CREATIVE YIN-YANG BOOKCASE

If you're tired of simply stacking your books along your windowsill, maybe it's time to take a more creative approach. Here is a Yin-Yang bookcase that might just be more exciting than the books themselves!

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Yin-Yang represents the ancient Chinese understanding of how things work. The outer circle represents "everything", while the black and white shapes within the circle represent the interaction of two energies which cause everything to happen. They are not completely black or white, just as things in life are not completely black or white, and they cannot exist without each other. While "yin" would be female, soft, relaxed, gentle, curved, things floral, dark, passive, downward, cold, contracting, and weak, "yang" would be male, hard, alert, straight, geometric, bright, active, upward, hot, expanding, and strong. The doves represent a greater peace. Taoists believe that a balance of Yin-Yang creates harmony in our environment&ourselves.