Religious symbolism of unity of opposites

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Religious symbolism of unity of opposites is the use of symbols, to express that the dualistic nature of the material, having a oneness in its self. The predominant opposites depicted are those of male/female, but can also be light/darkness, heaven/earth, warm/cold. Each symbol may also contain several of these aspects or suggest a sinonym of these aspects.

Religion or philosophy	Name	Symbol
Buddhism	Golden fish pair
	Yab-Yum[1]
Gnosticism	Gnostic Ankh [2]
	Caduceus[3] (also a symbol of Alchemy and Hermeticism)
	Gold and Silver or Sun and Moon (mostly a symbol of Alchemy and Hermeticism)
	Double Ouroboros[4] (also a symbol of Alchemy and Hermeticism)
Hinduism	Ardhanari
	Connection of nadis at chakras (more specifically solar nadi pingala and lunar nadi ida)[5]
	Linga-Yoni[6]
	Union of Bhairava (Shiva in his terrible form) and Kali
	Yantra[7]
Judaism	Star of David[8]
Mayas	Hunab Ku[9]
Taoism (Daoism)	Yin and yang (Taiji)[10]
Thelema	Unicursal Hexagram

References

1. ^ Yab-yum on about.com
2. ^ Ankh (Crux ansata, Key of Life, Key of the Nile) on about.com
3. ^ Caduceus (kerykeion) on about.com
4. ^ Ouroboros on about.com
5. ^ Ida, Pingala, Sushuma
6. ^ Shiva Lingam on about.com
7. ^ Yantra on about.com
8. ^ Star of David (Magen David, Shield of David) on about.com
9. ^ Hunab Ku on about.com (via the Internet Archive)
10. ^ Yin Yang (yab yam, Taiji) on about.com