The Yin and Yang in Landscape

Clew Bay, Ireland

You can apply Yin and Yang theory to this landscape. The daylight is Yang in relationship to the inevitable arrival of nightfall, and the sun itself is Yang in relation to the earth. The clouds are soft, cool, and moist. Therefore they are Yin in relation to the sun. But the clouds, in relation to the shadows that they cast, are far brighter and therefore Yang in relation to the shade below them. The mountains, in relation to the lake, they are Yin - since the mountains are still and the water in the lake is flowing. At the same time, the fluid, yielding quality of the water is Yin in relation to the upward-rising and solid energy of the mountain. The walls of the houses in shadow are Yin in relation to the sides in the light. But this relationship is not something that will endure: it too will change with the passing of time.

The Yin and Yang in Cityscape

Paris

The interaction of Ying and Yang is all pervasive. In this cityscape the land, which is solid, is Yin; the motion in the sky overhead is Yang. The curved lines of the buildings are more Yin in relation to the straight, vertical and horizontal lines, which are more Yang. The concrete pavement and the buildings are stable and still, and hence Yin in relation to the vitality and movement of the passing human beings, who are Yang. But the same buildings, in relation to their shadows, are Yang because these are solid structures, whereas the emptiness of the shadows is Yin. The shadows, being dark, are Yin as opposed to the Yang of the light. But these same shadows are constantly in motion so that areas which are now in shade will soon be in sunlight; what was once Yin will have become Yang.

Yin & Yang Opposition

Yang               Yang
sky                earth
sun                moon
day                night
light              shade
immaterial         material
activity           rest
motion             stillness
expansion          contraction
above              below
high               low
upward             downward
firm               soft
hot                cold
hard               soft
fire               water
father             mother
son                daughter
front              back
top                bottom
sweet              sour
angry              sad

The Yin/Yang theory is a model ogf the constant process of change. In this particular sense, Yin and Yang merely mark two points - at any one moment - in the transformation of energy. Nothing is fundamentally of energy. Nothing exists in separation from the rest of the universe. Even if we could isolate anything, we couldn,t prevent it from changing.

Light and Shadow

Yin and Yang can be seen in everything around us. The instant light falls upon an object, there is both illumination and shadow. The Chinese characters for Yin and Yang depict the effect of sunlight on a hill. One side is bathed in light, the other falls in shadow. Bow characters have serval components.

         a hill..  people under a roof .. a cloud..    YIN

Yang includes the hill, but has beside it the sun and the sense of energy in motion.

      a hill..  sun above the horizon.. rays of light.. YANG

Yin express the subtle feeling we have when we see the side of the hill in shadow. The mood of Yang is that of a hillside in bright sunlight. Arising from this metaphor. Yin is commonly thought of as darkness and shade, Yang as brightness and light.

Chinese characters convey far more than simple static states. They are evocative, like poetry. Because they play of sunlight on a hillside displays a changeable, transitory quality we can experience at first hand the interaction of Yin and Yang. The position of the sun is never fixed. The clouds thatcast their shadows on the earth are moving. Whatis in shadow at this moment may have been in full sunlight only hours before, and what is illumined now in the daylight, wll be dark by nightfall. Hence, when it is said that night is Yin and day is Yang, what is being spoken of is not merely the momentary quality of night and day but also the constant cycle of change as each turns inexorably into the other.

The beginning of all things

I'm not sure you aware of this how Tai Chi is formed which i read wrote by Lao Tse in Tao Teh Ching.

The Wu Chi

All primal energy is expressed by and contained within the circle that is full and empty at the same time. "Mysteriously formed before heaven and earth... it is the mother of the ten thousand things." Tao Teh Ching

The birth of Yin and Yang

Rooted in accurate analysis of the natural world, the Chinese perceived the movements of universal energy in the unfolding of life on the earth. The circle, a fertilized egg, is transformed by a single sperm.

The emerging forces
Yin and Yang are the Way of heaven and earth, the fundamental principle of the myriad things, the father and mother of change and transformation. The twin forces of Yin and Yang act upon each other. Movement is initiated.

The Tai Chi

All things and events grow and develop unceasigly, expressing the perpetual exchange of Yin and Yang.

Feng Shui - Grand Design

Seen from above, the extravagant layout of Buckingham Palace is revealed with its outer lines of protection. To the rear, the stately gardens offer a calm expanse undisturbed by pathways and surrounded by distant trees. The long line of approach up The Mall could be a line of energy streaming in like an attacking force, straight toward the forecourt. The Queen Victoria memorial is brilliantly positioned to deflect oncoming forces.

The Feng Shui of Safe Haven

The Forbidden City, the seat of Chinese Emperors in Beijing, was laid out under the supervision of the imperial masters of Feng Shui. Here, just inside the outermost walls, is the artifically created river, the "water" of Feng Shui, which curves lazily across this outer courtyard, protecting the approach to the central palaces. The fact that there are five bridges has numerological significance, reflecting the figure at the center of the Chinese number box and the central power of the ruler. Only the Emperor's party proceeded up the central bridge and avenue of the City; the bridges on eeither side were for the other officials of the court and their retinue.

The Feng Shui of Lonely Tower

The united Nations skyscaper (left) rises in solitude on the banks of New York's East River. It is a perfect example of one of the fundamental principles in Feng Shui: buildings are like living beings and cannot thrive in isolation. The lonely tower soars skyward, a figure of majesty that lacks support - it is like a king without generals or soldiers, a building that needs support but cannot get it. Its very location is insecure: water to the rear is always avoided in Feng Shui, and constantly pointing a slender finger of disturbance is the knife-like line of Roosevelt Island.

Feng Shui Diary

My diary is about feng shui for which I have seen and I have been doing by acrossing land by land helping people to live a better life. People need my guidance because they have been living uncomfortably and luck always down. For my next post I have pointed out the mistake of arrangement of their living environment.