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  2. Yin and yang - Wikipedia

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    Yin and yang (English: / j ɪ n /, / j æ ŋ /), also yinyang [1] [2] or yin-yang, [3] [2] is a concept that originated in Chinese philosophy, describing an opposite but interconnected, self-perpetuating cycle. Yin and yang can be thought of as complementary and at the same time opposing forces that interact to form a dynamic system in which ...

  3. Women in Taoism - Wikipedia

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    Since yin is associated with women and left while yang with men and right, the breath supposedly turns toward the left in men and toward the right in women. [ 39 ] The 1834 Gu Shuyinlou cangshu (古書隱樓藏書, "Collection of the Ancient Hidden Pavilion of Books"), edited by Min Yide (閔一得), contains two consecutive works about women's ...

  4. Onmyōdō - Wikipedia

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    Abe no Seimei, a famous onmyōji. Onmyōdō (陰陽道, also In'yōdō, lit. ' The Way of Yin and Yang ') is a technique that uses knowledge of astronomy and calendars to divine good fortune in terms of date, time, direction and general personal affairs, originating from the philosophy of the yin-yang and the five elements.

  5. Are You a Dragon (Yin) or a Tiger (Yang)? - AOL

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    The Chinese refer to this as the yin-yang theory. We have night, but we also have day. We have work, but we also have play. It is also called the law of the unity of opposites.

  6. Taoist sexual practices - Wikipedia

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    Yang usually referred to the male sex, whereas yin could refer to the female sex. Man and woman were the equivalent of heaven and earth, but became disconnected. Therefore, while heaven and earth are eternal, man and woman suffer a premature death. [13] Every interaction between yin and yang had significance.

  7. Femininity - Wikipedia

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    Yin and yang. In Taoism, the concept of yin represents the primary force of the female half of yin and yang. The yin is also present, to a smaller proportion, in the male half. The yin can be characterized as slow, soft, yielding, diffuse, cold, wet, and passive. [84]

  8. Traditional Chinese marriage - Wikipedia

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    Farm women were largely illiterate, and they had minimal to no property rights. [6] Ancient China perceived the world as the result of the interplay between two complementary elements, yin and yang. Yin represented all things female, dark, weak, and passive, while yang represented all things male, bright, strong, and active.

  9. Chinese alchemy - Wikipedia

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    Qi energy results from the interaction of yin and yang. A healthy body is constantly circulating Qi. Shen (translated as "spirit", "mind" or "spiritual energy"). Shen is the energy used in mental, spiritual and creative functioning (Lu, 30). The three treasures are also associated with locations in the body where the alchemical process takes place.