AikiRooster
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I thought it would be cool to put a thread in here that people can write to the rest of our family here about the different meaniings of things or reasons why of certian things that member's might find interesting, Kind of like an information page. The first one in case anyone might be interested is the meaning of The South Korean flag which I think is a very interesting thing to know. Not to mention it would be a killer question in a game of trivial pursuit.
Philosophical Meaning of the Korean Flag
The Flag of TAE GEUK is the South Korean Flag. Tae geuk means "the origin of all things in the universe". The circle in the center of the Korean Flag is divided into portions of red and blue by a horizontal "S" (sine wave),which represents the bioenergy force called "Ki". These red and blue portions symbolize the UM and YANG (yin and yang)theory of the eternal duality which exists in nature (heaven and earth; light and dark; hot and cold; good and evil; being and not being). In science this theory can be represented with the symbols for"plus"and"minus", representing positive and negative respectively. These dualities exist as a principle of the universe.
The four"Gye" (bar designs) in the corners of the flag are based on the UM and YANG principle of light and darkness. The location of these gye represent the four points of the compass. The Ee-gye in the lower left corner, indicates early sunlight as the sun rises in the east. Kun-gye in the upper left corner represents bright sunshine when the sun is in the south.Kam-gyein the upper right corner symbolizes twilight as the sun moves to the west.Kon-gye in the lower right, indicates total darkness when the sun is in the north. Together these symbols express the mysteries of the universe.
Philosophical Meaning of the Korean Flag
The Flag of TAE GEUK is the South Korean Flag. Tae geuk means "the origin of all things in the universe". The circle in the center of the Korean Flag is divided into portions of red and blue by a horizontal "S" (sine wave),which represents the bioenergy force called "Ki". These red and blue portions symbolize the UM and YANG (yin and yang)theory of the eternal duality which exists in nature (heaven and earth; light and dark; hot and cold; good and evil; being and not being). In science this theory can be represented with the symbols for"plus"and"minus", representing positive and negative respectively. These dualities exist as a principle of the universe.
The four"Gye" (bar designs) in the corners of the flag are based on the UM and YANG principle of light and darkness. The location of these gye represent the four points of the compass. The Ee-gye in the lower left corner, indicates early sunlight as the sun rises in the east. Kun-gye in the upper left corner represents bright sunshine when the sun is in the south.Kam-gyein the upper right corner symbolizes twilight as the sun moves to the west.Kon-gye in the lower right, indicates total darkness when the sun is in the north. Together these symbols express the mysteries of the universe.