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Chapter 4: Ch'i kung and the yin and yang

The Yin and Yang are the source of all things in the universe. It is the motherhood and the fatherhood of creation. Heaven was created by an accumulation of Yang, and earth was created by an accumulation of Yin.

The way of Yin and Yang is the way of the left and the right. The Ch'i Kung forms and sequences were born from this concept of the Way.

There are eight feature symbols in the art of Ch'i Kung. The first two are the creative heaven and the receptive earth. They represent the primary division of Yin and Yang in the Ch'i Kung exercises. Under these two, come the elements of fire and water, thunder and wind, and mountain and lake. Each pair is composed of opposites in quality that balance each other. One element is Yin while the other is Yang. Water, wind, and lake are Yin, and fire thunder, and mountain are Yang. Water seeks the lowest ground, while fire seeks to rise into the air. Because fire ascends into heaven and water descends to earth, we can see that Heaven is the accumulation of Yang and earth the accumulation of Yin.