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[Sollace]

TWO!

Missing the dots though.

[Serifina]

Without the dots, isn't that the symbol from the Wheel of Time, rather than a proper Yin-Yang?

[Fervidor]

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The taijitu has actually been depicted with somewhat different designs through the centuries, including - I believe - without the dots. The important thing seems to be the balance between the contrasting parts. The one with the dual "tomoe" and two dots is the "modern" version most people are familiar with.

[Serifina]

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Ah hah, thank you for the explanation. :)

[JustAnotherTimeLord]

I find it interesting that this picture is about balance, but the song is about being two-faced. I believe the point in this blog post is that in the story, either you can't trust the ponies that the main character will interact with, or maybe even the main character his or herself is two-faced. I could probably speculate the hell out of this post, so I'll just leave my analysis here.

Also, to answer your question from last time, these symbols usually signify, in the pony universe, maybe cutie marks? I can't honestly remember any symbols in the show that were prominent, and most definitely not in this vein. So maybe these posts are describing characters from the story? Specifically, key attributes of them?

Because I feel that you aren't entirely hinting at themes within the story because too many seem to describe something specific, not something abstract.

[Fervidor]

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I find it interesting that this picture is about balanced, but the song is about being two-faced. I believe the point in this blog post is that in the story, either you can trust the ponies that the main character will interact with, or maybe even the main character his or herself is two-faced. I could probably speculate the hell out of this post, so I'll just leave my analysis here.

Trust and the risks involved in trusting others is kind of a theme, as a matter of fact.

Also, to answer your question from last time, these symbols usually signify, in the pony universe, maybe cutie marks?

So maybe these posts are describing characters from the story? Specifically, key attributes of them?

Aha! You figured it out!

They're not all cutie marks specifically, but basically yeah: I'm referencing my characters.

[JustAnotherTimeLord]

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Good lord, my autocorrect sucks. But anyway, hurray! I kind of knew that you were talking about characters, but I kept trying to guess the story and stuff, which is pretty much impossible. I'm glad I got on the right track towards the end.

[Fervidor]

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They're not all cutie marks specifically, but basically yeah: I'm referencing my characters.

In the same sense, the songs are basically character themes.