Can there be day and no night? Light and no dark? Hot and no cold? Each relies on the other to exist. Yin and Yang are opposing but interdependent concepts (Hale, 1999, p.12) of which Feng Shui aims to balance.
For example if a room was too dark, add more light, if it's too bright add curtains or blinds- too stuffy, open a window. It's all common sense.
Harmony must
be maintained between these two forces. Too much Yang is no good. Neither
is too much Yin. (Too, 1993, p.14)
For example a completely flat landscape is said to be too Yin. A landscape
can be balanced with shrubs and plants etc. But if any are too large and
overwhelms the garden or the house, then there is disharmony.
This relates back to common sense, how would you feel if right outside your front door was a huge over hanging tree with branches hitting your head as you walked down the path? Doesn't it make sense to chop these back?
Below is a list of Yin and Yang associations of which you may find you need to balance within your own environment.
| Yin | Yang |
| Moon Winter Dark Feminine Interior Low Stillness Passive Odd numbers Earth Cold Soft Valleys Still Water Gardens Sleep |
Sun Summer Light Masculine Exterior High Movement Active Even numbers Heaven Heat Hard Hills Mountains Houses Wakefulness |
Bibliography
Hale, G. 1999, The Practical Encyclopedia of Feng Shui, Sebastian Kelly,
London. Moran,
E. & Biktashev, V. 1999 The Complete Idiot's Guide to Feng Shui, Alpha
Books, New York.
Too,
L. 1993, Feng Shui, Oriental Publications, Australia.
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