| The yin-yang symbol, the Ta ki depicts the perfect balance of the two great forces in the universe; each has within it the embryo of the other power, implying that there is no exclusively masculine or feminine nature, but that each contains the germ of the other and there is perpetual alternation. The two powers are contained within the circle of cyclic revolution and dynamism, of the totality. The whole forms the Cosmic Egg, the primordial Androgyne, the perfection of balance and harmony, the pure essence which is neither yet both. The two forces are held together in tension, but not in antagonism, as mutually interdependent partners; one in essence but two in manifestation. 1" tall. Pewter. Comes on a descriptive card. |
