Yin and Yang

Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese science, more easily understood when seen from the perspective of the Chinese view of the universe and of heaven and earth.  The Chinese believe that there are two cosmic forces, two opposing yet complimentary energies that shape the universe and everything in it.  They refer to these two energies as "Yin and Yang."  Together Yin and Yang constitute a balanced whole known as the Tao or "The Way."   The Chinese sages state that the Tao or Tai Ji comes from the Great Void (Nothingness).  The great void is known as the WuJi.  The WuJi is the netherworld of all creation and the pure land of all wisdom and life in the Universe.  It is depicted as a circle.  This expression was meant to symbolize the all encompassing, completeness, entirety and all existence.  Its picture can be interpreted as being empty or as a whole.  This is the concept of WuJi. Within the WuJi there comes existence, and that is symbolized as the DOT in the circle.  This is called the TaiJi - the great limit within the unlimited.  The Tai Ji is the bounty that encompasses substance and matter in the universe.  The Tai Ji subsequenty produces Yin and Yang - the Dual forces. The interaction of Yin and Yang is reflected by Night and Day, Positive and Negative, Active and Passive, Hard and Soft, Fast and Slow, Male and Female, Hot and Cold, Anger and Happiness, and so on.  In feng shui, applying the Yin and Yang concept brings about balance and harmony, which in turn brings good fortune.  When either too much Yin energy or too much Yang energy prevails, imbalance is created, thereby bringing mishaps.  Achieving good feng shui, therefore, has much to do with balancing the Yin and Yang elements.   Thus, a general for an ideal site would be a place where the rivers (Yang) and hills or mountains (Yin) converge harmoniously--a matrimonial combination of yin and yang.

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The Yin and Yang are natural forms of energy that are in constant state of change, movement and interaction.