Yin and Yang

THE THEORY OF YIN AND YANG.

According to the Yin-Yang theory, the Universe was originally in a state of primordial chaos without force, form or substance. It then resolved into negative(YIN) and positive(YANG) forces. It is said, therefore, that a balance exists in the Universe in its normal state, because of Yin And Yang relate to each other in harmony.

Natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, and volcanic eruptions are brought about by an imbalance of the Yin and Yang forces. These forces are constantly interacting with each other, this is why everything in the Universe is neither stable nor final. The dynamic balancing of this duality which brings about both equilibrium and change. They are like the different but inseparable poles of magnet. According to TCM the Universe is in a state of oscillation of forces of YIN and YANG and thier changes.

The YIN is conceptualized as being  COLD, DARK and FEMALE.

YIN is passive and signifies that which is deep and hidden.

Where YANG is WARM, LIGHT and MALE.

YANG is active and signifies that which is above the surface.

Yin and Yang are constantly changing thier relationship to each other, one cannot exist, materially or conceptually , without other. Thus there is no night without day, no inside without outside and no virtue without vice. 

Yet nothing is absolutely Yin or absolutely Yang in every Yin there is always some Yang , and in every Yang there is some Yin.

Health and disease are also explained in terms of this Philosophy of Yin Yang. As man is made out of the same elements as the Universe , he is subject to the same law, the Universe being the macrocosm, man is the microcosm.

The hormonal balance in a healthy individual is a perfect example of this Yin Yang dynamism. In fact  the concept of homeostasis in mordern physiology is none other than the estsblishment of a Yin-Yang balance as applied to the known parameters of the biochemical physiology of the organism. The basic postulates of the Yin-Yang theory are therefore valid , even in the context of today's scientific milieu, if we can adjust our minds to these ancient semantics.