Yin-Yang Feminism Discussion Group - Graphic Designer

Yin-Yang Feminism

We are looking for a graphic designer who can create variations of the Yin-Yang image for our monthly workshop and discussion group.

Yin-Yang Feminism Workshop: If you go to our web page you will see variations of the Yin-Yang image showing the various ways that yin-yang can be interpreted in the Taoist Chinese tradition

We would like to have various interpretations of the image. They can be square or 16:9 aspect ratio.

As the workshop is about yin-yang feminism images should always incorporate a male and a female.

However, they can also incorporate any of the opposing elements of yin-yang.

In Taoist yin-yang philosophy, opposing elements represent complementary forces that create balance and harmony. Here are the most recognized yin-yang pairs and their variations, as found in Taoist cosmology, philosophy, and everyday thought:

Classic Yin-Yang Opposites

• Female (yin) / Male (yang)
• Moon (yin) / Sun (yang)
• Night (yin) / Day (yang)
• Earth (yin) / Sky or Heaven (yang)
• Water (yin) / Fire (yang)
• Receptivity (yin) / Activity (yang)
• Passivity (yin) / Assertiveness (yang)
• Darkness (yin) / Light (yang)
• Cold (yin) / Heat (yang)
• Soft (yin) / Hard (yang)
• Chaos (yin) / Order (yang)
• Consumption or absorption (yin) / Production or emission (yang)
• Brake (yin) / Accelerator (yang) (applied metaphorically to action)
• Decay or death (yin) / Growth or new life (yang)

Extended Pairs (From Taoist Texts & Practice)

• Winter (yin) / Summer (yang) (seasonal)
• Intuition (yin) / Logic (yang)
• Yielding (yin) / Leading (yang) (martial arts, relationships)
• Downward (yin) / Upward (yang) (movement/metaphor)
• Inside (yin) / Outside (yang) (body, home)
• Stillness (yin) / Movement (yang) (meditation, health)
• Indirect (yin) / Direct (yang)
• Introversion (yin) / Extraversion (yang)
• Left (yin) / Right (yang) (symbolism)

In Taoist cosmology, yin and yang interrelate with the five elements as follows:

• Water and wood are generally more yin.
• Fire and metal are generally more yang.
• Earth can act as a balance or transition.

Principles

• The opposites are relative—context matters, and what is yin in one situation may be yang in another.
• Every yin contains yang, and vice versa, symbolized by the yin-yang dot in the taijitu; forces transform into each other cyclically.
• Balance between opposites leads to harmony; excess or deficiency causes imbalance and disharmony.

These opposites influence art, medicine, martial arts, and daily customs in Taoist-influenced societies. The yin-yang framework remains a profound tool for contemplating balance, change, and interconnectedness in nature and humanity.

You are also invited to attend the Yin-Yang Feminism Meetup Group. It is free to join and meetups are online so you can attend no matter where you live in the world!