How do I know if something is Yin or Yang? The truth is that every manifestation of these two forces is an expression of both forces. It is only in comparison to something else that an object or being is said to be more Yin or more Yang. So for instance, a rock is more yang than water or water is more yang than air. This is determined by knowing the characteristics of Yin and Yang. We will list them here. There are quite a few ways in which these forces interact.
Yang characteristics: hotter, dryer, more dense, more intense, expressive.
Yin characteristics: colder, wetter, less dense, less intense, receptive.
Yang characteristics: harder, stronger, aggressive, tighter.
Yin characteristics: softer, weaker, passive, looser.
Yang characteristics: active, loud, contracting, fast, light, male.
Yin characteristics: inactive, soft, expanding, slow, dark, female.
Can you see that a rock is more dense than water? So, a rock is more yang than water. Or we could say water is more yin than rock. Can you see that a diamond is more dense than limestone? So a diamond is more yang than limestone. Can you see that winter is more yin than summer because it is colder and wetter and darker? Summer is an expression of yang characteristics like hot, dry, active, and brighter.
Does this make sense? See if you can see some other characteristics which are opposite. We will look at this some more in the next post. Thanks for reading.
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