- Literally means "without ultimate" or "having no limits."
- This state is before the distinction between yin and yang, good and evil, or any duality.
- It is a perfect void, a state of pure potentiality, and the source from which all things arise.
Taiji
- Means "the great ultimate."
- Taiji is the first manifestation of Wuji and is often represented by a circle divided in half by a yin and yang symbol.
- It represents the balance of opposites and the interplay of yin and yang.
Yin and Yang
- Yin is the feminine, dark, passive, receptive principle, associated with earth, water, the moon, and night.
- Yang is the masculine, light, active, creative principle associated with heaven, fire, the sun, and day.
- Yin and yang are not opposites but rather complementary forces that are always in balance and never exist in isolation.
The Five Elements
- Wood, fire, earth, metal, and water
- These elements are believed to make up all of nature and to be in constant interaction with each other.
- The Five Elements also correspond to the five seasons, five directions, five colors, and five organs in the body.