Knowledge needs to be learned repeatedly to be remembered more firmly. Click the blue text below to view the collection of past knowledge. Collection of Knowledge Accumulation: Issues 1-50 Collection of Knowledge Accumulation: Issues 51-100 Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth — The Five Elements February 25 The Five Elements (Wu Xing) is a systematic view … Read more
The Interactions of the Five Elements The theory of the Five Elements (Wu Xing) is not a static or isolated classification of phenomena into five categories, but rather an exploration of the interrelationships and balance among these elements through their generating (sheng) and overcoming (ke) interactions. Additionally, it examines the effects of excessive dominance (cheng) … Read more
The Generating and Overcoming of the Five Elements (1) Generating of the Five Elements Generating means to nourish, assist, and promote. The generating of the Five Elements refers to the orderly relationship of mutual nourishment, assistance, and promotion among Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. The order of generation is: Wood generates Fire, Fire generates … Read more
Generating refers to the process of mutual support, while overcoming refers to the process of mutual restraint. The concept of generating (相生) implies mutual nourishment and promotion, while overcoming (相克) indicates mutual restriction and dominance. The growth, development, change, and decline of things are not isolated or unrelated processes; rather, they involve both mutual support … Read more
Click “Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Guoyi Hall” to subscribe! Understanding the Interactions of Generating and Overcoming in Traditional Chinese Medicine To discuss the interactions of generating and overcoming, we must first start with the “Five Elements Theory”. In ancient China, people recognized through long-term life and production that wood, fire, earth, metal, and water … Read more
In the Yijing (I Ching), the concepts of Yin-Yang and the Five Elements are discussed. The world is essentially a model, with the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches forming the framework of this model, while Yin-Yang and the Five Elements represent the operational laws of this model. Yin-Yang divides things into two categories: all that … Read more