YIN AND YANG <O:P>
Yin is generally thought of as being feminine, while yang is considered masculine, but there is much more to this. Yin is also related to the earth, moon, darkness, shade, rest, space, west and north. Yang on the other hand is related to light, sun, brightness, heaven, time, south, east and left.<O:P> </O:P>
In ancient times when the daily cycle of night and day was noted, it was thought that day corresponded to yang and yin corresponded to night. Since one usually traveled and worked during the day, yang came to be associated with activity, while yin came to be associated with rest because at night, one rested.<O:P> </O:P>
Yin and Yang are looked at in four distinct ways.
Yin and Yang are in:<O:P> </O:P>
Opposition: in relation/relative to each other.<O:P> </O:P>
Interdependent: you cannot have one without the other.<O:P> </O:P>
Mutual Consumption: control and balance one another.<O:P> </O:P>
Inter-transformation: one transforms into the other at its Zenith.<O:P> </O:P>
Yin and Yang exist in everything in the Universe in relationship to each other.<O:P>
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