Meaning of samtaegeuk | Babel Free

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A variant of the taegeuk, featuring a third yellow spiral, representing humanity.

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“The three colors have symbolic meaning in Korean Shamanism to represent the three ele-ments^([sic]) of nature: heaven, earth, and humans. The three colors are often rendered in a spinning circle called samtaegeuk to represent the harmonious intermingling of the triad.”

“The two basic colors of the taegeuk (red and blue—heaven and Earth, respectively) are often combined in the form of a wave with yellow (man), giving the highly harmonious samtaegeuk form.”

“This goal can be furthered, according to the WT’s stated philosophy, by adopting the Hwarang spirit, behaving rationally, and acknowledging the philosophies embodied in the taegeuk (the yin and yang, i.e., “the unity of opposites”) and the sam taegeuk (understanding change in the world as the interactions of the heavens, the Earth, and Man).”

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