Elemendid: maa

EARTH 🌿 The season of late summer, the time of the harvest that occurs in between the height of summer and the beginning of autumn. We have put in the hard work of sowing seeds in the spring and cultivating them throughout the summer. Now is the time to harvest the abundance we have created. It is a time of decrease: decreased activity as the heat diminishes and the daylight lessens. We have time to appreciate our bounty and recognize that we will have enough to get us through the seasons ahead.

The color of Earth is yellow. The odor associated with Earth is fragrant, while the sound is singing and the emotion is sympathy. The Spleen/Pancreas and the Stomach are the organs and officials associated with Earth. They provide for the proper breakdown, digestion, and transportation of nutrients and information.

Balance in our Earth element allows us to stand grounded on our own two feet. We feel secure in knowing that we have enough. We can stand in the center and comfortably hold all that is going on around us with integrity. Earth energy enables us to nurture ourselves as well as those in need. The Earth element is closely associated with the archetype of the Mother, or Mother Earth. It is the mother who feeds and sustains us.
An imbalance in the Earth element leads to a fear of scarcity, the fear that there will not be enough food, money, love, etc. Excessive and sometimes obsessive worry results. A lack of mothering early in our lives can lead to feelings of deprivation and emptiness, which can result in the constant search for attention from others along with their external approval. Alternately, we may stop nourishing ourselves because we are too busy nurturing those around us. This can lead to clinging or smothering behavior.

Trusting that one has enough, or is enough, is essential to our sense of stability and security. When we stop fearing scarcity, we are grounded and able to support ourselves as well as those around us. #chinesemedicine

Allikas: NewEarth Mama