TWO CYCLES (arrows): CREATION/SUPPORT & CONTROL/DESTRUCTION
YIN ORGANS (Zhang) “solid” YANG ORGANS (Fu) “hollow”
Store, process & stimulate flow of qi Deal with digestion & elimination
LIVER (WOOD/SPRING) GALL BLADDER
HEART (FIRE/SUMMER) SMALL INTESTINE
SPLEEN (EARTH/LATE SUMMER) STOMACH
LUNG (METAL/AUTUMN) LARGE INTESTINE
KIDNEYS (WATER/WINTER) URINARY BLADDER
The Five Element System divides the natural processes into five phases of action or change. This system associates the major organs as they relate to each other; each element is produced by and produces another. One is not more important than another; one cannot exist without all the others. It is a harmonious, cyclic interaction, maintained only when the Energy flowing thru each of the Elements/organs is clear and life-giving. This system is used to resolve disharmonies within us and reflects the laws and structures that govern creation.
WOOD: young yang (East) FIRE: great yang (South) METAL: young yin (West) WATER: great yin (North) EARTH: (The Center/Balance)