5 Phase Qualities
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'Wood is the bending and the straightening. Fire is the flaming upward. Earth is the sowing and reaping. Metal is the working of change. Qualities of The 5 Phases Water is the moistening and descending to low places.' By John Robertson © Finger at the Moon Publishing Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon - Huángdì Nèijīng 黃帝內經 (2600BCE) The Wood Phase The Fire Phase Fire is associated Wood is associated with with the process of maturation the exuberance of new growth that takes place under the as it shoots up from the earth warmth of the summer sun. in the spring. Wood is what can be bent & straightened. Fire is what blazes & ascends. 1 The Earth Phase The Metal Phase Metal is associated with the Earth is associated with harvest of autumn and the ripening of grains in the storage of seed for next years yellow fields of late summer. planting and a new cycle. Earth is what allows for sowing & for harvesting. Metal is what can be moulded & changed. The Water Phase Phase Wood Fire Earth Metal Water Yīn Organ Liver Heart Spleen Lung Kidney Water is associated with the Yáng Gall Small Large Urinary Stomach potential of new life hidden Organ Bladder Intestine Intestine Bladder in the dark ground beneath Acquired Joy Pensive the snows of winter. Emotion Anger Sorrow Fear Shock Worry Congenital Water is what can be soaked & descended. Emotion Kindness Peace Trust Dignity Wisdom 2 Phase Wood Fire Earth Metal Water Phase Wood Fire Earth Metal Water Compass East South Center West North Function Purification Circulation Digestion Respiration Elimination Late Season Spring Summer Autumn Winter Expands to Nails Complexion Lips Body hair Head hair Summer Black External Colour Green Red Yellow White Eyes Tongue Mouth Nose Ears /Blue Organ Lesser Greater Lesser Greater Sinews, Yīn Yáng Balanced Blood & Flesh, Bones Yin Yang Yang Yin Associated tendons, Skin & blood fascia & & bone Tissues nerves & body hair Environment vessels muscles marrow Wind Heat Damp Dry Cold ligaments Phase Wood Fire Earth Metal Water Phase Wood Fire Earth Metal Water Senses Sight Taste Touch Smell Hearing Day Dawn Noon Afternoon Evening Midnight Indian Sounds Shouting Laughing Singing Crying Groaning Season Spring Summer Autumn Winter summer Tastes Sour Bitter Sweet Pungent Salty Nature Sprouting Blooming Ripening Withering Dormant Smells Rancid Burnt Sweetish Rank Putrid Life Birth Youth Adult Old age Death Looking & Trans− Activity Walking Sitting Lying Standing Development Growth Harvest Storage Germination speaking formation 3 Phase Wood Fire Earth Metal Water Phase Wood Fire Earth Metal Water Compass East South Center West North Five Thieves Sight Touch Taste Smell Hearing Movement Left Forward Center Right Backward Five Too much Too much Too much Too much Too much Impairments walking seeing sitting lying standing Action Expand Ascend Stabilize Contract Descend Too Too Looking & Activity Walking Sitting Lying Standing Toxic hot damp Speaking Too Too Too Environment windy dry cold Cosmic Too much summer heat Energy Expand Rise Rotate Contract Fall or damp heat Phase Wood Fire Earth Metal Water Celestial Qualities of The 5 Phases Green Red Man White Black Animal Dragon Phoenix Tiger Turtle Animal Frolic Deer Crane Monkey Tiger Bear Five Yellow Emperor Shennong Zhuanxu Shaohao Fuxi 黄帝 Emperors (少昊) (伏羲) ( ) (神農) (顓頊) Animals Scaled Feathered Skinned Furred Shelled Five Spirits Hún 魂 Shén 神 Yì 意 Pò 魄 Zhì 志 4.