Week Eight Flashcards
What season is an “unrecognized season?”
Late Summer
Is approximately the last month of summer and the middle of the Chinese year
Late summer is the point of transition from:
Yang to Yin
Expansive growth phases of spring and summer and the inward cooler seasons of fall and winter
Unity, harmony and the middle way are summoned between the extremes
What does the earth element have a strong influence over?
The 15 days surrounding each of the 2 equinoxes and 2 solstices (7 1/2 days before and after)
Neutral buffers between the seasons, which change at the equinoxes and solstices
These interchange periods represent pivotal pauses in the light patterns we experience from the sun
The 15 days surrounding the equinoxes and solstices amount to how many days?
60 days
The addition of the late summer month, running concurrently with the last month of summer gives the earth element dominion over the same number of days as the other elements
Whats an Equinox
Day and night have equal length
Whats a Solstice
The sun is the furthest from the equator
Food and Preparation during the Earth Element
- Mildly sweet foods, yellow or golden foods, round foods or foods known to harmonize the centre:
Millet, corn, carrots, cabbage, garbanzo beans, soybeans, squash,
potatoes, string beans, yams, tofu, sweet potatoes, sweet rice, rice
amaranth, peas, chestnuts, apricots and cantaloupe - Food should be prepared simply with a minimum of seasonings
and a mild taste - Moderation should also include cooking time, methods, and temp
and the use of water and cooking oil
What season is traditionally the purification time in many cultures?
The seasonal interchange/Earth Element
Recommendations for ways to purify during seasonal interchanges?
A short 3 day single grain fast during fall and winter interchanges
Veggie/fruit fast on the cusps of spring and summer bring one to the
“centre” during seasonal transitions.
Another name for Late Summer
The Interchange of all Seasons
