FIVE ELEMENTS..

CUPPING
&
GUA SHA THERAPY
KIRAN PHALKE PRESENTS A
WONDERFULL HEALING COURSE1
14TH APRIL TO 18TH APRIL 2009

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ALL LIVING THINGS AND U ARE
MADE OF FIVE ELEMENTS
• ELEMENTS ARE ADJUSTED IN YOUR
BODY DURING THE BIRTH CYCLE AND IS
FIXED FOR EACH PERSON.THAT IS
YOUR CONSTITUTION.SO YOU MAY BE
BORNED WITH A PERTICULAR FIVE
ELEMENT CONFIGURATION.WE CAN
CALL A PERSON HAVING A WOOD COS

• TITUTION OR FIRE CONSTITUTION

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 FIVE ELEMENTS
• WOOD…
• FIRE…
• EARTH…
• METAL…
• WATER
• THESE ELEMENTS ARE RELATED
TO OUR BODY ORGANS AND
TISSUES AND MANY FUNCTIONS
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 FIVE ELEMENT THEORY IS A
MODEL
• WE CANNOT USE THIS VERY
ACCURATELY TO TREAT DISEASES
BUT WE CAN MAKE USE OF IT AS A
GUIDING PRINCIPLE AS LIFE PROCESS
IS VERY COMPLICATED AND THE
RULES MAY CHANGE WITH AN
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSE

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 HOW DO YOU LOOK?
• WOOD TYPE

• FIRE TYPE

• EARTH TYPE

• METAL TYPE

• WATER TYPE
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Metal Element in the Birth Chart
Metal-type people are righteous, faithful, gallant and chivalrous. They like to
know and help people.

Metal is the substance in which internal particles squeeze and condense

together. There is a force from the outside to the inside that keeps Metal hard.
Metal reflects light, so it is shiny. It may have a clear sound when it's hit.
Therefore, a Metal-type person has great strength, discipline and enough
courage to aid needy people, which may make them famous.

Metal people are brave, disciplined, trained, organized, authoritative,

determinative, routine, firm, resolute and have an urge to win. They have a
large sense of honor. They like to spread their fame. They are sensitive in grief
and sadness.

People that lack Metal are quiet, cautious and nervous. They tend to think too
much, and cannot make quick decisions. They do not express what is on their
minds in public, but will complain about something afterwards.

People with excess Metal are often unkind and destructive. They are brave but
may have no resourcefulness and no intelligence. They have little grace and
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mercy. They do not keep secrets.
Water Element in the Birth Chart
Water-type people are smart, wise, frank, and resourceful. They
have good memories and think before they leap.

There are two types of Water: Floating Water and Still Water.
Floating Water makes people active and restless and feel like
traveling. Still Water makes people clam and peaceful.

People lacking Water are unstable, cowardly, narrow-minded, and

have no stamina. They lack intellect, good sense, understanding,
and foresight. They also tend to keep changing their mind.

People with excess Water are smart, sly, tricky and plot dark
schemes. They like to move or travel around and have a sensual
life. They are likely to dream too much, and keep changing their
mind as well. They also are only interested in what concerns them
and have no interest in outside world affairs.
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Wood Element in the Birth Chart
Wood-type people are kind, steady, sympathy-sharing, understanding and gentle.
They like to help people and make donations.

The essence of Wood is a tree. The force inside the tree is like growing upward to
the sky. Trees often compete with each other aggressively when growing up.
Because of the characteristics of trees, Wood-type people are steadfast, organized,
logical, practical, innovative, unique, assertive, fortitudinous, independent,
challenging and direct. They like to plan things, take action, and go on adventures
and challenges. They are perfectionists who tend to push themselves to the limit and
seek out the best, and take first place in competition.

When their ambition and optimism is overwhelming, Wood-types can become upset,
nervous, unstable, impatient, intolerant, and lose their humor by the frustration of
many obstacles.

People lacking Wood essentially are weak in their opinions. They lack the
determination to change their options when situations change. They are likely to be
jealous when they don't have a strong viewpoint of their own.

People with excess Wood are often inflexible, prejudiced and biased. They tend not
to accept or absorb others' opinions.
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Fire Element in the Birth Chart
A Fire-type person is courteous, eloquent, polite and
expressive. They are good at compliments in speech.

