The cosmological cycle
The cosmological cycle is an alternative Five Elements model in which Earth is central and the Kidney-Spleen-Heart axis is emphasised clinically.
Read moreCycles and interrelationships
The counter-dominating / rebellious cycle
In the rebellious or counter-dominating cycle, the normal Ko direction reverses and the controlled element strikes back.
Read moreThe overacting cycle / overcontrol
In the overacting cycle, the normal regulating action of the Ko cycle becomes excessive and control turns into suppression.
Read moreThe child exhausts the mother
When the child in the Sheng cycle is chronically deficient and continually demands more from the mother, both child and mother can eventually become weak.
Read moreThe mother does not nourish the child
When the mother in the Sheng cycle is too weak to nourish the child sufficiently, symptoms arise in the child while the cause lies in the mother.
Read moreThe 4 disturbances within the Five Elements
Within the Five Elements, four fundamental disturbances can arise: two in the Sheng cycle and two in the Ko cycle.
Read moreThe Ko cycle
The Ko cycle describes how the Five Elements control, regulate and keep one another in balance.
Read moreSheng and Ko cycles
The Sheng cycle describes how the Five Elements nourish one another; the Ko cycle describes how they control and restrain one another.
Read moreThe Sheng cycle
The Sheng cycle is the Mother-Child or Generating cycle in which each of the Five Elements nourishes and supports the next.
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