The Supreme Doctrine - neo-alchemist

Chap pter Twwo
‘G GOOD’
AND
W
WE know w that Tra aditional Metaphys M ics repressent
the crreation
off
the
univers se as the result r of th he interplaay,
concommitant
andd
conciliattory,
of two o forces that t oppo ose and ccomplete
one anotther.
Creaation
results, then, fro om the int terplay of f three forrces:
a possitive
forcce,
a negaative
force, and a a con nciliatory force. f Thi is 'Law off
Three' ccan
be symmbolised
bby
a
triangle e; the two
lower angles of f the trianngle
repreesent
the two infeerior
principles
of crea ation, positive
and negative; the apex representss
the Supeerior
or Con nciliatory Principle e. The tw wo inferioor
principples
are, accordingg
to
Chinese e wisdom m, the tw wo great cosmic forces off
the Yaang
(posittive,
masculine,
dry, hot) h and of o the Yin (negativee,
femininee,
damp, ccold)
theyy
are
also the e Red Dra agon and the t Green n Dragon, whose unnceasing
sstruggle
iss
the
creative e motive power p of the t 'Ten Thousand T TThings'.
The T diagra am of the e T'ai-ki comprises c s a black part, the Yin, anoother
which is i white, the t Yang, of strictly y equal exxtent,
and d a circle tthat
surrouunds
them bo oth, which h is the Ta ao (Superi ior Concilliatory
Priinciple).
TThe
black part
contain ns a white spot, and the white e part a blaack
spot, tto
show thhat
no elemment
of the created world is absolutel ly positivve
or abssolutely
nnegative.
The
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‘EVIL’