Fang Shui Yin and Yang Principle 


Polar opposites which are very much connected to each other.
Always interaction between the two. Everything that is Yin has some Yang in it and everything that is Yang has some Yin.  All things grow and develop unceasingly, expressing the perpetual exchange of Yin and Yang.  Nothing stays static, everything is ever changing.


YANG

YIN

White

Black

Summer 
days longest
nights shorter
daylight is strongest
busy
more active time

Winter
days shortest
nights longest
black or darkness is strongest
quiet
less active time

Day

Night

Light

Dark

Hot

Cold

*Male
Traditionally males have been
more aggressive and active.

*Female
Traditionally females would be
more passive or receptive.

Sky

Earth

Sun

Moon

Light

Shade

Immaterial

Material

Activity

Rest

Motion

Stillness

Expansion

Contraction

Above

Below

Upward

Downward

Firm

Soft

Hot

Cold

Hard

Soft

Fire

Water

Father

Mother

Son

Daughter

Front

Back`

Top

Bottom

Sweet

Sour

Angry

Sad

Irritability

Depression


*In Feng Shui the goal is to have balance.  In today's society we are seeking this balance by women becoming more assertive, and men being more intuitive or sensitive.


Click here to find out more about the relationship of all trigrams to each other.


To find out your personal Feng Shui Trigram:  

  Females check here
  Males check here