LU

Question 1

LU5

Answer 1

Foot Marsh (Chi Ze)

Water

Cools and clears lungs. Regulates LU moisture.

Thereby

Empowers boundary of self/not self, boundary and receptivity

Question 2

LU8

Answer 2

Meridian Gutter (Jing Qu)

Metal

Empowers the essential nature of the lung

Question 3

LU9

Answer 3

Great Abyss (Tai Yuan)

Earth, Yuan

Deeply nourishes LU

“Unites earth and metal as we are conceived by the Dao newly in each moment.”

surrenders impurity to the abyss (including possession)

Renews our connection to original self through breath

substantial (earth) and essential (metal) nourishment

Question 4

LU10

Answer 4

Fish Region (Yi ji)

Fire

Melts metal rigidity, warmth of fire

mitigates grief and longing

Tempers metal with compassion to burn away impurity

Question 5

LU11

Answer 5

Little Merchant (Shao Shang)

Wood

flexibility and continuity that flows from roots to outer most branches

eases metal element constraint of wood

Deep vision of essence and comprehension of worth

Benevolence within righteousness

balancing human (wood) and heavenly (metal) justice

Question 6

LU6

Answer 6

Greatest Hole (Kong Zui)

Xi Cleft

moves oppression of grief and longing -> qi, heat, damp stagnating in Lung

Question 7

LU7

Answer 7

Broken Sequence (Lie Que)

Luo

Opens and clear LU

Vents stagnation to exterior

Internal state of open receptivity and connection to essence