>The ancient eastern philosophy of Yin and Yang suggests that “the universe is governed by a cosmic duality, sets of two opposing and complementing principles or cosmic energies that can be observed in nature.” >In Ancient Chinese philosophy, yin and yang (/jɪn/ and /jɑːŋ, jæŋ/; Chinese: 陰陽 yīnyáng, lit. "dark-bright", "negative-positive") is a concept of [[Dualism]], describing how seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary, interconnected, and interdependent in the natural world, and how they may give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another. In Chinese cosmology, the universe creates itself out of a primary chaos of material energy, organized into the cycles of Yin and Yang and formed into objects and lives. Yin is the receptive and Yang the active principle, seen in all forms of change and difference such as the annual cycle (winter and summer), the landscape (north-facing shade and south-facing brightness), sexual coupling (female and male), the formation of both women and men as characters and sociopolitical history (disorder and order). ![[Pasted image 20210924162954.png|300]] Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang) ### See also - Korean concept of [[Taegeuk]] - [[Dynamic Forces]]