![]() ![]() The energetic interplay of Yin and Yang is a continuous ebb and flow. This is an important part of your bond, but even this changes with time and circumstance. Standing up for yourself and stating what you need in the relationship from your partner is a Yang action. There will be times in any relationship when this means that to be receptive (Yin) you put aside your own expectations and remain generous and loving to your partner’s needs. When someone really listens to you, that person is being Yin because he or she is receiving and yielding to your words. Listening is one of the strongest Yin characteristics. ![]() The yang partner offers yang energy in exchange for yin, and the yin partner receives yang and gives back yin energy. Yang attributes are male energy, hardness, being assertive, buoyancy, heat, thinking, and attack. Yin qualities are female energy, softness, being passive, heaviness, coolness, feeling, and surrender. It’s not about politics or anatomy, it’s all about energy. It is similar for same sex partners as it for heterosexual couples. But actually both are Yin and both are Yang. With people, the woman is typically Yin compared to her male partner, who is more Yang. We can take this example and apply it to our relationships. And are relative to each other depending on the surroundings. They are complementary rather than opposing. Possessing a bit of their counterpart makes these two forces interconnected and flexible. Notice how the black swirl has a small circle of white in it and vice versa? However, Yin and Yang are not 100% opposites as each carries within itself a small portion of the other. Yin and Yang are often used to describe opposites like black and white, north and south, sun and moon, male and female…you get the idea. Usually they are related to something in East Asian culture. The terms Yin and Yang (pronounced yong, as in ‘gong’) may sound familiar. ![]()
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