ying yang

The Tiger and Dragon: Celestial Companions

Infusing these celestial creatures into the traditional ying yang serves to articulate some of the basic meanings expressed in the T'ai Chi. The tiger and dragon are extraordinarily complimentary companions according to Chinese astrology. These celestial creatures are fairly opposite in character with the dragon boldly leading the offensive charge and the tiger expressing a more defensive nature. However, they make a well-rounded whole when they come together. To better understand this concept, it's important to consider their characteristics separately before bringing them together.
The White Tiger

According to Chinese astrology, the white tiger carries yin energy. This animal has always represented the admirable qualities of courage and patience. After all, the tiger must stalk its prey secretly and steadily in order to avoid scaring away its dinner. Tigers know when to lay low, but they can also spring into action when it's beneficial to reveal themselves.

Along with being a yin creature, the white tiger also represents the cardinal direction of west in feng shui and its element is metal.
Tiger and dragon yin yang
The Green Dragon

The green dragon is a noble creature of good fortune according to Chinese astrology. That's quite a different viewpoint from the one held in western culture. The Chinese dragon is strong, adventurous and very outgoing. Its energy is typically yang unless you happen to be dealing with a white yin dragon.

The dragon's cardinal direction is east, directly opposite to the tiger and its element is wood.

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The Tiger and Dragon Ying Yang

Pulling the energies of the tiger and the dragon into the ying yang symbol helps visualize some of the finer points of the ancient T'ai Chi. The basic symbol portrays the dark energy of yin on the left half and the bright energy of yang on the right half. Typically, each side contains a drop of the other. In a tiger and dragon ying yang, these drops are either replaced or further enhanced by the celestial creatures. The yang dragon is set against the yin and the yin tiger is set against the yang half of the symbol.

As mentioned previously, these animals represent two major orientations in the ying yang's design. The symbol serves as a compass, although its cardinal directions are actually the reverse of the western compass. The tiger's westward direction is represented by its position on the right. The dragon's eastward direction is represented by its position to the left of the tiger.

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Chinese phoenix tattoos symbolize:

* High virtue and grace.
* The union of yin and yang.
* A phoenix tattoo combined with a dragon symbolizes the union between husband and wife (yin and yang).

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The tiger is symbolic of the physical world while the dragon signifies the mental or spiritual world. Together they represent a harmony between the two. The Chinese symbol Yin/Yang (Oom Yung) stands for balance in life.

Denk dat hier het verschil wel in staat uitgelegd.