Five ElementsEducational reference · Wu Xing

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Metal

Autumn

Metal refines and releases: inhale the essential, exhale the superfluous. In the cycle it is studied as clarification, boundary and rhythm between inside and outside.

  • SeasonAutumn
  • ClimateDryness
  • ColourWhite / light grey
  • TastePungent
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Classical correlations

  • SeasonAutumn
  • ClimateDryness
  • ColourWhite / light grey
  • TastePungent
  • DirectionWest
  • EmotionGrief / letting go
  • SoundWeeping
  • TissueSkin & body hair
  • SenseSmell / nose
  • MovementDescending & condensing

Study image

Metal that sharpens and lets air through — the boundary of in and out.

Body focus

Chest, nose, skin, hand (LU / LI).

Zang–Fu & spirit

Zang (yin)Lung (Fei)
Fu (yang)Large intestine (Da Chang)
Associated spiritPo — corporeal soul, breath rhythm and boundaries

Lung and Large Intestine open and close the respiratory day. Explore chest, hand and skin in 3D; cross LU7/LI4 and yuan/luo families. Traditional respiratory education — not a clinical protocol.

Study dynamics (excess / deficiency)

Excess tendency (study)

In study: dryness, excess rigor, difficulty letting go, tight skin. Cross with Lung/LI — educational frame.

Deficiency tendency (study)

In study: weak voice, blurry boundaries, grief without rhythm, skin without tone. Contrast with LU7/LI4 and Po.

Study themes

  • Boundaries & clarity
  • Breath & Po
  • Skin as boundary
  • Releasing the non-essential

Meridians of this element

Gateway study points

In the Five Elements cycle

WoodFireEarthMetalWater

Sheng ring (generating)Ke strings (controlling)

Generated byEarthTÇ”Generates (sheng)WaterShuǐControls (ke)WoodMùControlled byFireHuÇ’

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

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