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| PAINTING | POETRY | |||||
| CIRCLE | heaven | SEA | universal transformation | |||
| SQUARE | earth | FIELD | unpredictable changes of human life | |||
| LANDSCAPE | (mountain water) | SUN | cosmic movement | |||
| EMPTINESS (WE WEI) | "Though thirty spokes may form the wheel, it is the hole within the hub, which gives the wheel unity." Book of Tao Te Ching | MOON | flow of time (day and night, days and months) | |||
| ASPECTS OF YIN | woman, autumn. winter, moon, darkness, left, water | PEARLS | human treasures, harmony in marriage or love, melodious sounds of music. | |||
| ASPECTS OF YAN | man, spring, summer, sun, light, right, | JADES | beautiful lady | |||
| WATER | "Great good is said to be like water, sustaining life with no conscious striving, flowing naturally, providing nourishment, found even in places which desiring man rejects." Book of Tao Te Ching | TEARS | tragic passion | |||
| LARGE EXPANSE OF STILL WATER OF SKY (WU WEI) | outer passivity with inner activity | SMOKE | vain passion | |||
| RUSHING WATERS OR STORMY SKY | impermanence | HEARTt + AUTUMN | sadness | |||
| MOUNTAINS | Heavenly solidity (Yang) | HEART + CENTER | loyalty | |||
| PEAK OF AN MOUNTAIN | signifies a beginning, (called the nose because one breathes in new breath) | MAN + TREE | rest | |||
| PANGODA | spiritual rather than worldly wisdom | MAN + WOOD | confidence, fidelity | ` | ||
| CRANE | Longevity or old age | SKY + EARTH | universe | |||
| PLUM TREE | Fortitude (plum tree blossoms in the winter) life cycle (associated with the return of spring) | DRUM + DANCE | encourage | |||
| FERRY BOAT OR BRIDGE | Transition in life | SPEAR + SHIELD | contradiction | |||
| PINE TREE | a scholar, and the dragon, which is associated with Heaven (the Yang Force) | GREEN PINE, STRAIGHT BAMBOO | moral virtue, purity | |||
| BAMBOO | gentle and graceful in good weather but strong in the face of adversity | RED DUST | things of this world, vanity or glory | |||
| SPRING WIND | success, satisfaction | |||||
| WATER FLOWING EAST | flight of time | |||||
| WILD GOOSE FLYING WEST | separation, regret |