The season of fruition and harvest. The smell of this season is fragrant, the air is heavy and scented. The climate is more humid, there's a thickening of the air and chi. The plants in the garden are putting less energy into growing and maturing and more energy into the fruit or harvest of the plant. It seems like everything is slowing down. There is a quiet or calm in the air. When wherever you go people are giving away zucchini, then you can be sure you are in the heart of late summer. This pause in the year is of special significance. For it is at this time that the yang … >>
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The I Ching at this time of Crisis
Inherent in Five Element Acupuncture is an understanding of the what the Taoist called The Way of Heaven. A realization of the connectedness of all of life, from the influences of the seasons, the stars and planets to our daily life here on earth.