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The small white dots nestled within each half represent the seed of one within the other, illustrating how they are never totally independent from one another and how they cannot exist without the other. The Yin and Yang although polar opposites constantly transform into one another night becomes day and day gives way to night birth comes to death and death paves the way for rebirth hot grows cold and cold warms up to become hot. The way they are wrapped around each other suggests a fluid continuous movement or constant interplay which gives birth to everything in the world as we know it. The white half is the Yan-qi or the fundamental masculine energy. The black half is the Yin-qi or the fundamental feminine energy. The outer circle represents Tao, the source of all existence and that which unifies all. One half is black with a small white dot at its center, and the other half is white with a small black dot at its center.

The symbol is composed of an outer circle enclosing 2 teardrop-shaped halves wrapped around each other. The Yin-Yang is the most prominent Taoist symbol, also often called the Taiji.

We are the truly the ministry of culture.The concept of Yin and Yang has its roots in ancient Chinese philosophy. I believe designers should be responsible in their communications, and know the truth behind the people, products, and symbols they create.

Hitler understood how imagery could push his agenda. They codify the spiritual world through the manifestation of the physical nature.Īfter the election of Hitler in Germany, all designers had to register with the Ministry of Culture, and all teaching posts were threatened for anyone who was sympathetic to communism. Notice how the similarities of the old Pepsi logo is actually born from the Yin and Yang symbol. Inter-, a Latin prefix meaning “between”, among, or “within a group”.ĭo a handshake symbolize peace within a group? Is there something “refreshing” happening through the peace sign? Here are the key words:Īs we look at the symbols representing the National Socialist German Party and the Cardinals of the Catholic Priesthood do you see polar opposites, seemingly contrary, interconnected or independent? Pay close attention to the language in the definition of yin and yang. In Asian philosophy, the concept of yin yang, which is often referred to in the West as “yin and yang”, describe how polar opposites or seemingly contrary forces are interconnected and interdependent in the natural world. Isn’t it peculiar how the images reveal the hidden persuaders as they shake hands (top photo) and salute (bottom photo)? Life is supposed to be lived in balance, as the symbol of the yin and the yang. What will happen if I take these same colors and morph the symbols? The swastika transitions into a cross. What religion uses the yin yang symbol Although Taoism and the Tao-Te-Ching were not originally associated with the symbol known as the yin - yang, they have both come to be because the philosophy of Taoism embodies the yin - yang principle and yin - yang thought.

These symbols by themselves are not evil, but the men who hold up their message behind the image tell a different story. He used the red color flag which represents the social idea of the Nazi movement and the black and white swastika which represents the national idea and the struggle for the victory of the Aryan man. Let’s take a look at the imagery created by Adolf Hitler, the leader National Socialist German Workers’ Party from 1934 – 1945. Corporations are masters at consumer propaganda and politicians, since man has recorded, have used symbolism to rally a political cause. Many are different symbols and words which structure our viewpoint in popular culture. There are Hidden Persuaders all around us.