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Astrology, Spirituality & Alternative Healing

PADemD

(4,482 posts) Mon Mar 16, 2015, 06:31 AM Mar 2015

The Origin of the Yin Yang Symbol

I read this explanation years ago, and thought the members of this group would be interested.

http://www.chinesefortunecalendar.com/YinYang.htm

Yin Yang is not a symbol of evil, but was used to measure the seasons.

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The Origin of the Yin Yang Symbol (Original Post) PADemD Mar 2015 OP

Cool. arikara Mar 2015 #1

hmmm ankacitah May 2015 #2

Tracia or Dacia? NutmegYankee May 2015 #3

arikara

(5,562 posts)

1. Cool.

Reply to PADemD (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2015, 04:40 PM

Mar 2015

I had no idea it was an actual pictorial representation of the seasons.
I've never heard it referred to as evil either though.

ankacitah

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2. hmmm

Reply to PADemD (Original post)

Sun May 3, 2015, 12:55 PM

May 2015

Yin Yang are not originated from China. In Romania are found traces of this symbols 6000 BC (from Tracia)

NutmegYankee

(16,347 posts)

3. Tracia or Dacia?

Reply to ankacitah (Reply #2)

Sun May 3, 2015, 01:09 PM

May 2015

Romania is pretty much the old Roman Province of Dacia, while Tracia is divided among three nations but south of Romania.

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