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The Yin Yang (i.e. taijitu symbol) shows a Balance between two opposites with a portion of the opposite element in each section. In Taoist metaphysics, distinctions between good and bad, along with other dichotomous moral judgments, are perceptual, not real; so, the duality of yin and yang is an indivisible whole.•

WHERE DOES YIN-YANG COME FROM?

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The concepts of Yin and Yang have been around since at least the 1300s BCE, when they were found referenced in inscriptions related to Chinese divination of the weather. One of the first mentions of yin-yang for the concept of cosmic harmony comes from a verse in the Shih Ching, a 6th-century BCE collection of poems compiled by Confucius.

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Sometime between roughly 700–400 BCE, Yin-Yang was the name of a school of teaching, with chief thinker: Alchemist Named Zou Yan. The school focused around the idea that all life revolved around five basic elements (Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth), governed by the forces of Yin and Yang, part of the qi, or vital Life Force, of the Cosmos.

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Yin, Chinese for “female” or “Moon,” represents darkness, femininity, passivity, and the earth.

Yang (“Sun” or “male”) represents light, masculinity, activity, and the heavens. The balance of yin and yang were seen to influence health and order within an individual, society, and the entire universe.

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And their interrelationship came to be depicted in the taijitu, or “Diagram of the Great Ultimate” —better known by Westerns as the Yin and Yang symbol, first appearing in the 1000s CE and attributed to the philosopher Zhou Dunyi. In the symbol, Yin is represented by the color black and Yang, white. 

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Galactic Yin Yang

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The Flower of Life is a geometrical shape composed of multiple evenly spaced, overlapping circles arranged in a flower like pattern with six-fold symmetry like a Hexagon. The perfect form, proportion and harmony of the Flower of Life has been known to philosophers, architects and artist around the world.

The Flower of Life originates in one circle and all other circles are built up around that. That means you begin by drawing one circle and then continue drawing all the other circles around it. This symbol of the Flower of Life belongs to Sacred Geometry which believes that All Life is part of a Divine, Geometric plan. All structures known to us are following this plan. Evidently, the Flower of Life is a very important
Geometric Symbol.

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Many see in the Flower of Life a symbol that represents or depicts the Cycle of Creation. This symbol shows that All Life and Consciousness arises from one source (this being the first circle).

The next 6 circles are identical with the Cell Division Process. Therefore, the Flower of Life is seen as a model of God’s Creation. The name “Flower of Life” stems not from a flower imagery but from the cycle of a fruit tree. 

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When observing this cycle, we can see that the tree grows flower buds and these eventually transform into fruit (pear, cherry and so on). The fruit carries the seed within and when the fruit falls on the ground these seeds eventually create new trees. This is the cycle which turns from tree to flower to fruit and tree again. It’s fantastic and reveals the miracle of life.

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The white Lotus Flower and pink Lotus Flower from the Nelumbo family are seen as meaning Purity and Devotion. More passionately colored red, purple, and blue Lotus Flower blooms can take on a spiritual meaning of Ascension, Enlightenment, or Rebirth. A green Lotus Flower is a beautiful gift for anyone trying to improve their life and start good habits.

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General Meaning of the Lotus Flower

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The Lotus is a delicate flower with many layered petals arrayed around a central core. A few different plants from separate families all make up this category, but they all have similar meanings when it comes to symbolism. The plants also look alike and share other characteristics like medicinal and edible value. In general, all the Lotus flowers exude beauty and grace. Most varieties grow in the water of ponds and creeks, lending them an otherworldly quality that makes them mystical enough for religious ceremonies. In the Victorian flower language, the Lotus represented eloquence.

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• Patience

• Purity

• Direct Spiritual Contact

• Victory over Attachments

• Enlightenment

• Love and Compassion for All Things

• Self-Awareness

• Faithfulness During Spiritual Development

• Rising Out of Suffering

• Rebirth

• Wisdom

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