Earth

Late summer

Earth is the centre that transforms and holds: digestion of food and ideas. In study it reads as the pivot between seasons and the hara anchor in many shiatsu lineages.

SeasonLate summer
ClimateDampness
ColourYellow / ochre
TasteSweet

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Classical correlations

SeasonLate summer
ClimateDampness
ColourYellow / ochre
TasteSweet
DirectionCentre
EmotionWorry / empathy
SoundSinging
TissueMuscles & flesh
SenseTaste / mouth
MovementCentring & transforming

Study image

Fertile ground that digests and holds — the pivot of the cycle.

Body focus

Abdomen, mouth, muscles, hara (ST / SP).

Zang–Fu & spirit

Zang (yin)Spleen (Pi)

Fu (yang)Stomach (Wei)

Associated spiritYi — thought, working memory and intention

Stomach and Spleen form the educational nutrition axis. Cross abdomen 3D, ST36/SP6, mu points and the hara map. Note: Earth also “governs” transitions between elements in some schemas.

Study dynamics (excess / deficiency)

Excess tendency (study)

In study: rumination, heaviness, clinging, a sense of mental or bodily “dampness”. Read with Spleen/Stomach — educational.

Deficiency tendency (study)

In study: digestive fatigue, scattered thought, little “ground” underfoot. Contrast with ST36/SP6 and the hara map.

Study themes

Nourishment & centre
Thought (Yi)
Educational dampness
Hara & stabilising

Meridians of this element

Gateway study points

In the Five Elements cycle

WoodFireEarthMetalWater

Sheng ring (generating)Ke strings (controlling)

Generated byFireHuÇ’Generates (sheng)MetalJÄ«nControls (ke)WaterShuÇControlled byWoodMù

Educational reference within traditional Shiatsu/TCM frameworks. Not a diagnosis or medical treatment.