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Yin and yang

obscheizvestnomu According to myth, in ancient times, when there was still no land or the sky, in the murky world prevailed, formless chaos. Gradually, in the gloom of having two great spirit – Yin and Yang, who was to streamline the world. Spirit Yang became managing air, the spirit of Yin – the land. It is anticipated that the original concept of yin symbolizing the northern slope of the mountain, part of its shadow. Accordingly, Ian meant south light mountainside. Subsequently Yin was transformed into a symbol of femininity, north of darkness, death, earth, the moon, even numbers, etc. Jan also came to symbolize the male principle, the South, light, life, sky, sun, the odd number.
Yin and yang graphically portrayed usually in the form of two commas are included in the terms and reminiscent golovastikov or fish, with each visible point of a different color – a symbol of the emergence within the yin and yang within the yin yang.

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Сентябрь 2010
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