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Yin & Yang

Yin and Yang

Yin and Yang is at the very heart of Feng Shui and Chinese philosophy. It is theessence of nature, where everything is in a perpetual state of change, moving from one extreme to the other to create equilibrium or universal balance. To illustrate yin and yang as universal balance, we will say that yang is daylight and yin, darkness. Our planet is always half in sunlight and half in darkness and when the sun rises to its meridian, a yin/yang shadow is cast upon the Earth.

Yin and yang natural cycles
Yang denotes birth and rising to maturity, whilst yin represents the declining phases. Yin and yang can be clearly seen with the changing of the seasons; the yang phase brings birth during spring and major growth during summer. The yin phase of autumn and winter see a decline, in order for life to start over again.

Tai Ji: also known as the Tai Chi symbol Yin Yang
In this symbol, yang forms the white half and yin is black. When yang reaches its peak, yin is born and vice versa, illustrating how when something reaches its peak, decline sets in. Everything in our universe functions this way because atoms, the basic building blocks of life, behave this way. This ever changing cycle leads to evolution.

Yang characteristics	Yin Characteristics
Potential Electricity Up Out Hot Dry Light Sun Spring and summer Wood and Fire Male Space Light colours Activity Bright Positive Life	Manifestation Magnetism Down In Cold Wet Dark Moon Autumn and winter Earth and Metal Female Time Dark colours Passive and resting Dull Negative Death

The human body, as well as the energy that surrounds us in our homes and offices is also in a state of rise and decline; energy is never constant or fixed and Traditional Chinese Feng Shui takes this perpetual interaction into account.

Feng Shui teaches us that yang compliments yin and vice versa. This principle underpins traditional Chinese Feng Shui methods and schools. Learn more about Yin and Yang and how it is used in the Feng Shui Key Concepts course - Form School, to Flying Star Feng Shui and and even Chinese Astrology.

Here are just some examples of our everyday world of yin yang. Learn about Yin and Yang and much more with the Key Concepts Feng Shui course on CD Rom or Download.

Yin and yang information is encoded into ancient symbols known as Trigrams and these form the basic Bagua used in elementary Feng Shui. See our Trigram Trail

Yin and Yang Foods
The principles of Yin and yang can also be used in our diets. For a healthy and well balanced diet, meals should contain three parts yang and two parts yin. Using more yin foods than yang can also be helpful in calming children who tend to be hyperactive but common sense must prevail and you should always seek medical advice before making changes to a diet.
All foods fall into three categories; yin foods, yang foods and neutral foods. The term yin or yang relates to whether a food is a cooling or a warming food. Do not be fooled by simple assumptions; these terms often have nothing to do with the taste, nor how it is cooked. They instead relate to deeper essences of the foods nature. You might assume that all drinks are cooling; however beer is but brandy is not. Here is a very basic food list:

YIN FOODS	YANG FOODS	NEUTRAL FOODS
Almonds. Apple. Asparagus. Bamboo. Banana. Barley. Bean curd. Bean sprouts. Beer. Broccoli. Cabbage. Celery. Clams. Corn. Corn flour. Crab. Cucumber. Duck. Eels. Fish. Grapes. Honey. Ice creams. Lemons. Mushrooms. Mussels. Oranges. Oysters. Peppermint tea. Pineapple. Salt. Shrimps. Spinach. Strawberries. Soya beans. White sugar. Tomatoes. Water.	Beef. Black pepper. Brown sugar. Butter. Cheese. Chicken liver and fat. Chillies. Chocolate. Coffee. Eggs. Smoked fish. Garlic. Green peppers. Goose. Ham. Kidney beans. Lamb. Leeks. Onions. Peanut butter. Roasted peanuts. Potato. Rabbit. Turkey. Walnuts. Whisky. Wine.	Bread. Carrots. Cauliflower. Cherries. Lean chicken meat. Dates. Milk. Peaches. Peas. Pigeon. Plums. Raisins. Brown rice. Steamed white rice.

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