1. Taoism Caroline &Ashley

2. The Philosophy Humans should accept life as it is and not wish for life to be any other way Wu-wei is a phrase that translates into “non- doing,” which means letting things come naturally Yin and yang Heaven, earth, and humanity all come from the yin and yang

3. Yin and Yang are complete opposites of each other but compliment each other The white part of the symbol is male, heat, passive, day and heaven The black part of the symbol is female, coolness, night, active, and earth Black and white do not oppose each other, but they complete each other Everything comes from the forces of yin and yang

4. The Religion The symbol in the background is “Tao,” which means “The Way” Taoism religion is blended with Buddhism and Confucianism T’ai Chi is “Ultimate Cause,” which is the reason for everything in existence

5. Myths The Jade Emperor -controlled the heavens kuei -means ghosts -these ghost bring with them death

6. Tao-Te Ching Written by a man named Lao –Tzu It is a collection of all the beliefs of Taoism These beliefs have been practiced since the b.c. era

7. The Five Elements The five elements in Taoism are, from greatest to least important, water, fire, wood, metal, and earth The elements are thought to produce all the seasons: wood/spring (wood gives birth to fire) fire/summer (fire gives birth to ash or earth. Earth then gives birth to metal) metal/autumn (metal gives birth to water) water/winter

8. Bibliography Occhiogrosso, Peter. The Joy of Sects. Doubleday: New York, 1994. 147-149. “Taoism” Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 4 Jan 2005. Wikipedia. 4Jan 2005. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoist