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Wuxing (Chinese: 五行; pinyin: wǔxíng), [a] usually translated as Five Phases or Five Agents, [2] is a fivefold conceptual scheme used in many traditional Chinese fields of study to explain a wide array of phenomena, including cosmic cycles, the interactions between internal organs, the succession of political regimes, and the properties of ...
Fire is included in the 10 heavenly stems (the five elements in their yin and yang forms), which combine with the 12 Earthly Branches (or Chinese signs of the zodiac), to form the 60 year cycle. Yang Fire years end in 6 (e.g. 1976). (Yang years end in an even number.) Yin Fire years end in 7 (e.g. 1977). (Yin years end in an odd number.)
Metal controls the Lungs (1) and the Large Intestine (2). (1) The Lungs, a Yin organ, draws in pure chi by inhalation and eliminates impurities by exhalation. The lungs also disperse bodily fluids, defend the body from a cold or flu, govern the sense of smell, and open in the nose.
In Chinese astrology, metal is included in the 10 heavenly stems (the five elements in their yin and yang forms), which combine with the 12 Earthly Branches (or Chinese signs of the zodiac), to form the 60-year cycle. Yang metal years end in 0 (e.g. 1980), while Yin years end in 1 (e.g. 1981).
Five Elements Organ Time of Day Taiyin Lung Channel of Hand (手太陰肺經) or Hand's Major Yin Lung Meridian: Greater Yin (taiyin, 太陰) Hand (手) Metal (金) Lung (肺) 寅; yín; 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. Shaoyin Heart Channel of Hand (手少陰心經) or Hand's Minor Yin Heart Meridian: Lesser Yin (shaoyin, 少陰) Hand (手) Fire (火) Heart (心)
The trigrams are related to the five elements of Wu Xing, which are used by feng shui practitioners and in traditional Chinese medicine. The elements are Water, Wood, Fire, Earth and Metal. The Water and Fire trigrams correspond directly with the Water and Fire elements. The element of Earth corresponds with the trigrams of Earth and Mountain.
Cathrine Despeux; "The Six Healing Breaths" in "Daoist Body Cultivation" 2006 p. 37 – 68 incl. bibliography ISBN 1-931483-05-1; A guide to perform the Six Healing Sounds can be found at this external link; List articles about Liu Zi Jue on neigong.net; A collection of different six healing sound videos on Qigong Journal
In Chinese philosophy, water (Chinese: 水; pinyin: shuǐ) is the low point of matter.It is considered matter's dying or hiding stage. [1] Water is the fifth of the five elements of wuxing.