Religious symbolism of unity of opposites
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Religious symbolism of unity of opposites is the use of symbols, to express that the dualistic nature of the material, having a oneness in its self. The predominant opposites depicted are those of male/female, but can also be light/darkness, heaven/earth, warm/cold. Each symbol may also contain several of these aspects or suggest a sinonym of these aspects.
| Religion or philosophy | Name | Symbol |
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| Buddhism | Golden fish pair |
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| Yab-Yum[1] | ||
| Gnosticism | Gnostic Ankh [2] |
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| Caduceus[3] (also a symbol of Alchemy and Hermeticism) |
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| Gold and Silver or Sun and Moon (mostly a symbol of Alchemy and Hermeticism) |
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| Double Ouroboros[4] (also a symbol of Alchemy and Hermeticism) |
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| Hinduism | Ardhanari |
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| Connection of nadis at chakras (more specifically solar nadi pingala and lunar nadi ida)[5] |
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| Linga-Yoni[6] |
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| Union of Bhairava (Shiva in his terrible form) and Kali |
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| Yantra[7] |
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| Judaism | Star of David[8] |
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| Mayas | Hunab Ku[9] |
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| Taoism (Daoism) | Yin and yang (Taiji)[10] |
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| Thelema | Unicursal Hexagram |
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[edit] References
- ^ Yab-yum on about.com
- ^ Ankh (Crux ansata, Key of Life, Key of the Nile) on about.com
- ^ Caduceus (kerykeion) on about.com
- ^ Ouroboros on about.com
- ^ Ida, Pingala, Sushuma
- ^ Shiva Lingam on about.com
- ^ Yantra on about.com
- ^ Star of David (Magen David, Shield of David) on about.com
- ^ Hunab Ku on about.com (via the Internet Archive)
- ^ Yin Yang (yab yam, Taiji) on about.com