Fire people are energetic, artistic, passionate, easily excitable,

and have a tendency to rapidly change emotional states as
well as become aggressive. They love sensation, drama and
sentiment. They seek joy, gratification and the attention of
others. They like to be invited to a party and dislike being
alone.

People lacking Fire are aggressive but have no persistence.

They are inclined to have little confidence and have plenty of
worries.

People with excess Fire are often talkative, overstated,

overexcited, overheated, sweet-talking, smart and restless.
They tend to lecture and offend others because of their short 9
Earth Element in the Birth Chart
Most Earth-type people are trustful, steady, loyal and responsible. They are
honest, religious, reliable, and keep their promises.

The characteristics of Earth are standing still, being slow and steady, and
stationary. Therefore the Earth people don't like to move their body and change
their mind too often. They are honest, trustworthy, and responsible. They also
have good faith. They can sit in one position for a long time. They accept
religion since they like rumination and meditation. They are slow to react. They
like to collect things, and enjoy their collectables at home, but not outdoors.

People lacking Earth are selfish, insincere, and self-indulgent. They tend to
ignore other people's opinions. They might take immediate advantage of others
unethically. They don't care about the people around them and do not keep
their promises.

People with excess Earth are stubborn, inflexible, cheap, lonely, plain and
simple. They cannot keep their word either.

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Imbalance Meaning Symptoms
Dislike of cold, cold in
extremities, early morning
Too low fire - not Heart (fire) unable to diarrhea, urinary
warming the earth warm spleen (earth) symptoms, edema,
distended abdomen,
fatigue, weakness
Shortness of breath,
Too low metal - metal not Lungs (metal) not thirst, weak knees, lower
producing water sending water to kidney back pain, scanty dark
urine.
Headache, sore eyes,
Too much wood - Wood Liver (wood) qi dominates gas, poor appetite,
overpowers the earth spleen (earth) weakness, pain in flanks,
vertigo, chest distress
Frequent urination,
Too much metal - Fire Heart (fire) yang cannot
shortness of breath,
cannot control metal control lung (metal) fluids
palpitation, insomnia

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RELATIONSHIP OF 5 ELEMENTS
• ALL ELEMENTS HELP EACH
OTHER AND CONTROL EACH
OTHER.SO THEY CAN BE
ARRANGED IN A STYLE THAT
WILL EXPLIAIN THIS PRINCIPLE

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 TWO MAIN CYCLES

•1) GENERATING
CYCLE
•2) CONTROLLING
CYCLE
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 FIVE ELEMENTS CORRESPONDANCES

ELEMENT WOOD FIRE EARTH METAL WATER

ENERGY WIND HEAT/HOTNESS HUMIDITY DRYNESS COLDNESS

YIN ORGANS LIVER HEART SPLEEN LUNGS KIDNEY

YANG ORGANS GALL BLADDER SM INTESTINE STOMACH LARGE INT. BLADDER

BLOOD BRAIN
MUSCLES BLOODVESSLE SKIN AND BODY BONES NAILS
CONTROL TENDONS. S FLESH HAIR AND TEETH

SENSE ORGAN EYES TONGUE MOUTH NOSE EARS

COLOR          

TASTE SOUR BITTER SWEET PUNGENT SALTY

MANIFESTS IN NAILS COMPLEXION LIPS SKIN EARS

EMOTIONS ANGER JOY ANXIETY SADNESS FEAR

characteristics COLOR SMELL TASTE SOUND LIQUID

FLUIDS TEARS SWEAT LYMPH MUCOUS SALIVA

SOUNDS SHOUTING LAUGHING SINGING SOBBING GROANING

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 RED FIRE GENERATES YELLOW EARTH GENERATES BROWN
METALGENERATES BLACK WATERGENERATES GREEN WOOD
GENERATES RED FIRE

EARTH
FIRE GENERATES
GENERATES
EARTH
METAL

CONTROLLING CYCLE

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WOOD CONTROLS EARTH CONTROLS WATER CONTROLS FIRE
CONTROLS METAL CONTROLS WOOD

