Tai Chi and the Bagua Map: The Foundation of Feng Shui
What Is Tai Chi (Yin and Yang)? The symbol you have seen — a circle split into swirling black and white halves, each containing a dot of the other — is called the Taijitu, or the Tai Chi symbol. It represents the Daoist concept of dualism. But here is what most Western explanations get wrong: Yin and Yang are NOT good versus evil. They are complementary forces that create each other. Day (Yang) cannot exist without night (Yin). Activity (Yang) is meaningless without rest (Yin). Masculine (Yang) defines itself against feminine (Yin). ...