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week 1, concept 2 : Five Elements Theory Flashcards

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Basic Qualities

FIRE

(12)

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  • State of Maximum
  • Activity - Flaming Upwards
  • Yang within Yang
  • Volatile
  • Dazzling
  • Destructive
  • Raging
  • Yang gives rise to Yin
  • Warming
  • Light
  • Sustaining (cooking)
  • Nourishing earth
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Basic Qualities

Earth

(9)

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  • Solid
  • Nurturing
  • Harmonising
  • Gathering
  • Sustaining
  • Centering
  • Stability
  • Balance / Neutrality
  • Transition
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Basic Qualities

Metal

(7)

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  • Hard
  • Solid
  • Powerful
  • Reverting
  • Reforming
  • Astringing
  • Consolidating
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Basic Qualities

Water

(10)

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  • State of Maximum Rest
  • Yin within Yin
  • Moistening
  • Cooling
  • Descending
  • Smooth flowing
  • Powerful
  • Calming
  • Clear
  • Resiliant
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Basic Qualities

Wood

(9)

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  • Strong
  • Supple / Flexible
  • Brittle
  • Upwards and Outwards
  • Expansive
  • Birth
  • Growth
  • Active Yang phase
  • Yang within Yin
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Five Elements

Corresponding Organs/Channel

Wood =

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Liver/Gall bladder

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Five Elements

Corresponding Organs/Channel

Fire (Emperor) =

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Heart/Small Intestines

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Five Elements

Corresponding Organs/Channel

Fire (Minister) =

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Pericardium/Triple Burner (san jiao)

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Five Elements

Corresponding Organs/Channel

Earth =

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Spleen/Stomach

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Five Elements

Corresponding Organs/Channel

Metal =

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Lungs/Large Intestines

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Five Elements

Corresponding Organs/Channel

Water =

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Kidney/Bladder

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Organ & Element Correspondences

(visual)

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GENERATING/supportive CYCLE

(visual)

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Generating/Supporting Sequence =

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Sheng

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Generating/supporting sequence (sheng)

wood _

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generates fire

(wood feeds a fire)

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Generating/supporting sequence (sheng)

Fire _

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generates Earth

(burning wood to ash)

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Generating/supporting sequence (sheng)

Earth _

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generates Metal

(pressure of earth creates metal in ground)

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Generating/supporting sequence (sheng)

Metal _

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generates Water

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Generating/supporting sequence (sheng)

Water _

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generates Wood

(water grows plants)

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Controlling/RESTRAINING OR DESTRUCTIVE “KE” CYCLE

(visual)

A
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(controlling) destructive (Ke) cycle is_

(refers to suppression or restraint)

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  • each element controls another and is controlled by one
  • controlling/ destructive cycle ensures that a balance is maintained amoung the 5 Elements.
  • self regulating balance is kept at all times.

(ie. wood controls earth, but is controlled by metal)

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(controlling) restraining or destructive “Ke” cycle

Wood _

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controls Earth

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(controlling) restraining or destructive “Ke” cycle

Earth _

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absorbs Water

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(controlling) restraining or destructive “Ke” cycle

Water _

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puts out Fire

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(controlling) restraining or destructive “Ke” cycle

Fire _

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melts Metal

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(controlling) restraining or destructive “Ke” cycle

Metal _

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cuts Wood

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(Over-acting) Overwhelming cycle is _

(4)

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  • follows the same cycle as the controlling/destructive
  • each element ‘over-controls’ another, so that it causes it to decrease/weaken
  • one element is excessive in relation to another
  • over-acting/overwhelming and rebellious/insulting cycles deal with abnormal relationships amoung the Elements that take place when balance is broken.
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rebellious/ insulting cycle _

(3)

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  • takes place in the reverse order to the controlling/destructive cycle
  • this also takes place when balance is broken
  • over-acting/overwhelming and rebellious/insulting cycles deal with abnormal relationships amoung the Elements that take place when balance is broken.
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There is an _ between the Generating/supporting and the Controlling/destructive cycle

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interrelationship

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the Generating/supporting (sheng) cycle and the controlling/destructive cycle relationship do what for each other?

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create self-regulating balance

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The cycles of the elements can manifest themselves in 4 ways

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  • Generating/supportive (sheng)
  • Controlling/destructive (ke)
  • Over-acting/overwhelming
  • Insulting/rebellious
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Five Element Chinese name?

A

Wu Xing

34
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Generating/supportive (sheng) cycle also known as?

A

“mother-son relationship”

35
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organ, colour, smell, sound, emotion, taste, tissues, sense orifice, climate

wood=

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  • liver
  • green
  • rancid
  • shouting
  • anger
  • sour
  • sinews
  • eyes
  • wind
36
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organ, colour, smell, sound, emotion, taste, tissues, sense orifice, climate

Fire=

A
  • heart
  • red
  • scorched
  • laughing
  • joy
  • bitter
  • blood vessels
  • tounge
  • heat
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organ, colour, smell, sound, emotion, taste, tissues, sense orifice, climate

Earth=

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  • spleen
  • yellow
  • fragrant
  • singing
  • pensivness
  • sweet
  • muscles
  • mouth/lips
  • dampness
38
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organ, colour, smell, sound, emotion, taste, tissues, sense orifice, climate

Metal=

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  • Lungs
  • white
  • rotten
  • weeping
  • worry-sorrow-sadness
  • pungent
  • skin
  • nose
  • dryness
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organ, colour, smell, sound, emotion, taste, tissues, sense orifice, climate

Water=

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  • Kidneys
  • Black
  • putrid
  • groaning
  • fear
  • salty
  • bones
  • ears
  • cold

deanne's - CM found (TCM foundations) (2 decks)

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