Five Elements Theory
"The Five Phases" have their roots in the Chinese view of the universe and are a central building block of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
According to Chinese philosophy, the Five Element theory is based on the theory of Yin and Yang. Yin and Yang are the symbols for opposites, such as day and night, heaven and earth, but at the same time they complement each other and cannot exist without the other. This is also true for the 5 elements wood, fire, earth, metal, and water.
All things in this world are assigned to the 5 basic elements wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, which regulate the course of natural phenomena. They are a further differentiation of Yin and Yang and a system with which one can explain and understand relationships and effects between humans and the environment, as well as between individual organs. Each element is assigned specific correspondences and meridians (energy flow channels that run through the body).
Body, mind, and soul
Everything is connected – otherwise it would fall apart
Considering one element makes no sense without including the others, as the elements interact with each other. The elements strengthen or nourish, weaken, control, and balance each other out. This means that with the 5 elements, there is no static state; everything is in motion and in a living relationship with one another.
All organs of our body are grouped and assigned to the 5 elements by taste, time of day, season, our senses, and much more. This creates a unity of our energetic pattern in both physical and psychological terms.
The Five Elements or 5 Phases of Change are in a harmonious interplay with each other, taking into account various involved cycles: the generative cycle (nourishing cycle - clockwise, corresponding to the course of the seasons and the transformation process of plants), the destructive cycle, and the controlling cycle (crossing arrows).
Explanation of Cycles
- Generative cycle (clockwise): An element strengthens or nourishes the subsequent element.
- Destructive cycle (counter-clockwise): An element weakens the preceding element.
- Controlling cycle/Relationships (crossing arrow connections): Fire controls Metal, Earth controls Water.
Our basic products, "Herbal Concentrates and Regeneration Creams based on the 5 Elements," are each formulated and designed to address exactly one element.
