Alchemists of all ages have used oxymoron to describe the yin-yang paradox inherent in all manifest phenomena and situations – dark light, or black sun, for instance – as a method for getting the two to sit in harmony, ultimately the goal of all inner alchemical processes. In Taoist practice we talk about harmonising fire and water, heaven and earth, yin and yang (or actually yang and yin if we’re to keep the sequence flowing straight). When the two are in balance and working in harmony,... Read More
