5 Elements Flashcards
Cosmological Sequence
1 & 6 - Water
2 & 7 - Fire
3 & 8 - Wood
4 & 9 - Metal
5 & 10 - Earth
Fire Saying
flares upward
Fire Movement
upwards
Fire Season
Summer
Fire Organs
HT/SI
Fire Numbers
2/7
Fire Life Cycle
Growth
Fire Direction
South
Fire Color
Red
Fire Flavor
Bitter
Fire Climate
Heat
Earth Saying
permits sowing, growing and reaping
Earth movement
center
Earth season
late summer; last 18 days of each season
Earth organs
SP/ST
Earth numbers
5/10
Earth life cycle
transformation
Earth direction
center
Earth color
yellow
Earth flavor
sweet
Earth climate
dampness
Metal saying
can be molded and can harden
Metal movement
contraction
Metal season
autumn
Metal organs
LU/LI
Metal numbers
4/9
Metal life cycle
harvest
Metal direction
west
Metal color
white
Metal flavor
acrid/pungent
Metal climate
dryness
Water saying
moistens and moves downward
Water movement
downwards
Water season
winter
Water organs
KD/UB
Water numbers
1/6
Water life cycle
storage
Water direction
north
Water color
black
Water flavor
salty
Water climate
cold
Wood saying
can be bent and straightened
Wood movement
expansion
Wood season
spring
Wood organs
GB/LV
Wood numbers
3/8
Wood life cycle
birth
Wood direction
east
Wood color
green
Wood flavor
sour
Wood climate
wind