Heart 心 xīn
attributes
- Yin organ (脏 Zàng)
- Paired to small intestine, Yang organ (腑 fǔ)
- Element: Fire
- Opens to: the tongue
- Houses: the mind and spirit ( 神 Shén )
- Converts Qi (food, air etc.) to blood
- Rules: blood vessels
- Controls: sweat
- Active: 11am-3pm
Pericardium
心包 xīnbāo
- Yin organ (脏 Zàng)
- paired to Sān Jiāo, (三焦) Yang organ
- opens to
*
Spleen
脾 Pí
- the spleen is a Yin (脏 Zàng) organ
- paired to Yang (腑 fǔ) Stomach
- Opens to mouth
- Controls Blood
- Element: Earth
- Manifests on lips
- Houses: thought - yì 意
- Emotion: centeredness, groundedness, calm focus, presence
- Active: 7am-11am
Liver
肝 gān
- Yin (脏 Zàng) organ
- Paired to Yang organ (腑 fǔ) gall bladder
- Houses the ethereal soul Hún 魂
- counterpart to the corporeal soul Pò 魄, in the lungs
- Governs: smooth flow of Qi
- Stores: blood
- Opens to: the eyes (jaundiced eyes)
- Dominates: the sinews
- Manifests: on nails
- Element: Wood
- Active: 11pm-3am
Lungs
肺 fèi
- Yin (脏 Zàng) organ
- Paired to Yang (腑 fǔ) large intestine
- Element: metal
- Opens to: the nose
- Manifest on the skin + body hair
- control opening and closing of pores*
- house the Pò 魄, the corporeal soul
- Season: Autumn
- Active: 3am-7am
Kidneys
腎 shèn
- Yin (脏 Zàng) organ
- paired to Yang organ (腑 fǔ) Urinary Bladder
- Dominate bones, produce Marrow, fill the Brain
- Open to ears and control hearing
- House the will - zhì 志
- Control the two lower orifices and urine
- Manifest on the head hair
- Emotion: self-understanding leading to wisdom
- Active: 3pm-7pm
Yin organs in Mandarin…
and list them…
脏 Zàng
Heart, Liver, Spleen, Lung, Kidney
the stomach is
the child of?
the heart
the liver is the mother of?
the heart
The mind functions are spread
across three organs:
- The Heart houses consciousness.
- The Spleen houses thought.
- The Kidneys house memory.
Yang organs in Mandarin…
and name them…
fǔ 腑
Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Gall Bladder,
Urinary Bladder, Stomach, Sānjiāo.
Heart 心 xīn
Element?
positive/negative?
ELEMENT: FIRE 火 huo
POSITIVE
compassion, calm, tranquillity and love - fill these qualities into the heart.
NEGATIVE
tendencies towards agitation or restlessness.
Thus, you can start to support the radiant, warm capacity of the Heart when in balance.
Lungs
Element?
Positive + Negative?
ELEMENT: Metal 金 jīn
POSITIVE: transformation, inspiration, and purity,
integrity, courage and dignity. Metal inspires us to remember what is of most value in our lives, and what is a source of integrity, dignity and courage. Breathe in what helps you find inner strength and can inspire you.
NEGATIVE: When Metal is out of balance, we may tend to being harsh, cutting, self-righteous. We may also cling to ideas or loss, which prevent us from moving foward in life, with lightness, and new possibilities.
Kidney
Element?
Positive + Negative?
ELEMENT: Water 水
POSITIVE: wisdom, strength, inner stillness, a connection with the deeper life’s purpose.
Water is associated with wisdom, listening and deep knowing. Water also possesses deep tenacity and power; it will wear down the hardest stone, and render soft and round the most jagged rocks.
NEGATIVE: fear.
Liver
Element?
Positive + Negative?
ELEMENT: Wood mù 木
POSITIVE: clear direction, growth, vision, kind intent. Helps us manifest our dreams. Wood encourages us to remain flexible, creative, resourceful, especially when our plans are thwarted.
NEGATIVE: anger, misdirected frustration.
Healthy anger can be expressed in a drive to effect social change. Too little anger can translate in meekness; too much, and there can be violence.
Spleen
Element?
Positive + Negative?
ELEMENT: Earth 土 - dì
POSITIVE: Earth is steady and centered - it balances all the other elements. It also relates to the ability to maintain balance and hold centre. Whether in our bodies or in our lives, finding balance involves managing a number of opposing forces at once. In balance, Earth helps us manage these forces and feel centered. In balance, the Earth element gives us the support and nourishment that comes with feeling at home, and the stomach and spleen relate to our ability to receive this nourishment, digest it, transform it.
NEGATIVE: can manifest as feeling overwhelmed, or ungrounded or obsessed or overly concerned
Earth also relates to our sense of home, of belonging. Out of balance, we can sometimes feel uprooted, or unfulfilled.
Yang organs are called…
腑 fǔ
Yin organs in Mandarin…
脏 Zàng
