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MENTAL MODEL · M1586

Waxing and Waning of Yin and Yang

Waxing and Waning of Yin and Yang
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Yin and Yang are not static but wax and wane like a sine wave. When Yang waxes, Yin wanes (daytime/spring-summer); when Yin waxes, Yang wanes (nighttime/autumn-winter).

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Surfing the wave. Treatment and health preservation should follow the rhythm of the wave. In spring and summer, nourish Yang (following the crest); in autumn and winter, nourish Yin (following the trough). Going against the wave (eating ice in winter / profuse sweating) will be crushed by the wave.

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Yin and Yang are not static but within certain limits wax and wane, oppose and constrain each other, maintaining dynamic balance (e.g., day and night, four seasons, physiological metabolism).

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