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Contrast Cluster

All the permutations of opposites give different results for these symbols. In the table below, the verbal description emphasizes the internal energetic direction of the symbol; the colour coding shows the values of the different combinations of opposite:

		X = o(Y)	X= e(Y)	X = o(e(Y))	X = ~Y	X = e(~Y)
	expansion engulfs arousing
	expansion engulfs binding
	arousing compresses expansion
	binding compresses expansion
	pressing expands contraction
	lifting expands contraction
	contraction absorbs pressing
	contraction absorbs lifting

This set of symbols has the same pattern of algebraic relationships as the Canonical Taiji Contrast Cluster.