The 5 Elements of Spiritual Development in Oriental Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM, Oriental Medicine) has a very long tradition, building on the Daoist Yin-Yang duality to flesh out a 5-fold model known as the 5 Elements.
Various energetic relationships and cycles are described in TCM as a well developed form of energy medicine…
When it comes to the conscious spirit body, however, the sequence of the 5 Elements is different…
We initiate the development of the conscious human spirit with the animal spirit of the Metal Element (Lung and Large Intestine Meridians). This process brings the non-local present locally in the forms of the breath (ORMUS) and the senses (trans-spatial Qualia or information brought present to the conscious spirit in the here and now)…
That non-local presence of spirit is made personal by the second step, centered on the Heart, the core of the Fire Element. The heart produces the body’s strongest electromagnetic field. The heart functions as a non-local to local transducer. Studies show that the heart receives information from the future…
Next comes the Earth Element with thinking…
Then Water… for will and memory.
Finally, the Wood Element represents wisdom and the fruition of the transcendent human soul. This completes development of the Shen, the spirit which lives in the heart, and is seen in the eyes…
The cycle then repeats… And it also cycles simultaneously as well as sequentially.
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