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Today is December 21, 2025rCoWinter Solstice. From the perspective of Yin-Yang theory, the Winter Solstice marks the pivotal turning point of the year: Yin energy reaches its peak, while Yang energy begins to subtly emerge, carrying profound philosophical and health-cultivation significance. It is the moment of "the return of the first Yang" (Yi Yang Lai Fu).

At this time, the sun shines directly over the Tropic of Capricorn. In the Northern Hemisphere, daylight is at its shortest and night at its longest. Cold and Yin forces have reached their extremerCobut precisely at this zenith of darkness, a faint spark of Yang quietly stirs. This is what ancient wisdom calls rCLOne Yang is born at the Winter Solstice.rCY

This principle corresponds to the Hexagram 24 rCLFurCY (Return / The Turning Point) in the I Ching (Book of Changes):
The upper five lines are Yin (ry+),
The bottom line is Yang (ry|).

It symbolizes Yang energy rising from beneath the earth, heralding the eventual renewal of all things. As the Tuan Commentary states:
rCLIn Fu, we see the heart of Heaven and Earth!rCY
rCorevealing the ceaseless, life-generating pulse of the cosmos.

In ancient ChinarCoparticularly before the Han DynastyrCothe Winter Solstice was regarded as the beginning of the new year. During the Zhou Dynasty, it served as the official start of the calendar year. Emperors performed grand ceremonies to honor Heaven, while common people offered sacrifices to their ancestors, celebrating the return of Yang energy.

rUaN+A At this time, although Yang has begun to arise, it remains extremely delicaterColike a tiny ember easily extinguished by cold or overexertion. Therefore, traditional guidance advises:
Go to bed early and rise laterCowait for the sunlight.
Avoid intense exercise, excessive sweating, and sexual activity.
Eat warming, nourishing foods (such as lamb, longan, and ginger); avoid raw, cold, or icy items.
Support Yang through moxibustion on key acupoints like Guanyuan (CV4), Mingmen (GV4), and Yongquan (KI1).

rLa Core meaning:
The darkest hour is precisely when the first light is conceived.
This is the cosmic turning pointrCowhere decline gives way to renewal, and extremity births hope.
The Winter Solstice is not an endrCoit is the beginning of hope.
Though Yin reigns supreme, Yang is already stirring in silence;
Though the night is longest, light is gently returning.
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Temu fan posted:

Today is December 21, 2025rCoWinter Solstice.

Days of a month and numbers of years vary.
Different calendars may say today differs.
A beginning of time without end in play.

No matter what the name is,
a solstice is a solstice.

On other worlds, a tilt may occur.

From the perspective of Yin-Yang theory,
the Winter Solstice marks the pivotal
turning point of the year: Yin energy
reaches its peak, while Yang energy
begins to subtly emerge, carrying
profound philosophical and ...

A solstice and/or equinox remind me of dao.
Being astronomical, they go beyond various types
of phenomena people are often involved with.

There's a line in the DDJ
about knowing yang
and yet keeping to yin.

Xuan also returns to mind.

- thanks! Cheers!
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eye posted:

Temu fan posted:

Today is December 21, 2025rCoWinter Solstice.

Days of a month and numbers of years vary.
Different calendars may say today differs.
A beginning of time without end in play.

The Mayan calendar might have ended in 2012.
Some people said that would be the very end.
Others maintained it would simply begin again.

In the daze of Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu
perhaps years and months mattered or
then again, maybe they didn't.

Forgetting about time
could have happened
at least once upon
a time in the Zone.

https://altalang.com/beyond-words/6-calendars-around-the-world/

<< begin quote from above >>

The Gregorian calendar
dates back to 1592 when Pope Gregory XIII
instituted it as a revision of the Julien calendar.
After its introduction, it slowly spread across Italy,
then to Portugal, Spain, and the German Catholic states.

In 1699, it was adopted by the Protestant German states;
in 1752, by England and its colonies, including the United States;
in 1753, by Sweden; in 1873, by Japan; and then in the early nineteen-hundreds, it was adopted by China, the Soviet Union,
and Greece. Today, it is the most popular calendar
system in the world.

<< end of quote >>

No matter what the name is,
a solstice is a solstice.

To control the world, to rule time,
a saying may be said about Christians.

Numbering in the billions, they along with
an other major form of religion, stemming
from an old man called Abraham spread a
belief in a type of deity world-wide.

One god to rule the gods.
Some say there are no others.

With Dao there is room enough
for wan-wu, approximately 10k.
Figuratively speaking.

Happy solstice!

- Cheers!
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aye posted:

To control the world, to rule time,
a saying may be said about Christians.

Numbering in the billions, they along with
an other major form of religion, stemming
from an old man called Abraham spread a
belief in a type of deity world-wide.

One god to rule the gods.
Some say there are no others.

Yet the calendar, with its months
and its days, might suggest many are.

Sun and Moon for Sunday and Monday,
Thor on Thursday and Odin on Wednesday.
Mars in March and what others might be
is beyond me being me at present.

Janus could be a daoist.

With Dao there is room enough
for wan-wu, approximately 10k.
Figuratively speaking.

Names name, eh.

Happy solstice!

- Cheers!

- Cheers!
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