Holistic Health Articles, Alternative Health Articles ~ Dr. Loretta Standley hitp://wwwdrstandley.com/readingRoom_4.shiml THE FIVE ELEMENT THEORY ] Lof3 TCM stands for Traditional Chinese Medicine. The five-element theory is rooted in TCM along with emotions, seasons, food, temperature and body function. The five elements are fire, earth, metal, water and wood. When we wear certain colors, it has the ability to express or suppress emotions that we are feeling at that particular time. I woke up one morning completely “on the other side of the bed.” Meaning, | ‘woke up in an emotional, fired up mood. When I was getting dressed, | noticed that I had changed blouses five times and had the sixth one on. Spread across the bed were five different blouses all in the shade of red, including the blouse | had on. | started laughing and said, “Woo girl, put that fire out.” It ‘changed my whole attitude for the day and | decided to wear a color that would extinguish a fire. Then I had to figure out the source of my emotion. FIRE ELEMENT ‘The fire element represents the color red, the emotions of sweat, joy-panic, hysteria and laughter. These are emotions that use a lot of energy to generate over-reaction. We use phases like - "the heat of the moment, all fired up and blood boiling.” Sometimes a little fire energy is a good thing to lift us from the depths of procrastination. Wearing red would serve a great purpose in this instance. EARTH ELEMENT ‘The earth element represents the color yellow/tan/gold, and the emotions of worry or obsession. These are emotions that can easily turn into a catch 22 cycle of getting no where fast. Yellow represents the colors in the body of lymph and fat. When we worry or obsess over a situation, we typically overeat. ‘Sometimes our body needs to be more grounded and rooted. Therefore, ‘wearing yellow would be a good thing to stimulate groundedness and practicality. METAL ELEMENT ‘The metal element represents the color white, and the emotions of weeping, crying and grief. These emotions can drain our energy. We turn “white as a ghost” when our energy is depleted. It can also represent purity. Wearing white can bring to the mind clarity and purging of depleting energies. 1/26/2010 8:51 AMHolistic Health Articles, Alternative Health Articles ~ Dr. Loretta Standley htp://www.drstandley.comreadingRoom_4.shiml ‘The water element represents the color black or navy blue signifying the depths of the ocean, Where do we find the U. S. Navy? We find them in the middle of the ocean. These emotions represent fear and the sounds of ‘groaning. It also shows a chronic condition that can show up in many different forms. Wearing all black shows our need to cover-up the things we don’t want others to see. When | was all fired up, I chose to wear a navy blue top in order to assist with the consciousness of putting the fire out. Then again, wearing the navy blue called to mind that which I needed to recognize. The navy blue blouse served a two-fold purpose for me. WOOD ELEMENT ‘The wood element represents the color green or a lighter blue. This element signifies the emotion of anger and the sounds of shouting. We often use the term "green with envy” which can represent insecurities that move our ‘emotions. ‘The colors associated with the wood element can also represent growth and development, which is always a good thing. BALANCE YOUR COLORS Balancing your colors can assist you in harmonizing your emotions. Here's an ‘example: Gold jewelry represents both the earth and metal element. Wearing red underwear and a red stone in your jewelry is the fire element. Black slacks, shoes and socks represent the water element. And a green or light blue blouse/shirt is the wood element. Get creative and pay attention to your ‘emotions that are coupled with your choice of colors. 