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sabrina_diamond iSanity! from Australia Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: LET'S HAVE A ZILLION BABIES
#1: Mar 25th 2019 at 11:39:01 PM

So in my stories a common theme is the existence of "Yin and Yang" with some mild Christian references and also references to eastern mythology. I want to do as much research as I can on the concept of yin and yang, but I don't know where to start my extensive research on this topic since I don't know much about Chinese mythology except what's on the internet (I tend to do my own research from home)...

Edited by sabrina_diamond on Mar 26th 2019 at 5:42:05 AM

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#2: Mar 26th 2019 at 11:40:58 AM

I'm not in a position to speak to the accuracy of it, but Wikipedia might be a good place to start, and its references a direction in which to continue:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang

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sabrina_diamond iSanity! from Australia Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: LET'S HAVE A ZILLION BABIES
#3: Mar 28th 2019 at 1:00:39 AM

In my main storyline I'm envisioning two forces that are locked in an endless duel with four possible outcomes.

Dark (Yin) and light (yang) clash:

  • Light defeats Dark
  • Dark defeats Light
  • The two forces are in a forever tie.
  • A Time Loop activates and time restarts to the start of the duel.

The two main avatars for Darkness and Light are: Jihibukai (Japanese for "Merciful") and Akashic.

Edited by sabrina_diamond on Mar 28th 2019 at 7:09:19 PM

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#4: Mar 28th 2019 at 7:35:43 AM

Okay, Yin and Yang aren't good and evil, nor are they supposed to fight each other anymore than light should fight it's own shadow.

sabrina_diamond iSanity! from Australia Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: LET'S HAVE A ZILLION BABIES
#5: Mar 29th 2019 at 6:21:25 PM

I like the idea of Yin and Yang acting much like the Force (from Star Wars) in-story, it adds more drama and suspense!

Edited by sabrina_diamond on Mar 30th 2019 at 12:26:25 AM

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#6: Mar 29th 2019 at 6:31:23 PM

If not going to use Yin Yang for what it actually is, why bother using it? Because it looks cool?

sabrina_diamond iSanity! from Australia Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: LET'S HAVE A ZILLION BABIES
#7: Mar 29th 2019 at 8:34:01 PM

I wanted to set up a Light/Darkness Juxtaposition between the two avatars and demonstrate that technically Light Is Not Good and Dark Is Not Evil. I also like there being a Yin-Yang Clash in-story.

Edited by sabrina_diamond on Mar 30th 2019 at 2:37:29 AM

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#8: Mar 29th 2019 at 9:09:55 PM

Yin-yang doesn't demonstrate those two concepts at all. Either give up on using it or don't bother doing research because it actively contradicts the idea that you want. If your story is fantasy anyway why bother being accurate to real life philosophy? Even Avatar The Last Airbender despite using Yin-yang symbolism and completely missed the point didn't actually name it that.

archonspeaks Since: Jun, 2013
#9: Mar 29th 2019 at 10:35:30 PM

Yin and Yang are more about balance, not conflict. It’s things like hot and cold, masculine and feminine, moving and still, things that are opposed but still interlinked. Every object has a Yin and a Yang aspect, that work together to form its whole.

In traditional Chinese medicine, being unhealthy was considered a result of having excess Yin or Yang. The two always have to be in equilibrium, even as they’re opposed. It sounds like your mythology is more based on the Western style of conflicting forces, so I’d look into things like Judeo-Christian theories on evil.

Edited by archonspeaks on Mar 29th 2019 at 10:41:08 AM

They should have sent a poet.
dragonfire5000 from Where gods fear to tread Since: Jan, 2001
#10: Apr 4th 2019 at 11:23:42 AM

There's a reason why the yin-yang symbol has those two dots of the opposite color. That's supposed to symbolize that every yin has a bit of yang, and vice versa. The two complement each other, not conflict with each other.

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#11: Apr 14th 2019 at 7:07:26 AM

Isn't it that pure yin is expressed as an absence of yang and vice-versa so that you can't define the one without the other?

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Tightwire Since: Apr, 2014
#12: Apr 29th 2019 at 3:24:42 AM

Sorry, wrong thread

Edited by Tightwire on Apr 29th 2019 at 3:39:01 AM

shiro_okami Since: Apr, 2010
#13: Jun 22nd 2019 at 7:31:16 PM

Good vs bad being forces in equal power is much closer to Zoroastrianism, with Spenta Mainyu vs Angra Mainyu.

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