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    Every phenomenon demonstrates a unique, qualitative balance between yin and yang characteristics. To better understand the nature of life, the five transformations theory was introduced. It helps us to observe how yin and yang interact with each other within a system of cyclical change that parallels the seasons of the year.

    Using this model, we see how we are in constantly changing cycle of floating, rising, radiating, descending, gathering, and the the cycle repeats. A healthy person  experiences a variety of all five   energies throughout the hours, days, seasons, and years of their lives. Each phase contains different characrteristics of yin and yang. These five transformations asssist us in our perception of the different qualitative aspects of yin and yang, as opposed to measuring only their quantitative values.

    For example, summer and winter both manifest elements of yin and yang, but as a whole, the quality of their energies is very different.

    The concept to embrace here is how the nature of the different energy transformations effect different people throughout the patterns of their daily lifes.

    As we view the seasons with their characteristic movements, we will discover which movements are lackin in a person's life and which may be overemphazised.
 
 

                                                                    what element are you?
look for your year of birth!

9 Fire        8 Earth        7 Metal   6 Metal        5 Earth        4 Tree        3 Tree        2Earth        1 Water
  summer   early fall       autumn    autumn         early fall       spring         spring         early fall      winter

1892        1893            1894        1895            1896            1897        1898            1899            1900
1901        1902            1903        1904            1905            1906        1907            1908            1909
1910        1911            1912        1913            1914            1915        1916            1917            1918
1919            20                21            22                23                24            25                26                27
    28            29                30            31                32                33            34                35                36
    37            38                39            40                41                42            43                44                45
    46            47                48            49                50                51            52                53                54
    55            56                57            58                59                60            61                62                63
    64            65                66            67                68                69            70                71                72
    73            74                75            76                77                78            79                80                81
    82            83                84            85                86                87            88                89                90
   91            92                93            94                95                96            97                98                99
 
 

Fire-like upward and outward energy represents the flourishing and radiant inspiration of life. Summer excitement. Rising tree energy creates the idea that sparks fire-like energy into full bloom. Fires can burn with great excitement, and they always require fuel. Thus stagnation i this phase might be expressed as hyperactivity, extreme mood swings (flaming ups and "burnt out"), and a desire for stimulation from others (fuel for the flame- e.g., laughter and applause).
A person manifesting balanced fire energy expresses themselves as a consistent and peaceful charismatic source of light to which others are charismatically attracted.
 

AUTUMN

Autumn Foods
To prepare foods which reflects the qualities of autumn, we must be aware of its abundant yet contracting nature. This awareness can be heightened by choices for more astringent as well as heartier flavors and foods. In addition, cooking methods should involve more focused preparation to supply the greater energy required by a cooler season.
    The essence of food is received through the sense of smell, which is related to the Metal Element and lungs. The appetite is stimulated by the warm fragrance of baked and sautéed food - concentrated foods and roots thicken the blood for cooler weather.
    The fall is the time to organize the open and perhaps scattered patterns of the previous warmer seasons. To stimulate this activity in the body, to focus mentally, and to begin the process of contraction, add more sour flavored foods. These include sourdough bread, sauerkraut, olives, pickles, leeks, aduki beans, salt plums, rose hip tea, vinegar, yogurt, lemons, limes, grapefruit, and the sour varieties of apples, plums, and grapes. Be cautious with extremely sour foods, because small amounts have a strong effect.
    In general, cook with less water, and at lower heat, for longer period of times. This internalizes one's focus. Likewise, the bitter and salty flavors move energy strongly inward and downward; ideally, they are gradually introduced as the fall progresses into winter.

Dryness
When dry climates prevail, it is important to know how to offset their effects. When a person has a dry
condition, it usually is related to the lungs, and could have been caused by imbalances in the diet, excessive activity, adverse climate, and/or organ malfunction. The major symptoms of dryness in the body are thirst, dryness of the skin, nose, lips, and throat, and itchiness; those who are chronically dry also tend to have a thin body type.
    To counter dry weather and treat conditions of dryness in the body in any season, foods which moisten can be emphasized: soybean products, including tofu, and tempeh, and soy milk; spinach, barley, millet, pear, apple, persimmon,  seaweeds, black and white fungus, almond, pinenut, sesame seed, honey (cooked), barley malt, rice syrup, eggs, clam, crab, oyster, mussel, herring, and pork Using a little salt in cooking also moistens dryness.
    Dairy and other animal products are more appropriate for those whose dryness is accompanied by weakness, frailty, and other signs of deficiency. The dry person's condition is frequently a result of inadequate yin fluids in the body, and therefore many of the remedies for nourishing the yin also treat dryness.. Those with dryness should use bitter, aromatic, and/or warming foods with caution. These foods, which include many spices and herbs, dry the body.

MORE TO COME..........