20f3, 1/26/2010 8:51 AMHealth Articles, Alternative Health Articles ~ Dr. Loretta Standley Inip:/Avww.drstandley.com/readingRoom_4.shtml 30f3 1/26/2010 8:51 AMMartial Arts Chinese Five Element Theory |nup://ww w.warriorpages.comanatomyqigong/fiveelementtheory.htr Five Element Theory ~~ In addition to dividing energy (the base ‘element of all things) into Yin and Yang. ‘The Chinese further divided it into five basic elements. This page covers certain attributes associated with these elements. that may be of use in the martial arts, + Hours of ‘+ Behavior Activity Patterns + Creation + animals Cycle + XingYiQuan + Destructive ists Cvcte + Yin Organs Wood Metal Water 11:00 pm- 3:00 am - 7:00 3:00 pm - 200 am ‘am 7:00 pm Creation Cycle Wood Metal Earth Fire water Water Earth creates Fire nourishes Wood nourishes Metal creates, nourishes Metal Earth Fire Water Wood Destructive Cycle Wood Metal Earth Fire Water Metal cuts Wood covers Earth dams Water Fire melts Wed Earth Water extinguishes Metal Fire mctiota8 Yin Organs Wood Metal Earth Fire Water liver Lung Spleen Heart Kidney Pericardium Yang Organs 1of3 1/25/2010 9:57 PM.‘Martial Arts Chinese Five Element Theory hitp:/!www.warriorpages.com/anatomyqigong/fiveelementtheory.himl 20f3 Wood Metal Earth Fire Water Gall Bladder Large Intestine Stomach Small Intestine Bladder ‘Triple Heater Emotions Wood Metal Earth Fire Water Anger Sadness Pensiveness_ Happiness Fear mack tno Physical Attributes PERLSLETTSASEA EA Se 10 ieceeetce eee ae “These attributes and behaviors are used to determine which elements a person favors which Is used in diagnosis and treatment. Wood Metal Earth Fire Water Darkish or Pale Brownish or Red High forehead swarthy complexion sallow complexion. and abundant complexion. with smooth complexion Head often head hair. Tall and ‘and clear skin, with alarge smallish and Long, strong sinewy body Angular, head. Tends to pointed, or may bone structure type, tends to well-defined be havea pointed with spine Wok asi features. Broad pear-shaped, chin. Hair is proportionately carrying no chest and carrying ‘often curly, In longer than fat, canbe shoulders. weight in the mena normal. Fluid quite ‘Abundant body hips. Muscular tendency to movement. Muscular. hair. Tends to. or fat with baldness. walk slowly. heavy legs. Hands and feet Does not lift tend to be feet high when small and walking ‘graceful. Walks ‘quickly. 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Animals2 1/25/2010 9:57 PM‘Martial Arts Chinese Five Element Theory ‘http://www warriorpages.conv/anatomyqigong/fiveelementtheory.himnt Wood Metal Earth Fire Water ‘Crane ‘Dragon Tiger Leopard secxtoo8 XingYiQuan Fists Wood Met Earth Fire Water Crushing Fist Chopping or Crossing Fist Pounding Fist__Driling Fist Splitting Fist 30f3 1/25/2010 9:57 PN@ |» Free ab, is ae Fee a My [Male Branch Monkey Rat Tiger Horse Dragon, Dog_| [Female Branch Hen Hog Rabbit ‘Snake ‘Cow, Sheep ‘olor ‘White (Golden) | Black Green Red Brown [Seasons Fall ‘Winter Spring ‘Summer | wewoonseasore Hours: 15-49 21-01 aT 848 13709159021 [Directions ‘West North (cold) East ‘South (hot) Center Flavor ‘Spicy Salty ‘Sour Bitter ‘Sweet (Fruit Peach Chestnut Palm ‘Almond Date jans Lungs Kidneys Liver Heart ‘Spleen stem Respiratory | Excretory Nervous Circulatory Digestive [Body ‘Skin Bone, Nerve Blood Muscle [Face ‘Nose, Ears Eyes Tongue ‘Mouth [Emotion ‘Sad Fear ‘Anger Happy Worry isease Dry ‘Cold Wind Hot Wet nal Renown Gentie Upton Honest Polite oop Promises [Planet Venus Meroury Jupiter Mars Satuin ice E ° A i U You need to find out your Five Elements fr Chinese Fortune Calendar. Usually, the elements with lements with too much we i are your unlucky “Anything in your a lower score (weight) are your lucky elements, Th ‘Anything in your lucky element's column in the chart will bring sment's column's will ive you trouble. il be lucky in the winter (cold weather), You will have nore luck at night than during the day. You will be of Pig and Rat (November and December), and the ich or ski often. You should