Religious symbolism of unity of opposites is the use of symbols, to express that the dualistic nature of the material, having a oneness in its self. The predominant opposites depicted are those of male/female, but can also be light/darkness, heaven/earth, warm/cold. Each symbol may also contain several of these aspects or suggest a sinonym of these aspects.
| Religion or philosophy | Name | Symbol |
|---|---|---|
| Buddhism | Golden fish pair | |
| Yab-Yum[1] | ||
| Gnosticism | Gnostic Ankh [2] | |
| Caduceus[3] (also a symbol of Alchemy and Hermeticism) | ||
| Gold and Silver or Sun and Moon (mostly a symbol of Alchemy and Hermeticism) | ||
| Double Ouroboros[4] (also a symbol of Alchemy and Hermeticism) | ||
| Hinduism | Ardhanari | |
| Connection of nadis at chakras (more specifically solar nadi pingala and lunar nadi ida)[5] | ||
| Linga-Yoni[6] | ||
| Union of Bhairava (Shiva in his terrible form) and Kali | ||
| Yantra[7] | ||
| Judaism | Star of David[8] | |
| Mayas | Hunab Ku[9] | |
| Taoism (Daoism) | Yin and yang (Taiji)[10] | |
| Thelema | Unicursal Hexagram |