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by Serge Polakoff
Yin and Yang Kissing, by Serge Polakoff, portrays a couple in a heated embrace a là that famous sculptor (and ladies' man) Auguste Rodin. Like the Chinese yin-yang symbol, manifestations of love are not just physical — they represent a fusion of heart, mind and spirit too. Polakoff believes the mystery of love is actually linked to this concept of yin and yang as it is known in Asian spiritual traditions.
day and night
According to those traditions, yang designates the dynamic energy of light (associated with masculine attributes) and yin describes the receptive energy of darkness (feminine attributes). Yang can be thought of as the bright sky at noon and yin as the mysterious moon at midnight. In many ways, the two are opposites and in China (as elsewhere), opposites definitely attract! Now, you might be thinking.
“O.K., but what does that have to do with my life?” The answer? A lot! If you understand all of the forces at play in a relationship, you'll be less likely to experience yet another break-up and more likely to see many years of sexual — and spiritual — bliss. So, pay attention and you might just live happily ever after:
2 hearts beating as 1
Polakoff's Yin and Yang Kissing, depicts a man's body, psyche and soul as being intertwined with a woman's through the intermingling strands of DNA. This DNA signifies sensual fusion. To add icing to the (already steamy) cake, their hearts have merged into one circle of light and their psyches are connected with a kiss of love. If this sounds like a recipe for romance, you're right!
better half
“ I believe that paired complementary opposites like yin and yang originated during the Big Bang,” says Polakoff. “Since both originated from the same primal unit, neither yin nor yang, can exist without the other. The moral of the story? Vive la différence!
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