drink more water or + If your five-elements is lack of Water, yor better luck if you wear black. You will have lucky in the Years of Pig and Rat, the Days of of Pig and Rat, You should go to be: other cold drinks.If your five-elements is too much Fi will be less lucky in the summer. You shouldn't wear red You won't be lucky in the Years of Horse or Snake. You should avoid hot and spics ‘= Good luck means wedding, engagement, new job, promotion, easy money, new baby, new house.. «Bad luck means divorce, separation, traffic tickets, accidents, lawsuits, news of family death, ‘money losses, bad healt To find your good/bad years look for the five element's weight of years. If there is a year ur lucky element which has more than 30 score, it can be considered as a good year. If year shows your unlucky element, it might be a bad year.Selement_web,jpg (JPEG Image, 444x399 pixels) Inup://www longevity-center.comvimg/Selement_web.jpa Loft 1/2612010 8:59 AM1221412463P5W919.,jpe (JPEG Image, 300x300 pixels) Iitp:/Ainunbs.dreamstime.convthumb_310/1221412463P5W919.jpg az 7K Ik Kk 1of 1/26/2010 8:55 AMfiveelements gif (GIF Image, 468x349 pixels) ‘itp: www.warriorpages.convimages/fiveelements. git Metal Earth Water Fire Wood lof 1/26/2010 8:57 AMFiveElement gif (GIF Image, 376x347 pixels) hup://www drstandley.comvimages/metaphysical/FiveElement if lof 1/26/2010 8:40 AMChinese Zodiac |up://wwww.squidoo.com/chinese_zodiac FIVE ELEMENTS ((EVELES OF GENERATION AND CONTROL} Interactions of Five Chinese Elements - Cycles of Balance and Cycles of Imbalance lof 1/26/2010 8:37 AMAQUARIAN ZONE ~ Chinese Five Elements bnup://www aquarianaone.nevchifive hum! Chinese Five Elements Balance is always the Key to achieving Health and Happiness in Life. Chinese philosophy views all of Life as movement, always changing, ever-shifting, ebbing and flowing in waves of YINaYANG. As we learn to observe this natural rhythm and attune ourselves to it, much like learning to ride a bicycle, the Dance of Life begins to embue us with energy, enthusiasm and joy, increasing the substance and meaning of our lives. Further refinement of the Yin/Yang polari revealed in the Chinese theory of the Five Elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water. P¢_ekRe XK: EB Yang Yin” ‘Yang Yin Yang Yin Yang Yin Wood Wood ‘Fie re Earth Earth Metal Metal Water Water Icons ©chinose Astroloay Online, the BEST, most thorough and helpful Chinese Astrology web-site we have found! - Wood Personality Color = GREEN Wood subdues Earth Wood is subdued by Metal Wood supports Fire, which subdues Metal High morality, inner confidence Recognize value and ‘count their blessings’ ‘Tend toward popularity due to varied interests and life-style ‘Systematic thinkers, natural executives. Cooperative, optimistic, diversified Bent on propagation and renewal Community-minded, easily share the limelight Highly-esteemed and loyally supported Don't know when to say "No” Overzealous beginnings can lead to unfinished projects Passivity can lead to non-action, lacks assertiveness Inconstant, ineffective, dependent ‘SPRING, EAST, TREES, BUILDINGS, TANGIBLES ie Personality a Color = RED Fire subdues Metal Fire is subdued by Water Fire supports Earth, lof3 1/26/2010 10:13 AMAQUARIAN ZONE ~ Chinese Five Elements ‘up://www aquarianzone.net/chifive html 20f3 wnicn supaues water Natural leaders, impressive gestures, magnanimous Decisive, confident, self-starters Deep sense of adventure and innovation Restless, always on the go, high energy Personable, intelligent and warm Original thinking, dynamic speech, clever action Dominant, uses brains to gain advantage Can be insensitive or lacking in compassion Forceful, emotional, dramatic Impatient, impulsive SOUTH, SUMMER, SUN, FIRE, HEAT, LIGHT Earth Personality Color = BROWN Earth subdues Water Earth is subdued by Wood Earth supports Metal, which subdues Wood Grounded, rational, methodical, disciplined Logical, good