Tao Double Pendant - Yin Yang

Tao (道 literally the Way or the Path; pinyin transliteration: dào - in Japanese: dō), often translated as The Principle, is one of the main concepts of Chinese Philosophy. It is the eternal, essential and fundamental force that flows through all matter in the Universe, living or not.

It is usually associated with Taoism, but Confucianism also refers to it. To put it in a word, the Tao "is".

In traditional Chinese Taoist philosophy, the Tao has the fundamental function of representing the universe. The latter at the beginning of time was in a state called Wu Chi ( = absence of differentiations/absence of polarity). At a certain point two polarities of different signs formed that represent the fundamental principles of the universe:

• Yang the positive, masculine principle, represented in white.
• Yin the negative, feminine principle, represented in black.

Material:

Corozo, or "Vegetable Ivory" or "Tagua", is made from the dried seed of the tropical plant "Phytelephas macrocarpa" usually called the elephant plant (Phytos = plant, elephas = elephant).

The plant, similar to that of the coconut, grows in the humid equatorial belt of central South America (Ecuador).

Each plant produces 8-10 inflorescences a year that contain 250 seeds each. When fresh, they contain a milky white liquid that, after 9 months of maturation, solidifies and transforms into a white material completely similar to animal ivory.

Corozo nuts, after drying, are cut into slices. The turned slice becomes a washer with regular measurements.

The original color, from optical white to antique ivory, must be considered "the natural" par excellence.

Dyeing with natural earths emphasizes the shape and highlights its unrepeatable and extraordinary veins very similar to root wood.