Symbols of Five Elements Five Yin Organs
According to the Tao theory about the Five Elemental Forces, every one of the five main organs corresponds to a specific natural element.These elements are water, fire, wood, metal and earth. They represent five processes of energy or five natural forces. In a human organism the element of water corresponds to the kidneys, fire - heart, wood - liver, earth - spleen, metal - lungs. The elements are interconnected and they interact according to a certain system. For example, when wood comes in contact with fire, its strength increases. Wood supports fire, fire supports earth, earth supports metal, metal supports water, water supports wood. This interaction portrayed in a pentagram creates a supporting cycle. Organs in a human body are subject to the same cycle. When the heart needs to be strengthened, the liver must be strengthened first, if we need to support the kidneys, we must strengthen the lungs first, similarly the heart gives energy to the spleen, the spleen supports the lungs, kidneys support the liver, and the liver supports the heart The interconnection of our organism with the outer world is classified according to the theory of the five elements. The five colors that we perceive through our vision correspond to the five organs, heart - red, kidneys - blue, spleen - yellow, liver - green, lungs - white. Each color has a series of tone variations. The five tastes that we perceive through our gustatory receptors also correspond to the five organs. Sour taste belongs to the liver, savory or meaty to the lungs, bitter to the heart, salty to the kidneys, and sweet to the spleen. The five sounds that we perceive through our hearing correspond to the five organs. The five elements are oriented in space in the following manner: fire - South, water - North, metal - West, wood - East, earth - center.
This paintings are by author Tatiana Filippova, from book Five Treasures.
Image format: А3, a frame, ant reflex glass.
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