Letty wrote: All creative people are a bit nuts, dear.
Ahhh - there's hope for me yet then :wink:
I've done some (minor) research on the Yin Yang (looking at ancient Chinese and Taoist philosophy). Here's some of what I found:
(It's rather long - but I had a bit of spare time and was interested - thought I'd share it)
Every opposite in the Universe
Originally Yin Yang describes the two sides of a mountain (with the sun on one side and shadow on the other - bringing to mind the planet Earth itself and Day/Night). Always in a state of flux - as the sun moves around the mountain and shadows move with it, so the Yin become Yang and Yang Yin.
Originally, Yin Yang evoked the spirit of opposites. That is
everything opposite. Light/dark
Male/female
movement/inertia
. good/bad
left/right
whatever.
It has been the West who have reduced it's meaning to 'male/female' (Carl Jung whose work on symbols I admire, is an example of this).
Harmony
The Yin Yang is about harmony - about the two opposites melding and contributing to the other - not about clear cut Good 'n' Bad.
Apparently the late Heath ledger (actor) entered the spirit of the Ying Yang in creating his 'Joker' character for the Dark Knight.
Nothing is all bad and nothing is all good. there is always one within the other - if we can only find/see it.
The two fish - one black one white - fit together comfortably to create peace, harmony and wholeness
This from the Taoist teachings
by Ted Kardash
I found this quote particularly helpful
"Bad luck becomes good luck and crisis contains the opportunity for growth. We can choose to cooperate with this complimentary set of opposites by not denying, suppressing, or struggling against unwanted discomfort or pain, but rather by accepting all facets of our existence, "good" and "bad," as the natural flow of the Tao."
Interesting eh?
Strange enough- I've always had a crazy love of mountains and been drawn to them - so the Yin Yang fits with me (as a concept) right from the start.
After reading up on it I'm even more convinced that it can help to promote harmony and is therefore, anti-fascist in design.
Even researching and writing about it has had quite an affect.
Hope that's of some interest to someone.
source
http://www.jadedragon.com/tao_heal/taopart3.html
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Hey Edgar - thanks for putting up that link -if I can just find the right place to click
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Letty - about your golden angel. I understand exactly what you mean.
(And I say that knowing every experience is different - I mean, I understand the peace bit.)
cheers