Text: Oriental words representing the female and male forces. Same as Duality, Polarity, Two-ness. Yang = male principle Yin = female principle 1. One Infinity manifests itself into complementary and antagonistic tendencies, yin and yang, in its endless change. 2. Yin and yang are manifested continuously from the eternal movement of one infinite universe. 3. Yin represents centrfugality. Yang represents centripetality. Yin and yang together produce energy and all phenomenon. 4. Yin attracts yang. Yang attracts yin. 5. Yin repels yin. Yang repels yang. 6. Yin and yang combined in varying proportions produce different phenomena. The attraction and repulsion among phenomena is proportional to the difference of the yin and yang forces. 7. All phenomena are ephemeral, constantly changing their constitution of yin and yang forces; yin changes into yang, yang changes into yin. 8. Nothing is solely yin or solely yang. Everything is composed of both tendencies in varying degrees. 9. There is nothing neutral. Either yin or yang is in excess in every occurrence. 10. Large yin attracts small yin. Large yang attracts small yang. 11. Extreme yin produces yang, and extreme yang produces yin. 12. All physical manifestations are yang at the center and yin at the periphery.

See Also: DUALITY; POLARITY; POSITIVE; NEGATIVE; FEMALE; MALE

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