In Chinese philosophy, metal or gold (Chinese: 金; pinyin: jīn), the fourth phase of Wu Xing, is the decline of the matter, or the matter's decline stage.[1] In Traditional Chinese Medicine Metal is yin in character, its motion is going inwards and its energy is contracting. It is associated with the west, dusk, autumn, it governs the Yin, Zang organ the Lung and the Yang, Fu organ colon, nose and skin, pungent smell, maturing of age, the planet Venus, the color white, dry weather, and the White Tiger (Bai Hu) in Four Symbols. The archetypal metals are silver or gold.
Attributes[edit]
In Chinese Taoist and Traditional Chinese medical theory and thought, Metal attributes are considered to tướng be firmness, rigidity, persistence, strength, and determination. The metal person is controlling, ambitious, forceful, and phối in their ways as metal is very strong. They are self-reliant and prefer to tướng handle their problems alone. The metal person is also intelligent, business-oriented, and good at organization and stability. However, the metal person can also appreciate luxury and enjoy the good things in life. The metal person has strong impulses and generative powers that they can use to tướng change and transform those who come into liên hệ with them, just lượt thích metal can conduct electricity. The well-balanced metal person is calm, as well as a good person with a strong mind.
In traditional Chinese medicine, metal governs the lung and the large intestine, nose and skin. The negative emotion associated with metal is grief and lake of self worth, while the positive emotion is righteousness, pride a size of internal courage. It is associated with the soul or the Po (魄), the physical size of the body toàn thân.
Astrology[edit]
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In Chinese astrology, metal is included in the 10 heavenly stems (the five elements in their yin and yang forms), which combine with the 12 Earthly Branches (or Chinese signs of the zodiac), to tướng size the 60-year cycle. Yang metal years kết thúc in 0 (e.g. 1980), while Yin years kết thúc in 1 (e.g. 1981). Metal governs the Chinese zodiac signs Monkey and Rooster. The planet Venus is associated with metal because it is white in color (the Chinese color of death), and rises in the west as the evening star.[2]
Cycle of Wu Xing[edit]
In the regenerative cycle of the Wu Xing, earth engenders Metal as "all metal has to tướng be extracted from the earth in which it resides"; Metal begets water as metal traps falling water from a source.
In the conquest cycle, fire overcomes metal as it "can only be melted and forged" by flame or heat; Metal overcomes wood as the metal axe is able to tướng topple the tallest tree.[3]
However, the Cycle of Wu Xing also states that excessive volumes of wood may defeat small volumes of metal, as an axe would be broken or dull after trying to tướng chop down a forest.
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References[edit]
- ^ 千古中医之张仲景. Lecture Room, CCTV-10.
- ^ Wolfram Eberhard, A Dictionary of Chinese Symbols, pp238-9, Routledge and Kegan Paul, London, 1986
- ^ Theodora Lau, The Handbook of Chinese Astrology, pp. xxix – xxx, Souvenir Press, London, 2005
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