The pendant of the ancient Taoist pakwa[bagua] protection charm.A cosmic symbol of power,balance and protection.It is said when bad luck is heading your way it will become enmeshed in the bagua and dispersed.On the front side of the pendant is the Taoist yin/yang symbol,surrounded by ancient Chinese protection calligraphy.The concept of yin and yang originates in ancient Chinese philosophy and metaphysics, which describes two primal opposing but complementary forces found in all things in the universe. Yin, the darker element, is passive, dark, feminine, downward-seeking, and corresponds to the night; yang, the brighter element, is active, light, masculine, upward-seeking and corresponds to the day. Yin and yang are equally important, unlike the typical dualism of good and evil.On the reverse side is the Early Heaven 8 basic trigrams of the Taoists representing the 8 basic forces of nature;fundamental in the practise of divination through the I-Ching-the most ancient Taoist the book of changes.One way to write the symbols for yin and yang are a solid line (yang) and a broken line (yin) which could be divided into the four stages of yin and yang and further divided into the eight trigrams . The mostly white portion, being brighter, is yang and the mostly dark portion, being dim, is yin. Each, however, contains the seed of its opposite.... thick solid brass- weight.-4gms.;dimension-2.5cm,1"[round]....

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