Water
	Wood
	Earth
	Fire
	Metal

Using nature as an example :- Metal cuts wood Fire melts Metal Water puts out Fire Earth Channels water Wood stabilizes earth

Using nature as an example :- Water nourishes wood Wood fuels fire Fires ashes enrich earth Earth contains the ores of metal Metal condenses water

The Water element (Drive)	The Water element  relates to winter, cold, night time, rest, floating energy, storage and endurance. Body wise it manifest in the ears and hearing, bones and Hair (head), essence is stored in the kidneys and fluids in the bladder, body fluid  forms as Urine, there is a tendency for a blue tinge in the face , and a groaning voice. Emotional wise it relates to fear, will power, courage, capacity to start , timidity, inwardness and concentration. Food wise it relates to salty food e.g. fish, seaweed, decaying food.
The Wood Element (vision)	The Wood element relates to Spring, wind, morning, rising energy and birth. Body wise it manifests in the eyes & sight, ligaments/Tendons and nails, liver houses the ethereal soul giving spiritual vision, the gallbladder bring initiative and decision, body fluids form as tears, there is a tendency for a green tinge in the face and a shouting / clipped voice. Emotional wise it is to do with anger, desire to suffer, authoritative, irritability and patience. Food wise it relates to sour (acidic) e.g. lemon , stale pungent food.
The Fire Element  (self Hood)	The Fire element relates to Summer, heat, noon, expanding energy and growth. Body wise it manifests in the tongue and speech, blood vessels and  face, the heart houses the mind which is the foundation of consciousness, thought and emotion, all emotions go through the heart. Body fluids come out as sweat, and there is a tendency for the face to have a red tinge and there is a laughing quality to the voice. It is the emotion of Joy, sensitivity, love, how we relate to our self and others. Food and taste wise it relates to burned and bitter foods.
The Earth Element (Form)	The Earth element relates to as balance and transition of the seasons, dampness, afternoon and descending energy. Body wise it manifest in the mouth, lips and taste, muscle and four limbs (arms and legs). The Spleen house's thought, and logic, the stomach listens and absorbs. Body fluids come out as saliva and there is a tendency for the face to have a yellow tinge and the voice has a singing quality. It is the emotion of worry, mistrust, critic, empathy, sympathy, comfort. Food wise it is sweet and fragrant e.g. honey.
The Metal Element  (relationship, exchange)	The Metal element relates to Autumn, evening and dryness, it is a collecting concentrating energy and a time for harvest. Body wise it manifests in the nose & sense of smell, Skin and Body Hair. The Lungs house the corporeal Soul our physical animal nature. Body fluids come out as Mucus and a tendency for the face to have a white tinge and a weeping quality to the voice. The emotion is grief and sadness, the ability / inability to "let go", easily invaded, protective boundary Food wise it is Rotten / pungent e.g. ginger.

5 Element Diagnosis
    The 5 element theory is used as an energetic tool for diagnosis and logical insight into a persons physical, psychological and spiritual body.
    In diagnosis the concept is to view the person as a whole with an awareness to the Elements that that person is biased  towards by using Visual, Hara, Pulse, Yu / Bo point & Meridian diagnosis . From this a treatment can be planned to nurture and support (maybe its too weak) or a treatment  to control and subdue that element (maybe its too strong).

    However ! people can have a complicated imbalance of the elements, maybe 2 or 3 dominating, which is why the use of the 5 element theory/model greatly helps in the process of finding priority in treatment and gives a more effective treatment.

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