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Heart
& Small Intestine
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Fire
Phase
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Heart
yin
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Small
Intestine yang
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"Central
Control and Conversion"
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Emotional
centre
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Assimilation |
| Governs central nervous system | Assimilates food & emotional environment |
| Controls Blood circulation and assists immune system | Produces Blood |
| Represents awareness and compassion | Protects heart by assimilating emotional environment - shock mechanism |
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Awareness
and Absorption
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Mind "Shen"
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Consciousness
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Meditation
and reflection
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The
Five Elements Associations - Fire Phase
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| Key words: Warmth, brightness, excitement, purify, movement, responsiveness | |
| Organ | Yin:Heart Yang:Small Intestine |
| Colour | Red, purple, pink |
| Season | Summer |
| Climate | Hot |
| Direction | South |
| Time | Heart:11am to 1pm / Small Intestine:1 to 3pm |
| Taste | Bitter |
| Odour | Scorched |
| Sound | Laughter |
| Emotion | Joy, hysteria |
| Behaviour | Nervous giggling |
| Sense Organ | Tongue |
| Sense | Speech |
| Body Tissue | Blood, blood vessels |
| Manifests in | Complexion |
| Skin Colour | Red, purple |
| Secretion | Sweat |
| Action | Itching |
| Power | To mature |
| Movement | Outwards and upwards |
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Physical
Associations:
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| Heart problems |
| Angina, arrhythmia, palpitations |
| Blood pressure problems |
| Poor circulation |
| Problems with speech |
| Consciousness problems |
| Fainting, epilepsy, delirium, shock |
| Excessive sweating, palmar sweat |
| Red complexion |
| Tongue stiffness |
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Psychological
Associations:
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| Emotional stress, vulnerability, anxiety |
| Inappropriate emotional responses |
| Erratic behaviour, nervousness |
| Emotional tiredness, trauma |
| Emotional vulnerable, easily hurt |
| Excessive laughter, hysteria |
| Over-talkative |
| Lack of compassion, warmth, love |
| Memory problems |
| Stammering |
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Physical
Associations:
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| Problems assimilating/processing food |
| Anaemia, blood disorders |
| Weight loss, low energy |
| Undigested food on stools |
| Difficulty in absorbing fats |
| Chilly extremities |
| Menstrual problems |
| Reproductive problems |
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Psychological
Associations:
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| Emotional shock/trauma |
| Loss of consciousness |
| Overly emotionally sensitive |
| Suppression of feelings |
| Purity and integrity of emotions |
| Judgmental |
| Difficult to absorb/assimilate facts |
| Concentration, over focused |