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Taiji

In the Taiji diagram, yang (active, male) energy is represented by the white teardrop shape on the left and yin (passive, female) energy by the dark side on the right. The dots inside each teardrop shape demonstrate that a portion of the yang principle is found in the yin, and vice versa.

Taiji Diagram

  


    




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