Yin and Yang Lotus symbolĪnother popular version of the Yin and Yang tattoo is the Lotus symbol. The concept of the light and darkness represent your psyche as a person and the balance that you wish to attain in life. In connection with the Yin and Yang, it grants you the access of being in tune with your mind and body. Hence comes the theory of being inclusive. The circle will always include you as a person, the circle is a shape that draws you in and be a part of the connections present within it. If the circle is combined with the square it can explain the relationship or connection between the psyche and the body. The circle is seen to be the geometric model of a person’s psyche. In short, this means that the Yin and Yang symbol calls for unified balance between two elements. Since the circle is deemed as infinite and inclusive, the use of the Yin and Yang symbol in the circle means the encompassing whole of the duality. When there is a square inside a circle it means the union of heaven and earth. In Chinese symbolism, the circle of the Yin and Yang represents the shape of heaven. The circle represents energy and the universe being an inclusive concept where everything operates in an infinite nature.
Even from a lot of ancient sculptures and drawings, the circle has been used for a lot of symbolism. Some of the more popular meanings of the circle include:Ĭircles have this definite meaning of being universal as well as sacred and divine. It makes us see it as a very celestial and cosmic form that can bind together entities in an unending cycle of life. There is something about the circular symbol that influences the human nature. The moon, the sun, and the planets, they are all in a circle that correlates with each other. The circle connotes a lot of meanings when it comes to people’s life and beliefs. It isn’t hard to miss that the most popular Yin and Yang symbol in a circle. They can be interpreted in a lot of ways. You can’t just name the Yin and Yang as two forces alone since they both change depending on the context. Both mostly represent contrasting features such as Matter and Spirit, Earth and Sky, Female and Male, Passive and Active, North and South, Water and Fire, Shade and Sunlight, Moon and Sun, Death and Life and so on. The small white dots nestled within each half represent the seed of one within the other, illustrating how they are never totally independent from one another and how they cannot exist without the other.Simply speaking the Yin represents the dark and the Yang represents the light. The Yin and Yang although polar opposites constantly transform into one another night becomes day and day gives way to night birth comes to death and death paves the way for rebirth hot grows cold and cold warms up to become hot. The way they are wrapped around each other suggests a fluid continuous movement or constant interplay which gives birth to everything in the world as we know it. The white half is the Yan-qi or the fundamental masculine energy. The black half is the Yin-qi or the fundamental feminine energy. The outer circle represents Tao, the source of all existence and that which unifies all. One half is black with a small white dot at its center, and the other half is white with a small black dot at its center. The symbol is composed of an outer circle enclosing 2 teardrop-shaped halves wrapped around each other. The Yin-Yang is the most prominent Taoist symbol, also often called the Taiji. The concept of Yin and Yang has its roots in ancient Chinese philosophy.
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