The Interactions of the Five Elements: Generating, Overcoming, Multiplying, and Insulting Relationships

The Interactions of the Five Elements: Generating, Overcoming, Multiplying, and Insulting Relationships

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 Relationship Between the Five Elements and Organs in Traditional Chinese Medicine

The Relationship Between the Five Elements and Organs in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Daoist medicine views the human body and the universe as a unified system governed by the principles of circular motion of material forces. The principles of material forces are similar in both Western and Chinese medicine, but the methods of their movement differ. The movement of material forces in Daoist medicine is holistic, circular, and … Read more