deductive reasoning, objective Far-seeing, intelligent, resourceful Organized, responsible, good administrators Wise planners, financially prudent, reliable Goal-oriented, productive, conservative Tend to get stuck in ruts of their own interests Lacks sense of adventure, fears the unknown Distrusts imagination or intuition ‘CENTER, WHEEL OF SEASONS, SOIL, DUST, GROUND, PROPERTY, SAND, CLAY x Metal Personality Color = WHITE Metal subdues Wood Motal is subdued by Fire Metal supports Water, which subdues Fire Ambitious, hard-driving, confident Soff-reliant, relentless, determined Autonomous, pioneering Strong, energetic, private Sharp financial acumen Impulsive, aggressive 1/26/2010 10:13 AM.AQUARIAN ZONE ~ Chinese Five Elements hntp://www.aquarianzone.nevchifive himl WEST, AUTUMN, HARD SUBSTANCES, MINERALS, GOLD, IRON, JEWELRY, ROCK Water Personality Color = BLACK Water subdues Fire Water is subdued by Earth Water supports Wood, which subdues Earth Charm, persuasive powers, good public relations Expert communicators, persistent in uncovering facts Flexible, intuitive, diplomatic and unimposing Excellent eye for value, flair for expression Natural healers Good instigators and promoters Capitalizes on talents and resources Can to be too subjective, self-immersed and insular Unpredictable, moody, dependent NORTH, WINTER, LIQUIDS, WATER, COLD, FLOW 30f3 1/26/2010 10:13 AMChinese Five Elements: Fire, Earth, Wood, Water, and Metal Inip://feng-shui-concepts suite101.convarticle.cfin/chinese_five_elements 1of3 Chinese Five Elements Fire, Earth, Wood, Water, and Metal Apr 9, 2007 Debbie DeSpirt Feng Shui elements that neutralize, enhance, or ‘weaken the chi in a physical environment. Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood are known as the Chinese elements utilized in Feng Shui. The five Feng Shui elements produce and destroy each others energies in a continual cycle. Balance and harmony is created in the home when the elements are correctly placed in the home according to their attributes. If the elements are placed inaccurately it can destroy or lessen the chi. Each element has a colour, direction and number associated with it. Element--Colour--Number--Direction + Fire Element--Red/Purple--9--South, + Earth Element--Brown/Beige~-2,5,8--Southwest + Metal Element--Grey/Reflective--6,7-—-West » Water Element--Blue/Black--1--North * Wood Element--Green--3,4--East ‘The elements have a productive and destruetive eycle. You must utilize the five elements with caution. Productive Cycle Water—Wood-—Fire-—Earth—-Metal Water feeds wood for it to grow. Wood feeds fire which produces Earth. Earth creates metal and Metal holds Water. The cycle continues. To use the productive eycle you are able to use the element before and after the main element you are bringing into the room. For example, if you are to bring wood into the home you may add water 1/26/2010 9:47 AM(Chinese Five Elements: Fire, Barth, Wood, Water, and Metal ‘pz! /feng-shui-concepts suite101.com/article.cfin/chinese_five_ elements 20f3 because it feeds the wood and/or add fire because it is created by fire. The destructive cycle will show which elements do not work well together. Destructive Cycle Water-—Fire—Metal—Wood-—Earth Water douses fire. Fire melts metal, Metal cuts down the wood. Wood clogs the earth. Earth muddies the waters. The destructive cycle is used in Feng Shui to lessen energy For example, ifa room is filled with a great deal of new age metallic objects and streamlined furniture, you would add some fire like a fireplace or some red throw pillows on the couch to cut down the metal energies. Five Elements Sketch 1. Sketch the interior perimeter of your home. Use a scaled drawing if possible. Photocopy a minimum of 10 sketches for future use. 2. Design a simple symbol for each of the five elements. Chinese Five Element Symbol Options Fire Element: red flames. Water Element: blue wavy lines Wood Element: green tree Metal Element: silver/white bucket Earth Element: brown oval 3. Go to each room and place a symbol on the scaled drawing for each object. The couch may be 4 fires while the red pillow is a 1 fire... Try and make everything to scale to get a true picture of the five elements in the home, 4, Are the Feng Shui five elements balanced or are their irregularities. Look at each individual room and the home as a whole. 