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WOOD IN CHINESE TRADITION Wood is one of the Five Elements of Chinese Alchemy . Wood represents Springtime when new growth sprouts from the Earth . Its associated direction is East . It is associated with the planet Jupiter. Wood is characterized by the color brown or green. Wood's attributes are considered to be strength and flexibility, as with Bamboo . It is also associated with qualities of warmth, generosity, co-operation and idealism. The Wood person will be expansive, outgoing and socially conscious. The wood element is one that seeks always to grow and expand. Wood heralds the beginning of life, springtime and buds, sensuality and fecundity. Wood’s influence affects the liver, the gallbladder and, by extension, the digestion. Wood needs moisture to thrive. Its two opposite yet equally emotional forces are rage and altruism. In Chinese Medicine , wood is associated with feelings of Anger or Depression . Organs associated with this element are the Liver ( Yin ) and the Gall Bladder (yang). The element wood plays an important role in Chinese Astrology and in Feng Shui . In the regenerative cycle of the elements, Water engenders Wood. Wood begets Fire. Fire burns to Earth. Earth creates Metal and Metal gives way to Water.. In the conquest cycle, Wood overcomes Earth, Earth overcomes Water, Water overcomes Fire, Fire overcomes Metal, and Metal overcomes Wood. FLORA IN MāORI TRADITION Flora was the neutral element. It was one of the most important elements of the world. Plants gave air, and without it we would die. Its contents are lukewarm and moist. |
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