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So what I see initially in your walks is some Wood (your arms come out a bit from your sides and your energy is leading with your diaphragm). Some Metal (your shoulders are back and your arms are a bit floppy). The other one is either Earth or Fire. I am leaning toward Earth because I think when you’re walking slow, your hips go side to side a little bit. Your Wood score wasn’t that high… so I wonder, do you relate to the Wood Element at all?
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Thanks Andreas. If anyone else is trying to view the videos, they only show up if you download them right now (I’m working with tech support). Luckily though, I can see them!
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Hi Frazer,
Yes there is. Each Element has a Yin and a Yang type. So for Water, there’s the Yang Bladder type and the Yin Kidney type.
The difference between the yin and yang types is that the yang type tends to process things. The yin type tends to store things. So what does that look like? Well, in a Bladder type, they will be perhaps more active, perhaps a bit faster, more involved in the management or the resources, moving things where they need to go, making sure there’s enough in each location. Whereas the Kidney type, might be a bit slower, a bit more patient, not moving all the time, and storing the Willpower.
As a contrast, the Earth Element is Spleen for yin and Stomach for yang. Spleen holds Ideas – concepts, theories, thoughts. The Stomach processes those thoughts, so is about thinking everything through, analysis.
Does that make sense?
It’s a great question…
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Hi Jocelyn,
Thanks so much for reaching out and I apologize for not responding sooner! I somehow missed your post. We are so happy you’re enjoying the podcast!
The different types of Fire are: Heart (rare), Small Intestine (slightly rare), Pericardium (most common) and Triple Heater (also rare). Heart and Small Intestine are paired and Pericardium and Triple Heater are paired.
The only resources that I’ve looked at are Claude Larre and Elizabeth Rochat de la Vallee (though they’re dense reading).
Basically – Pericardiums are how we mostly describe fire – outgoing but can be shy when they don’t feel safe, smiley, a little self-centered, love to share and find common ground, want to be loved, etc. Everything we talk about for Fire.
Small Intestine is similar but a little less shy and also is constantly sorting – deciding what’s right or wrong for them.
Heart is quite rare- life can be quite chaotic, people have strong reactions to them, and they might not have as many friends or be quite so social
Triple Heater is uber social, life of the party, not shy, kind of extreme fire.
Thanks again! And let me know if you have more questions!
Leta
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So cool Silvia (Jaye thinks it’s a great discussion too). However, while there are sometimes different associations (not always agreement here), the primary associations are:
Liver – Eyes (not ears). So yes, Wood would say “I see it”
Kidneys – Ears, although Earth is listening for sure, but Kidneys are more about the quality of hearing, such as whether or not there is deafness
Earth is Mouth/Taste (probably why they’re such foodies)
Metal is nose (Large Intestine 20 next to the nose is called Welcome Fragrance)
Fire is the Tonuge/Speech, which is why it’s the element of talking all the time (communication)
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I’m sure it’s confusing. But I don’t believe he’s going to say Liver and Spleen are Wood organs. He is a Chinese Medicine practitioner too. So I’m guessing he’s associating them in some other sense, and there’s just a confusion about how he’s presenting it. He might be talking about “Liver invading Spleen” as a Wood issue, which is a common discussion.
It’s wonderful work!
BTW We’re going to be posing a Qi Gong, Dao Yin video soon in the Alchemy Learning Center as well!
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I agree that Lung is more oriented to seeking a higher connection, but I think Large Intestine people would beg to different. It’s just their way of doing it is different. It’s more conversational. More wordy. Both types can do sex drugs and rock n roll or be super duper goody two-shoes. It’s kind of like Water Elements – each Water does something that feels “dangerous” in their lives, but for some reason they feel safe doing it. It just makes them feel intense. Some it might be jumping out of an airplane. Others it might be acting in a play. You just can’t make sweeping generalizations. So for Metal, the sex drugs and rock n roll thing might look completely different for some metals. What does a Metal feel reverent about and what does that same person feel irreverent about? And remember, the reverence may be in the sex drugs and rock ‘n roll itself. It’s all about connection and loss simultaneously at the same time.
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Yes, that’s a good way to break it down! Lung being more reverent and graceful in the usual sense. But I don’t think large intestine is necessarily more darker and more irreverent. Actually, Lung is more darker and irreverent BECAUSE they spend so much time being reverent. Large Intestine is more about finding the gems in the garbage. Finding things that others have missed that we need to reuse and admire. They both have a similar sarcarstic sense of humor. LI is also very active and constantly working (mentally) whereas Lung kind of floats on the breeze.
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Hi Frazer, we really only do the yin/yang organs for the first Element. The second Element really isn’t broken down at that level.
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If you feel more Fire, the bounce is definitely there in the faster walk, don’t you think?
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Well, it’s totally possible that you’ve made your walk more Woody than it would be naturally. I lot of people in martial arts, I think, may do this, especially the more yang styles. The more yin style might create more Water type movement. Do you think your walk might be influenced by your lifestyle then? If you’re truly Fire and Wood second, perhaps you rely on your Wood a little too heavily?
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Ahhh that makes sense – I like that… the purification elements for Liver and Spleen.
And yes, those are the digestive organs… so digestion is primarily Earth with the help of Fire (transformation) and Metal (recycling and elimination).
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Great! I’ll see you tonight!
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I really think he’s Fire, more than Earth. Now his wife is a big part of it, she might be Earth or Wood. I’ve not seen her. I just know she’s the force behind the way it’s presented.
