March normally brings us hints of spring, glimpses of sunshine, & the hope of warmer weather 😊
Energetically we see nature spring to life 🌷 Flowers and plants rise up out of the ground. And we too can feel this shift in our bodies – we may experience a desire to set things in order … Spring Clean ! Make plans for the summer or even our futures … We may also feel this shift in energy as a rising frustration or anger, finding situations that would normally not bother us somehow touch a nerve.
Our horses may also feel that spring is in the air and have extra bounce ! Rugs come off and they can have a good roll with fresh air on their backs.
Wood is the most yang in character of the Chinese Theory of The Five Phases. It stands for springtime, the colour green, windy weather, the East.
Trees are our closest concept to the element of Wood. They cover and penetrate the earth, growing, rooted, and proliferating rapidly. Wood is flexible, yielding, strong and durable. Wood expands away from its centre, grasping the deep Earth essence and drawing it toward heaven. Wood burns to make fire.
The bodily organ systems that correspond to Wood are the Liver (yin) and Gallbladder (yang).
The Chinese believe that the qualities of the wood element are strength allied to flexibility. It also has the characteristics of idealism, co-operation, is generous in nature and warm. Wood element personality types can become extremely frustrated by a lack of action or banal tasks or challenges. This frustration and being idle can be quite toxic for wood types. They frequently eat while doing other things and they tend to use stimulants such as caffeine, alcohol and even drugs to keep active or relax.
In full flow wood element personalities can be inspirational to those around them. They can motivate work mates and team mates with their all-action approach and good sense of humour. When they become frustrated by not being able to progress their plans their energy becomes blocked leading to feelings of anger and negative emotions. Unless the wood type can find a means of venting this frustration it can lead to headaches and emotional disorders. Physical activity such as sport or indeed a good row can help to unblock the energy channel. In such circumstances the wood element type will revert to their usual resourceful and humorous personality.
Be like a tree ….
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