Hello folks! I'm back after a dry spell know as 'work stress'. Of course, seeing the ultraman fiasco in my country is enough to put me back in my 'smiley-face' mood.
Taking advantage at lunch break to write a short post about the five elements - continuation from my 2nd post. Thank you for the feedback and 'pat-on-the-back' comments I've been receiving from some folks - made my day :)
The five elements that we study in Metaphysics are Earth, Metal, Water, Wood and Fire. Each element has a Yin and Yang nature to it, which naturally leads to the first question my clients ask me: "Which one better?" or even "Aiyo, all yin means bad ya?". If you refer to the picture below, this is the famous Yin/Yang logo which depicts a balance nature, which means no good and bad. Although, I do get folks saying "Ee, I dont want to have the black (Yang) element. Bad luck!" (*Author hits head on virtual wall)
Now, back to the five elements, remember when I mentioned that all of us have a main element? What this means is that the day you are born, that element is your Day Element and your strongest nature. For me, I was born on the day when Yin (or Xin) Metal was the strongest.
Before we delve further, the ancient Chinese texts usage of the five elements is to lend a pictorial image to help chinese scholars to interpret characters, events, actions, etc. Just imagine in the old days, 5000 years ago, when no astro or samsung smartphone were invented, people actually had time to go out and appreciate nature and its interesting characteristics. Nowadays, we appreciate it during holidays, or worse, via National Geographic channel :P.
Now back to metal. I'm a Yin Metal element, which is easily explained as precious metal or jewelry items. This means among the five elements it is the 'prettiest' in nature...*ahem*. Shiny mah! :)
When you think of a diamond, what do you think? Yes! We love to shine and better yet, be the center of attention! We love to enjoy life, think that we are slightly better than others (er...), love compliments (yes, the more the merrier, come come!) and can be sensitive (ouch!).
Now, what happens if you know a friend who is Yin Metal, who wears drab and bland clothes, looks down, prefers to eat alone and basically ignore the world? Something wrong yeah? Well that was mua many many years ago....although my fashion tastes still not the best yet- must learn from Miranda Kerr! How and why did this happened?
If I were to travel back in time, and ask this question to myself, the answer posted back would be - I didn't feel valuable. I felt then, that I could offer no value to the world. Thus, I shun the world and the world (which I felt at that time) ignored me. Also, I was going through something called luck cycle which was not in favour for me to 'shine', so to speak (senior practitioners nod their heads in understanding). I'll share more about luck cycles in future posts.
That's why a diamond that shines with no value, will stop shining after a while and becomes a plain stone. Add the element of earth (if it's present in the hour, month, year you are born), you may find the 'diamond' buried further in earth, never to shine.
This is just a first lesson on why knowing your self is important. I had gone in the opposite direction of self-realization in my teenage years - i had no value, no one likes me, yada yada...okok, I should not be hard on myself :) But now, I realize what I am (actually, pictorially, I'm a coin, not a diamond...hehe) I take efforts to make it come true and i do become happier.
Ok....that's the mini-lesson for today. Learn about the good spectrum of yourself (I have value like a diamond), not the bad spectrum (I have no value- worthless). And to all 'diamonds' out there, and all women too, happy international woman's day!
Oh, and Happy Friday!
Whew! now back to work!
Taking advantage at lunch break to write a short post about the five elements - continuation from my 2nd post. Thank you for the feedback and 'pat-on-the-back' comments I've been receiving from some folks - made my day :)
The five elements that we study in Metaphysics are Earth, Metal, Water, Wood and Fire. Each element has a Yin and Yang nature to it, which naturally leads to the first question my clients ask me: "Which one better?" or even "Aiyo, all yin means bad ya?". If you refer to the picture below, this is the famous Yin/Yang logo which depicts a balance nature, which means no good and bad. Although, I do get folks saying "Ee, I dont want to have the black (Yang) element. Bad luck!" (*Author hits head on virtual wall)
Now, back to the five elements, remember when I mentioned that all of us have a main element? What this means is that the day you are born, that element is your Day Element and your strongest nature. For me, I was born on the day when Yin (or Xin) Metal was the strongest.
Before we delve further, the ancient Chinese texts usage of the five elements is to lend a pictorial image to help chinese scholars to interpret characters, events, actions, etc. Just imagine in the old days, 5000 years ago, when no astro or samsung smartphone were invented, people actually had time to go out and appreciate nature and its interesting characteristics. Nowadays, we appreciate it during holidays, or worse, via National Geographic channel :P.
Now back to metal. I'm a Yin Metal element, which is easily explained as precious metal or jewelry items. This means among the five elements it is the 'prettiest' in nature...*ahem*. Shiny mah! :)
Now, what happens if you know a friend who is Yin Metal, who wears drab and bland clothes, looks down, prefers to eat alone and basically ignore the world? Something wrong yeah? Well that was mua many many years ago....although my fashion tastes still not the best yet- must learn from Miranda Kerr! How and why did this happened?
If I were to travel back in time, and ask this question to myself, the answer posted back would be - I didn't feel valuable. I felt then, that I could offer no value to the world. Thus, I shun the world and the world (which I felt at that time) ignored me. Also, I was going through something called luck cycle which was not in favour for me to 'shine', so to speak (senior practitioners nod their heads in understanding). I'll share more about luck cycles in future posts.
This is how I felt when I was a teenager...er minus the smoke, alcohol,
pierced earring (that would be cool!), and mickey mouse ears. Oh and the wrinkles too. :P
That's why a diamond that shines with no value, will stop shining after a while and becomes a plain stone. Add the element of earth (if it's present in the hour, month, year you are born), you may find the 'diamond' buried further in earth, never to shine.
This is just a first lesson on why knowing your self is important. I had gone in the opposite direction of self-realization in my teenage years - i had no value, no one likes me, yada yada...okok, I should not be hard on myself :) But now, I realize what I am (actually, pictorially, I'm a coin, not a diamond...hehe) I take efforts to make it come true and i do become happier.
Ok....that's the mini-lesson for today. Learn about the good spectrum of yourself (I have value like a diamond), not the bad spectrum (I have no value- worthless). And to all 'diamonds' out there, and all women too, happy international woman's day!
Oh, and Happy Friday!
Whew! now back to work!
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