural
development of these states was achieved by the ages shown below.
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centre
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chakra
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age
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DUALITY
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sex chakra
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chakra of
the physical body
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0-7
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emotional
chakra
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chakra of
the etheric body
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7-14
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thinking
chakra
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chakra of
the astral body
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14-21
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mental
chakra
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chakra of
the psychic
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21-28
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transition
start
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spiritual
chakra
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chakra of
consciousness
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28-35
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cosmic
chakra
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35-42
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nirvana
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the
ultimate death (extinction of "I")
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42-49
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total
integration
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UNITY
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