Yin (Noun)
Meaning
The dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology; "the interaction of yin and yang maintains the harmony of the universe".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- In the balance of the universe, yin represents receptivity and passive power.
- Yin energies are considered essential to creation, but their importance was often undervalued by Chinese society.
- Her dance reflected the dark yin qualities, twisting and spinning through space like a somber goddess.
- Philosophers posited that both masculine and feminine were connected and could change to balance out, due to their basic difference rooted in the dichotomy between yang and yin.
- Cosmic power shifted subtly through harmonization, fusing dark, downward movement yin, like Earth in solstice silence.