Yin Yang Jewelry
Yin Yang Symbol
The Yin Yang is an ancient Asian philosophical outlook that sees polar
opposites or opposite powers as powers that complete and define each
other. Opposite powers constitute a point of relationship and
they complete and balance each other. Every power grows from the other,
for example, light and dark or male and female. This philosophy appears
also in Taoism that talks about these powers as dynamic powers between
movement and rest, when one of the
powers reaches the pinnacle of its
strength, it changes into a different power.
In Taoism, the Yin Yang is represented by the classical symbol that is
called Tajitu.
The Yin
The Yin is the black part with the white dot which is represented by
the part with the crane with the empty circle. Yin represents softness,
slowness, passive power, dispersing and cold. The Yin is a female power
that is connected to water, earth, to the moon and night. In the whole
pendant, which is made up of two different metals, it appears as the
part made of silver.
The Yang
The Yang is the white part with the black dot that is represented by
the crane with the full circle. Yang represents hardness, solidity,
speed, heat, concentration, active power and it is connected to fire,
to water, to the sun and the day. In the whole pendant that is made up
of two different metals, it appears as the part made of gold.
Yin Yang Pendant
The same cosmic forces that are represented in the pendant act on us
also on the personal level, on relationships and everyday life. The
pendant has a few personal uses for inspiration and personal
identification with the symbol. One can purchase the whole
symbol as a representative of perfect balance. The second option is to
purchase the Yin Yang separately. In this state they serve as a balance
to the wearer of the jewel. For instance an impetuous and aggressive
man can use the Yin symbol as a relaxing symbol, where as someone who
is lacking assertiveness can wear the Yang symbol as a stimulating
symbol that drives one to action.
The additional use is obviously for a couple, each one wears one of the
parts as a symbol that completes the other. You can also engrave each
of your initials on the back of the pendant.