Assistance reviewing correspondences

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I try to 'contemplate' the correspondences of earth and wood as

in nature: I mean; muscles(those on the torso and back), fat and

flesh are the 'soil, mountains and mud', but muscles(specially on

the limbs-they resemble trees-longilineous and all!) sinews and

tendons era woody in appearance- and in adolescence they are the

ones that give most the appearance of growing and extending -like

trees. I'm not sure of the 'orthodox' applications of this, just

a reflection though.

Marcos

 

 

De: " Hugo Ramiro " <subincor

> > Also, a question; I am having difficulty with the

> tissues associated

> > with Earth and Wood. I have seen Earth associated

> with muscles, flesh

> > and fat. I have seen Wood associated with muscles,

> tendons and

> > sinews. Can anyone recommend appropriate

> descriptors for the

> > associated elements?

 

Everyone please remember that overlaps, seeming

inconsistencies and paradoxes are all right!

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi Marcos,

 

> I try to 'contemplate' the correspondences of earth and wood as

> in nature: I mean; muscles(those on the torso and back), fat and

> flesh are the 'soil, mountains and mud', but muscles(specially on

> the limbs-they resemble trees-longilineous and all!) sinews and

> tendons era woody in appearance- and in adolescence they are the

> ones that give most the appearance of growing and extending -like

> trees. I'm not sure of the 'orthodox' applications of this, just

> a reflection though.

 

It's not only a good memory aid, it also can give insight into more

deeply and more thoroughly understanding a concept.

 

One I use a lot is to compare the effects of cold on a stream or

river to the effects of cold on bodies. The colder the river gets,

the more sluggish it becomes and the more it slows down. When a body

is suffering from cold, it too slows down. Slower speech, slower

movements, slower pulse, etc. For those new to TCM, any time the

person's speech, movements, pulse, etc. are slower than normal,

suspect and rule in or rule out Cold. (The biggest exception being

the pulse in the case of well-conditioned atheletes. They have a

slower than normal pulse even though they are not suffering from

Cold.)

 

In contrast, heat speeds things up. Think of water boiling in a pot

and its movement. If speech, movement of the body, the pulse, etc.

are faster than normal, suspect and rule in or rule out Heat.

 

Movements and speech more forceful than normal? Suspect and rule

in/out Excess. Weaker than normal? Suspect and rule in/out

Deficiency.

 

People new to TCM constantly are joining the list, and analogies aid

them in grasping TCM concepts quicly and remembering them.

 

Victoria

[Guest guest]

I look more at the functional differences between the " flesh " that the

Spleen/Earth is associated with and the " tendons and sinews " that the

Liver/Wood is associated with.

 

The Spleen is about muscle and tissue mass, while the Liver is about

movement and so the connective tissues that connect the muscles to the bones.

 

-al.

 

marcos lacerda wrote:

>

> I try to 'contemplate' the correspondences of earth and wood as

> in nature: I mean; muscles(those on the torso and back), fat and

> flesh are the 'soil, mountains and mud', but muscles(specially on

> the limbs-they resemble trees-longilineous and all!) sinews and

> tendons era woody in appearance- and in adolescence they are the

> ones that give most the appearance of growing and extending -like

> trees. I'm not sure of the 'orthodox' applications of this, just

> a reflection though.

> Marcos

>

> De: " Hugo Ramiro " <subincor

> > > Also, a question; I am having difficulty with the

> > tissues associated

> > > with Earth and Wood. I have seen Earth associated

> > with muscles, flesh

> > > and fat. I have seen Wood associated with muscles,

> > tendons and

> > > sinews. Can anyone recommend appropriate

> > descriptors for the

> > > associated elements?

>

> Everyone please remember that overlaps, seeming

> inconsistencies and paradoxes are all right!

>

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