Five Elements

Mar 012010

by Deborah Redfern
Here in the northwest, our hearts are full with the promise of Spring. Well, more than the promise…we are almost basking in blossoms and warm breezes. In this video, I explore the meaning of the Element of Wood and the season of Spring!

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Jan 122010

by Deborah Redfern
In the Five Element system of Chinese Medicine, Winter corresponds to the element of Water. The bagua area for the Water element is Career, meaning Deep Water. Did you ever wonder what the connections are between Winter, the element of Water and the Career area?
Water tells us more about transformation and the alchemy of change than [...]

Jul 112008
The Element of Fire

The earth has received the embrace of the sun
and we shall see the results of that love.
-   Hunkesni (Sitting Bull)
 

Jun 272008

I’m currently reading “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West” by Gregory Maguire and in a round-about kind of way, it reminded me of the post I wrote a while ago on the Five Element and the Wizard of Oz and this seems like a good time to offer it again. 
Five Elements and the [...]