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Nature Spirits Devas
Spirituality Daoism
The traditions of Daoism and
Confucianism have been harmonically blended together in the souls of the Chinese
people. Their reverence for ancestors and striving for harmony with Nature have
been further enhanced by the ethics and ideals of them both. Daoists
(Taoists) focused on intuitive insights into Nature.
According to Chinese traditions all natural occurrences could 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 corresponded to the main
organs and orifices of the body. These Five Phases or wuxing five goings encompassed
both a sheng generating cycle and a ke overcoming cycle.
For instance, wood generated fire
in the generating cycle; while, metal overcame wood in the overcoming cycle. These five phases or creational and control cycles
were used in divers Chinese fields like music. medicine and military strategy. The Five Elements also corresponded to many different categories.
Wood corresponded to the
direction east, the color blue/green, the musical note mi, 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 and a windy climate.
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Fire corresponded 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 and a hot climate.
Earth corresponded to the direction center, the color
yellow, the musical note do, 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 and a
damp climate.
Metal corresponded to the
direction west, the color white or ash, the musical note re, 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 and a dry climate.
Water corresponded to the direction north, the color
black, the musical note la, the heavenly creature the tortoise,
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 and a
cold climate.
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