Chinese energetic conception

In Chinese medicine all is energy. Everything in nature, including the universe is energy, constantly in motion and undergoes constant change. The symbol that sums up this philosophy is the Tao.

The Tao is a circle which represents unity, and within it are two opposing energies. Though opposing these energies are complementary. These two energies are constantly flowing one into the other. Once they reach their energetic zenith each will hold within itself a small portion of the other. These two forces are called yin and yang. These forces are present everywhere, and regulate all things. One can exist thanks to the other and can not be annihilated, or the other force would not have a reason to exist. An example of this would be light and dark, to define light we need to know the dark, and vice versa.

In the case of the Tao one cannot merely relate them as opposites. In the Tao an energy is born, reaches its zenith and then dies, but as it dies the opposing energy is born, reaches its zenith… and so on. This is a representation of the universe’s rhythm, day and night, the seasons, lunar cycles, solar year, sleeping rhythms, etc.

Yin is defined as potential energy, thus quiet, material, the tendency to accumulate energy. The yang is expressed energy, or movement, outward appirance, and emanation.

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