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 WE WILL NOW ATTRIBUTE ELEMENTS TO INTERNAL
ORGANS

• WOOD IS LIVER AND GALL BLADDER

• ‘A’ FIRE IS HEART AND SMALL
INTESTINE
• ‘B’ FIRE IS PERICARDIUM &TRIPLE
WARMER
• EARTH IS SPLEEN & STOMACH
• METAL IS LUNG & LARGE INTESTINE
• WATER IS KIDNEY & BLADDER
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 YIN AND YANG ORGANS
• LIVER,HEART,PERICARDIUM,SPLEEN,L
UNG AND KIDNEY ARE ALL YIN
ORGANS
• WHILE LARGE
INTESTINE,STOMACH,SMALL
INTESTINE,BLADDER,TRIPLE WARMER
AND GALL BLADDER ARE ALL YANG
ORGANS

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EMOTIONS & ELEMENTS

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ELEMENTS AND ENERGIES

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ELEMENTS & REASON

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 EMOTION CONTROL
ANGER
• SOME HELP IN EMOTION CONTROL
• ANGER GREEN COLOR CAN BE
CONTROLLED BY WHITE OR BROWN
COLOR. MUST WEAR BROWN OR
WHITE CLOTHING.
• SHOULD NOT WEAR GREEN COLOR
• SHOULD NOT EAT SOUR FOOD
• MUST EAT PUNGENT FOOD
• NO EXCESS SALTY FOOD
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 EMOTION CONTROL
ANGER
• ANGER ATTACKS LIVER AND GALL
BLADDER.
• ANGER SPOILES THE HEALTH OF
STOMACH AND SPLEEN
• HUNGER WILL BE LOST AND THERE
MAY BE WEAKNESS OF MUSCLES AND
TENDONS.HENCE WE MUST CONTROL
ANGER
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 EMOTION CONTROL
JOY
• JOY REPRESENTS RED COLOR
• EXCESS JOY CAN BE CONTROLLED
BY BLACK COLOR OR DARK BLUE
COLOR
• EXCESS JOY CAN HARM BOTH HEART
AND LUNGS CAUSING DAMAGE
• SHOULD NOT WEAR RED COLOR
CLOTHINGS
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 FOOD AND EXCESS JOY
• SHOULD NOT EAT BITTER FOOD AND
ACIDIC FOODS
• CAN EAT SALTY FOOD OR BLACK
COLOR FOODS
• BLACK CURRENTS,SHINGADA,BLACK
BERRIES

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 EMOTION CONTROL
ANXIETY
• ANXIETY REPRESENTS YELLOW COLOR
• YELLOW CONTROLS BLACK
• EXCESS ANXIETY WILL ATTCK STOMACH
SPLEEN AND KIDNEY AND BLADDER
FUNCTIONS
• YELLOW IS CONTROLLED BY GREEN,BLUE
• MUST WEAR GREEN COLOR
• MUST NOT WEAR YELLOW CLOTHINGS

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FOOD AND EXCESS ANXIETY
• ANXIETY REPRESENTS SWEET TASTE
• MUST NOT EAT TOO MANY SWEETS
• MUST EAT SOUR FOOD MODERATELY
• LEMON,AMALA JUICES MODERATELY

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COLOR AND EXCESS SADNESS
• SADNESS REPRESENTS WHITE OR
BROWN COLOR
• MUST NOT WEAR WHITE OR BROWN
COLOR
• CAN WEAR RED COLOR AS RED
CONTROLS WHITE

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 FOOD AND SADNESS
SADNESS REPRESENTS PUNGENT
TASTE
BITTER TASTE CONTROLS PUNGENT
TASTE
SHOULD NOT EAT VERY SPICY FOOD
CAN EAT LITTLE BITTER FOOD LIKE
BITTER GOURD,FENUGREEK SEEDS
OR VEGITABLE
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 FEAR AND COLOR
• BLACK REPRESENTS FEAR
• BLACK IS CONTROLLED BY YELLOW
• CAN WEAR YELLOW
• MUST NOT WEAR BLACK
• EXCESS FEAR MAY ATTACK KIDNEY
HEART BLADDER

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 FEAR AND FOOD
• SALTY TASTE REPRESENTS WATER
ELEMENT
• MUST NOT EAT TOO MUCH SALTY
FOOD
• SWEET TASTE CAN CONTROL SALTY
TASTE.
• CAN EAT SWEETS IN MODERATION

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