The Role of the Five Elements in the Human Body

Wood, fire, earth, metal and water are called the five elements.Wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, and water generates wood: this is the generating cycle of the five elements.Water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood, wood overcomes earth, and earth overcomes water: this is the overcoming cycle.The channel of communication between generation and overcoming is qi and blood.Within qi and blood lie spiritual-power particles, which are further divided into positive-charge spiritual power and negative-charge spiritual power.Between positive and negative there is ceaseless exchange, and in the mutual attraction and release sparks arise [soul-light, similar to lightning].Food passes through the organs belonging to metal, wood, water, fire and earth and finally arrives at the small intestine, and at this point the soul-light is stored in the dantian.This process is the best cycle of generation and the foundation of the way of nurturing life.And what of the overcoming situation?For example: the food you eat also contains the attributes of the five elements, and if one attribute exceeds the other four, say water, then wood is overloaded (water generates wood), and too much wood in turn draws fire to consume it.In this way the five elements not only cannot produce spiritual power well, but have to fill in each other's gaps to maintain balance.Add excess nutritional intake, and the organs are kept busy breaking it down, and after a long time without moderation, aging, cancer and toxins fill the organs.Never mind producing soul-light; even absorbing nutrition becomes a problem.Wouldn't you say so!