How To Practically Understand Order & Chaos

“One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.” (Friedrich Nietzsche)

Above is a symbol that we are all familiar with and that’s known as Tao which means one of two things depending on the translation: It either means ‘The Way’ or it means ‘Meaning.’ So, to live in Tao is to live in meaning.

This symbol is a symbol of the totality of the world. Why is that? It’s because the dark side of the Tao symbol is Chaos and the white side of the Tao symbol is Order. It’s the split between order and chaos and the mutual coexistence that makes the world.

There is a black dot within order because anything orderly can immediately be turned into chaos more or less unpredictably and sometimes by your own efforts.

There is a white dot within chaos because anything chaotic can immediately be turned into order by your own efforts.

Where does the individual who lives in Tao place themselves?

The individual who lives in Tao lives on the line that separates order and chaos with one foot in chaos and one foot in order. The reason for that is because that’s where all the interesting things are happening and where the information is flowing.