The mother does not nourish the child
When the mother in the Sheng cycle is too weak to nourish the child sufficiently, symptoms arise in the child while the cause lies in the mother.
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Subcategories
4 subcategoriesThe 4 disturbances within the Five Elements
Within the Five Elements, four fundamental disturbances can arise: two in the Sheng cycle and two in the Ko cycle.
Lees verderThe Ko cycle
The Ko cycle describes how the Five Elements control, regulate and keep one another in balance.
Lees verderSheng and Ko cycles
The Sheng cycle describes how the Five Elements nourish one another; the Ko cycle describes how they control and restrain one another.
Lees verderThe Sheng cycle
The Sheng cycle is the Mother-Child or Generating cycle in which each of the Five Elements nourishes and supports the next.
Lees verderThe Metal element
The Metal element corresponds with autumn and is connected with the Lung and Large Intestine, purification, letting go, respiration and the Po.
Lees verderThe role of Earth in the seasonal cycle
Within the Five Elements, Earth forms the transition between the seasons and supports the body during each seasonal change.
Lees verderThe importance of the Earth element
The Earth element occupies the centre of the Five Elements and, through the Spleen and Stomach, forms the basis for the production of Qi and Blood.
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