Dragon and Tiger

Dragon and Tiger joining their essences in the alchemical tripod.
The dragon (a symbol of the Yang, male principle) is mounted by a girl (True Yin within Yang), and vice versa the tiger (a symbol of the Yin, female principle) is mounted by a boy (True Yang within Yin).

Source: Xingming guizhi (Principles of Balanced Cultivation of Nature and Existence).

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Neidan Dictionary. Twenty-five key terms of Taoist Internal Alchemy, with definitions and examples.

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