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back to Taoism Extreme Opposites relevant to Yin & Yang Yin Yang Yin Yang Female Male Front Back Receptive Assertive Inside of limbs Outside of limbs Passive Active Deep Surface Earth Sky / Air Interior Exterior Form Space Lower body Upper body Relaxation Tension Introvert Extrovert Black White More intellectual More physical Green Red Right side Left side Dark Light Chronic Acute Cold Hot Body Mind Negative Positive Stomach Head Damp Dry Sensation Conceptualization Moon Sun Mother Father Water Fire Child Parent Rest Movement Hell Heaven Soft Hard Nature Technology Contraction Expansion Down Up Sinking Rising Roots Branches Material Immaterial Past Future Tradition Change Artistic Scientific Mass Individual Synthesis Analysis Death Life Yielding Resistance Inertia Effort Diffusion Focus Gathering energy Expending energy Spoon Knife Internal External Night Day Amorphous Formed Autumn / Winter Spring/Summer Inclusive Exclusive North South Supporting Supported Completion Incipience Containing Bursting Structure Function Wet Dry Transporting organs Storage organs Proton Electron Deep pain Superficial pain Responsive Aggressive Constant pain Intermittent pain Centripetal Centrifugal Pain does not move Pain moves around Fruits Grains Parasympathetic Sympathetic Leafy vegetable Root vegetable   text from Ray Wood (possibly attributed to an an original unknown author) . © www.taichido.com 2000-2008. No reproduction or republishing of any material on this website without prior consent.