5 Elements Flashcards
(51 cards)
1
Q
Cosmological Sequence
A
1 & 6 - Water
2 & 7 - Fire
3 & 8 - Wood
4 & 9 - Metal
5 & 10 - Earth
2
Q
Fire Saying
A
flares upward
3
Q
Fire Movement
A
upwards
4
Q
Fire Season
A
Summer
5
Q
Fire Organs
A
HT/SI
6
Q
Fire Numbers
A
2/7
7
Q
Fire Life Cycle
A
Growth
8
Q
Fire Direction
A
South
9
Q
Fire Color
A
Red
10
Q
Fire Flavor
A
Bitter
11
Q
Fire Climate
A
Heat
12
Q
Earth Saying
A
permits sowing, growing and reaping
13
Q
Earth movement
A
center
14
Q
Earth season
A
late summer; last 18 days of each season
15
Q
Earth organs
A
SP/ST
16
Q
Earth numbers
A
5/10
17
Q
Earth life cycle
A
transformation
18
Q
Earth direction
A
center
19
Q
Earth color
A
yellow
20
Q
Earth flavor
A
sweet
21
Q
Earth climate
A
dampness
22
Q
Metal saying
A
can be molded and can harden
23
Q
Metal movement
A
contraction
24
Q
Metal season
A
autumn
25
Metal organs
LU/LI
26
Metal numbers
4/9
27
Metal life cycle
harvest
28
Metal direction
west
29
Metal color
white
30
Metal flavor
acrid/pungent
31
Metal climate
dryness
32
Water saying
moistens and moves downward
33
Water movement
downwards
34
Water season
winter
35
Water organs
KD/UB
36
Water numbers
1/6
37
Water life cycle
storage
38
Water direction
north
39
Water color
black
40
Water flavor
salty
41
Water climate
cold
42
Wood saying
can be bent and straightened
43
Wood movement
expansion
44
Wood season
spring
45
Wood organs
GB/LV
46
Wood numbers
3/8
47
Wood life cycle
birth
48
Wood direction
east
49
Wood color
green
50
Wood flavor
sour
51
Wood climate
wind