5. Three options are available to balance the five elements. Bring in the missing element. Remove an element or bring in an element that, will lessen a dominant element.. 6. Try and memorize the five elements destructive and productive cycle or place the diagram on a smalll piece of paper for easy reference. 1/26/2010 9:47 AMChinese Five Elements: Fire, Earth, Wood, Water, and Metal hutp:/feng-shui-concepts.suite101.convarticle.cfin/chinese_five_ elements ‘The Chinese five elements are often overlooked in Feng Shui practices. Try and incorporate them to find balance and give the chi the ability to flow effortlessly through your home or office space. Bach of the five Feng Shui elements are important to bring balance to the home. The finest way to bring one of the elements in to the home is in their natural state. For example if you need more wood, a tree would be the best cure. Second best would be a wood table or artwork with a forest scene. Try to buy things native to your community as they will bring you better quality chi 30f3 1/26/2010 9:47 AMHome > Basic Principles > The Yin Yang Theory > What is vin yang theory? Ancient Chinese people were greatly interested in the relationships and patterns that occurred in nature. Instead of studying isolated things, they viewed the world as a harmonious and holistic entity. In their cyes, no single being or form could exist unless it was surrounding environment. en in relation to its By simplifying these relationships, they tried to explain complicated phenomena in the universe. ‘YANG BB) cory Modern symbol of Yin Yang (SRE SE nm ae YANG RE co Early Daoism representation of Yin ‘Yang RN 2 SGT Ae cm ‘What is the Yin Yang Theory? ‘Yin yang theory is a kind of logic, which views things in relation to its whole, The theory is based on two basic components: yin and yang, which are neither materials nor energy. They combine in a complementary manner and form a method for explaining relationships between objects. Gradually, this logic was developed into a system of thought that was applied to other areas. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is an example of one area where the yin ‘yang theory is used to understand complicated relationships in the body. ‘The Origin of the Yin Yang Theory ‘The original coneept of yin and yang came from the observation of nature and the environment, "Yin" originally referred to the shady side ofa slope while "yang" referred to the sunny side. Later, this thinking ‘was used in understanding other occurrences, which occurred in pairs and had complementary and opposing characteristics in nature. Some examples include: sky and earth, day and night, water and fire, active and passive, male and female and so on. Working with these ideas, ancient people recognized nearly all things could have yin and yang properties. Yin and yang can describe two relative aspects of the same phenomena such as the example of the slope, or they can describe two different objects like sky and earth. Usually, yang is associated with energetic qualities. For example, movement, outward and upward direction, heat, brightness, stimulation, activity and excitement are all yang qualities. Yin, on the other hand, is associated with the physical form of an object and has less energetic qualities such as rest, inward and downward direction, cold, darkness, condensation, inhibition, and nourishment. See Table 1 for a description of yin and yang characteristics. Table | Examples of Yin Yang Pairsme inhibitory