{"id":1475,"date":"2009-08-25T17:32:55","date_gmt":"2009-08-25T07:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brisbanemartialarts.com.au\/blog\/?p=226"},"modified":"2013-07-01T15:38:53","modified_gmt":"2013-07-01T05:38:53","slug":"taegeuk-meaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brisbanemartialarts.com.au\/taegeuk-meaning\/","title":{"rendered":"Taegeuk Meaning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Translated from their Chinese characters, <em>Tae<\/em> means greatness, and <em>geuk<\/em> eternity.\u00a0 Taegeuk is a symbol representing the principles of the cosmos, creation, and the norms of human life.\u00a0 The circumference of the Taegeuk mark symbolises infinity, and the two parts &#8211; red and blue, inside the circle, symbolise yin (negative) and yang (positive).\u00a0 Therefore, Taegeuk is the light which is the unified core of the cosmos and human life, and its boundlessness signifies energy and the source of life.\u00a0 The yin and yang represent the development of the cosmos and human life, and the oneness of the symmetrical halves, such as negative and positive, and hardness and softness.\u00a0 Without form, without a beginning, and without an end, Taegeuk represents the essence of all that is.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Eight basic Eastern principles (kwae) are developed in Taegeuk.\u00a0 These are represented by the eight symbols outside the circle, and are arranged in an ordered system that also correlates with the cardinal and inter-cardinal directions.\u00a0 One bar means yang and two bars the yin, both representing the creation of harmony with the basic principles of the cosmos phenomena.\u00a0 In ancient times, these symbols were a sign of power, and to this day four of them are found on the South Korean flag. \u00a0The Taegeuk, infinity, and yin-yang are the three elements constituting a philosophical trinity.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_227\" style=\"width: 479px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227\" class=\"size-full wp-image-227\" title=\"Old Taegeuk Symbol\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanemartialarts.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/tkold.jpg\" alt=\"Old Taegeuk Symbol\" width=\"469\" height=\"481\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Old Taegeuk Symbol<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_228\" style=\"width: 412px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228\" class=\"size-full wp-image-228\" title=\"Today's Taegeuk Symbol\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brisbanemartialarts.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/newtk.jpg\" alt=\"Today's Taegeuk Symbol\" width=\"402\" height=\"403\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Today&#39;s Taegeuk Symbol<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Translated from their Chinese characters, Tae means greatness, and geuk eternity.\u00a0 Taegeuk is a symbol representing the principles of the cosmos, creation, and the norms of human life.\u00a0 The circumference of the Taegeuk mark symbolises infinity, and the two parts &#8211; 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