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Characteristics of the Five Elements
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Water: Solitude, privacy, introspection, philosophy, mystery, truth, honesty, anxiety, nervousness, insecurity. (Images: Black, Night, Winter) |
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Wood: Leadership, assertiveness, creativity, planning, decision-making, competitiveness, conflict, anger, frustration. (Images: Green, Morning, Spring) |
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Fire: Self-expression, emotional extremes, empathy, extrovert, attention-seeking, sociable, talkative. (Images: Red, Mid-day, Midsummer) |
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Earth: Caring, supportive, nourishing, family-oriented, stability, grounding, "mother hen", worrier. (Images: Yellow, Afternoon, Late summer) |
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Metal: Precise, meticulous, logical, analytical, moderation, self-control, morality, tendency to pessimism (Images: White, Evening, Autumn) |
Taoism comes from the word Tao (‘dow”), which means ‘the Way’.
Taoism talks about two kinds of energy- female (‘yin’) and male (‘yang’).
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Yin (female) - symbolizes TIGER |
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Yang (male) - symbolizes DRAGON |
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