Intrepid journalist Hank Talbot continues his exposé of the disturbing political agenda behind the zoo world facebook propaganda blitz.
parts 1-7 recapitulated
zw3.08: pulchritudinous pandas (recap.)
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zw3.05: pulchritudinous pandas
Intrepid journalist Hank Talbot continues his exposé of the disturbing political agenda behind the zoo world facebook propaganda blitz.
I believe we’ve sufficiently covered the history of the taijitu symbol (and it’s anachronistic Roman cousin), a graphic representation of the taoist yin and yang concept. The word taijitu translates literally, albeit somewhat awkwardly, to “diagram of the supreme ultimate.” Most folks have a solid understanding of the word “diagram,” but the usage of “supreme” and “ultimate” in Western culture creates something of an East/West split regarding these words.
zw3.04: pulchritudinous pandas
Intrepid journalist Hank Talbot continues his exposé of the disturbing political agenda behind the zoo world facebook propaganda blitz.
Although most folks are familiar with the taoist taijitu (lit. “diagram of the supreme ultimate”) as representative of the yin-yang concept, that’s about as far as the understanding goes. I don’t run in taoist circles (which, I’m told, is the only way taoists like to run), but I’ve most frequently encountered the word “yin yang” in the western colloquialism “up the yin yang.”