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Yin |
Yang |
| Earth |
Heaven |
| moon |
sun |
| female |
male |
| cold |
heat |
| coolness |
warmth |
| darkness |
brightness |
| inside |
outside |
| interior |
exterior |
| weak |
powerful |
| water, rain |
fire |
| stillness |
movement |
| night |
day |
| right |
left |
| lower |
upper |
| front |
back |
| the hours between noon and midnight |
the hours between midnight and noon |
| exhaustion |
repletion |
| murkiness |
clarity |
| development |
incipience |
| conservation |
destruction |
| responsiveness |
assertiveness |
| contraction |
expansion |
| west |
east |
| north |
south |
| winter |
summer |
| autumn |
spring |
| small |
large |
| potassium |
sodium |
| Concrete |
Abstract |
| Extrovert |
Introvert |
| Inertia |
Movement |
| Passivity |
Activity |
| Static |
Dynamic |
| Slow |
Fast |
| Gas |
Solid |
| Dark |
Light |
| Obscurity |
Clarity |
| Ultraviolet |
Infrared |
| Short waves |
Long waves |
| asleep |
awake |
| Anabolism |
Catabolism |
| Hypotension |
Hypertension |
| Fat |
Thin |
| Mass |
Energy |
| Supple |
Rigid |
| Acid |
Alkaline |
| Expansion |
Contraction |
| Quiet |
Sound |
| Wet |
Dry |
| Bigger |
Smaller |
| Low |
High |
| Below |
Above |
| Down |
Up |
| Diffused, scattered |
Concentrated, localized |
| Long |
Short |
| Unruly, unrestrained |
Retained, controlled |
| Horizontal |
Vertical |
| Periphery |
Center |
| Soft, fragile |
Hard |
| Subordinated |
Leading |
| Inorganic |
Organic |
| Sperm |
Egg |
| Spermatozoon |
Ovule |
| Plural |
Singular |
| Earth (-) |
Sky (+) |
| Moon |
Sun |
| Night |
Day |
| Negative |
Positive |
| Woman |
Man |
| Dark |
Light |
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Categorized divisions of Yin versus Yang can be found below
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YIN |
YANG |
| Element |
Water |
Fire |
| Atomic |
Electrons |
Protons (nucleus) |
| Organic |
Plant |
Animal |
| Nerves |
Ortho sympathetic |
Para sympathetic |
| Gender |
Feminine |
Masculine |
| Taste |
Acid
Sour, piquant, peppery, astringent, sweet |
Alkaline
Salty, bitter
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| Seasons |
Winter |
Summer |
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Autumn |
Spring |
| Tendency |
Extension, dilatation |
Contraction |
| Orientation |
Centrifugal |
Centripetal |
| Position |
Exterior |
Interior |
| Structure |
Space |
Time |
| Direction |
Downward |
Upward |
| Color |
Green |
Red |
| Temperature |
Cold |
Hot |
| Weight |
Easy |
Heavy |
You can well imagine that you could continue finding opposites
No matter what is the level of organization we refer to whether in microcosm or macrocoms, there is a consistent, indeed fundamental law of polarity, YIN (-) and YANG (+). All the processes and phenomena of Nature are the expression of the interaction of these two principles.
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