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The Twelve Officials Flashcards

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Name I.

A

The Supreme Controller

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What is the Element of I. The Supreme Controller

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Fire

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What is the role of I. The Supreme Controller

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Manager of the whole system. He creates environment for all the other officials

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What Meridian is the I. The Supreme Controller

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The heart meridian

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What does I. The Supreme Controller need

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an open heart, love and compassion

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What does the I. The Supreme Controller provide

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order, rhythm, clear communication

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Name II.

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Official Who Separates Pure From Impure

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What is the Element of II. Official Who Separates Pure From Impure

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Fire

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What is the role of II. Official Who Separates Pure From Impure

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Gives I. the ability to do his job

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What does II. Official Who Separates Pure From Impure provide

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sets priorities, prioritizes, sorts out without which there is chaos and everything slows down

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Name III.

A

Controller of Storage of Water

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What is the Element of III. Controller of Storage of Water

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Water

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What is the role of III. Controller of Storage of Water

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makes sure that we have enough resources and reserves

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What does III. Controller of Storage of Water provide

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management of resources and makes sure that we have enough in reserve

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Name IV.

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The Controller of Waterways

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What Element is IV. The Controller of Waterways

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Water

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What is the role of IV. The Controller of Waterways

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allocates reserves

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What does IV. The Controller of Waterways provide

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Allows us to go with the flow and the kind of flexibility seen with water flowing past an obstacle (around, above, over, sides, etc).

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19
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What two Officials create courage and will power?

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III and IV

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Name V.

A

Heart Protector and Circulation-Sex Official

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What Element is V. Heart Protector and Circulation-Sex Official

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Fire

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What is the role of V. Heart Protector and Circulation-Sex Official

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protects Supreme Controller from insults and injuries

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What does V. Heart Protector and Circulation-Sex Official provide

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Helps us with close relationships and not to take things too personally. Allows us to interpret correctly what is going on. Helps us decide who is safe and appropriate. Damage leads to poor interpersonal decisions.

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Name VI.

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Official in Charge of the three Burning Spaces (Triple Heater)

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What Element is VI. Official in Charge of the three Burning Spaces (Triple Heater)

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Fire

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What is the role of VI. Official in Charge of the three Burning Spaces (Triple Heater)

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Balance and Harmony

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What does VI. Official in Charge of the three Burning Spaces (Triple Heater) provide

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Helps us manage relationships on a group level, helps us gauge temperature of the body and a group situation. Also, Homeostasis of metabolism

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Name VII.

A

Official In Charge of Decision Maker

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What Element is VII. Official In Charge of Decision Maker

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What is the role of VII. Official In Charge of Decision Maker

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makes all the decisions. Hardest working official

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What does VII. Official In Charge of Decision Maker provide

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Allows us to complete plans and actions. Allows us to follow through. Allows us to execute living. Damage: lots of indecision or rigidity

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Name VIII.

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Official in Charge of Planning

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What Element is VIII. Official in Charge of Planning

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What is the role of VIII. Official in Charge of Planning

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Makes big picture decisions

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What does VIII. Official in Charge of Planning provide

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Allows us to see big picture, plans, ability for us to visualize our lives, deal with obstacles to plan, move forward to make plans. Damage: no vision, not sure how to start plan, being late, over-planning, being too rigid and sticking to plan

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Name IX

A

Official Who Receives Pure Qi from Heaven

37
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What Element is IX. Official Who Receives Pure Qi from Heaven

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What is the role of IX. Official Who Receives Pure Qi from Heaven

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Inspiration, brings in new, acts as Ideal Father

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What does IX. Official Who Receives Pure Qi from Heaven provide

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Helps us find and recognize inpiration, feel connected to something greater, helps us know our value and that we have value, gives us feeling that our life has quality Damage: shut down to suggestions, rejects quickly

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Name X.

A

Official in Charge of Elimination

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What is the Element of X. Official in Charge of Elimination

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What is the role of X. Official in Charge of Elimination

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Let go of old

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What does X. Official in Charge of Elimination provide

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allows us to take in the new by letting go of the unneeded, allows us to let go without a sense of loss, faith in letting go, ability to move on and redefine ourselves, to accept and faith. Damage: rigidity

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Name XI.

A

The Official in Charge of Rotting and Ripening

45
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What is the Element of XI. The Official in Charge of Rotting and Ripening

46
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What is the role of XI. The Official in Charge of Rotting and Ripening

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Takes what is brought in and transforms it for Body and Mind

47
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What does XI. The Official in Charge of Rotting and Ripening provide

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Allows for acceptance of ideas and transforms them into something useful, gives appetite for food and life

48
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Name XII.

A

Official in Charge of Transportation and Distribution

49
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What is the Element of XII. Official in Charge of Transportation and Distribution

50
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What is the role of XII. Official in Charge of Transportation and Distribution

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distributes nutrition to the officials, perfect ideal mother

51
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What does XII. Official in Charge of Transportation and Distribution provide

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helps you know what to do with information you are taking in, what to make of experience one has, knowing what we need is available–sense of security. Damage: fear of lacking, insecurity of needs

52
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How many principal meridians?

53
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How many central meridians?

54
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What is the Wei Cycle?

A

The flow from official to official: they flow chronologically.

55
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What organ is short for I.

56
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What organ is short for II.

A

Small Intestine

57
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What organ is short for III.

58
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What organ is short for IV.

59
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What organ is short for V.

A

Circulation/Sex

60
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What organ is short for VI.

A

Triple Heater

61
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What organ is short for VII

A

Gall Bladder

62
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What organ is short for VIII

63
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What organ is short for IX

64
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What organ is short for X

65
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What organ is short for XI

66
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What organ is short for XII

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