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According to Chinese traditions all natural occurrences can be categorized as one of Five Elements and Correspondences. The five parts of the sky (mu, huo, tu, jin, shui) or water, fire, wood, metal, and earth, also correspond to the main organs and orifices of the body. These Five Phases or wuxing five goings encompass both a sheng generating cycle and a ke overcoming cycle. For instance, wood generates fire in the generating cycle; while, metal overcomes wood in the overcoming cycle.
These five phases or creational and control cycles
were used in diverse Chinese fields like music. medicine, and military strategy. The Five Elements also correspond to many different categories.
Wood corresponds to the direction east, the color blue/green, the musical note mi, the heavenly creature the green dragon, the season of spring, the planet Jupiter, the taste of sour, the sense of sight, the yin viscera the liver, the yang bowels the gall bladder, the ring finger, the eye sense organ, the tendons tissue, the emotion of anger, a windy climate. Fire corresponds to the direction south, the color red, the musical note sol, the heavenly creature the red phoenix, the season of summer, the planet Mars, the taste of bitter, the sense of sound, the yin viscera the heart, the yang bowels the small intestine, the middle finger, the tongue sense organ, the blood vessels tissue, the emotion of overexcitement or joy, a hot climate. Earth corresponds to the direction center, the color yellow, the musical note do, the heavenly creature the yellow dragon, the change of seasons, the planet Saturn, the taste of sweet, the sense of smell, the yin viscera the spleen, the yang bowels the stomach, the index finger, the mouth sense organ, the flesh tissue, the emotion of worry or excessive thinking, a damp climate. Metal corresponds to the direction west, the color white or ash, the musical note re, the heavenly creature the white tiger, the season of autumn, the planet Venus, the taste of hot, the sense of taste, the yin viscera the lung, the yang bowels the colon, the thumb finger, the nose sense organ, the skin/hair tissue, the emotion of sadness, a dry climate.
Water corresponds to the direction north, the color
black, the musical note la, the heavenly creature the black tortoise-serpent,
the season of winter, the planet Mercury, the taste of salty, the sense of
touch, the yin viscera the kidneys, the yang bowels the urinary bladder, the
little finger, the ear sense organ, the bones tissue, the emotion of fear, a
cold climate.
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