Comments on: How the Chinese organ clock yields a more nuanced view of the Heart http://deepesthealth.com/2008/how-the-chinese-organ-clock-yields-a-more-nuanced-view-of-the-heart/ Learning Chinese Medicine and letting it inform all aspects of life Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:58:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Glass Girl http://deepesthealth.com/2008/how-the-chinese-organ-clock-yields-a-more-nuanced-view-of-the-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-5415 Glass Girl Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:23:44 +0000 http://deepesthealth.com/?p=39#comment-5415 More insight...I once went to a hypnotherapist to help me with my insomnia and she pointed out to me a very valuable fact: babies NEVER get insomnia. Translation being that insomnia is all in our heads. I try to keep this in mind when I am up at 3am... More insight…I once went to a hypnotherapist to help me with my insomnia and she pointed out to me a very valuable fact: babies NEVER get insomnia. Translation being that insomnia is all in our heads. I try to keep this in mind when I am up at 3am…

]]> By: How am I going to survive the next twelve weeks? A study in the power of Chinese medicine theory | Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine http://deepesthealth.com/2008/how-the-chinese-organ-clock-yields-a-more-nuanced-view-of-the-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-3546 How am I going to survive the next twelve weeks? A study in the power of Chinese medicine theory | Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:34:00 +0000 http://deepesthealth.com/?p=39#comment-3546 [...] based - perhaps predictably - on the organ clock. Each week, I will use one section of the organ clock to structure my boards/general study.  This will also serve to keep that material fresh and [...] [...] based – perhaps predictably – on the organ clock. Each week, I will use one section of the organ clock to structure my boards/general study.  This will also serve to keep that material fresh and [...]

]]> By: Angela http://deepesthealth.com/2008/how-the-chinese-organ-clock-yields-a-more-nuanced-view-of-the-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-3412 Angela Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:55:17 +0000 http://deepesthealth.com/?p=39#comment-3412 Hi Eric - great site! I just came across it while trying to understand why I have a symptom that keeps coming up at the same time every day - between 11 am and 1 pm. I can't seem to associate my symptoms with the heart principles...I experience a histamine type reaction during this time which is greatly exacerbated by eating. I am confident it's not a food issue as over the years I've eliminated all suspects...plus it doesn't seem to matter what I eat and it never happens at breakfast or dinner. Any thoughts? Thx so much. Hi Eric – great site! I just came across it while trying to understand why I have a symptom that keeps coming up at the same time every day – between 11 am and 1 pm. I can’t seem to associate my symptoms with the heart principles…I experience a histamine type reaction during this time which is greatly exacerbated by eating. I am confident it’s not a food issue as over the years I’ve eliminated all suspects…plus it doesn’t seem to matter what I eat and it never happens at breakfast or dinner. Any thoughts? Thx so much.

]]> By: Rooman Kartta http://deepesthealth.com/2008/how-the-chinese-organ-clock-yields-a-more-nuanced-view-of-the-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-2340 Rooman Kartta Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:00:39 +0000 http://deepesthealth.com/?p=39#comment-2340 This was interesting post. I had troubles to understand that thing about symbolism and number five, but your reply to Lucy made things clear. Thank you very much. This was interesting post. I had troubles to understand that thing about symbolism and number five, but your reply to Lucy made things clear. Thank you very much.

]]> By: Bex http://deepesthealth.com/2008/how-the-chinese-organ-clock-yields-a-more-nuanced-view-of-the-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-2333 Bex Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:27:19 +0000 http://deepesthealth.com/?p=39#comment-2333 I think another interesting thing about the relationship with the Heart and the Number Five is it's place in numerology. When you make your Chinese numerology chart, you draw a sort of tic-tac square, and then each of the nine squares is in charge of a number. The number five is in the middle of all of the squares. It's also the only number that is closed in on all sides by the other numbers. Heiner Fruehauf has an article on his classicalchinesemedicine.org site, "All Disease Comes From the Heart: The Pivotal Role of the Emotions in Chinese Medicine," that talks about how all illness can eventually be traced back to the Heart, and we know that the Heart is called "The Emperor" of the body in Chapter 8 of the Suwen. To me, it makes sense that the number 5 would serve as a metaphor for the Heart, because of it's central and protected position within Chinese numerology. The odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) tend to be associated with yang qualities, so the choosing of the number 5 does denote some kind of yang energy principle that resides in the Heart, even though it is considered a fu/yin organ. The numbers 2, 5, and 8 are used to represent Earth energies in Feng Shui and so here is a correlation between the Earth phase and the Heart too. The Earth phase is that which is a connector and harmonizer and the Heart plays that role in the body, right? (I'm still a student here.) I think another interesting thing about the relationship with the Heart and the Number Five is it’s place in numerology. When you make your Chinese numerology chart, you draw a sort of tic-tac square, and then each of the nine squares is in charge of a number. The number five is in the middle of all of the squares. It’s also the only number that is closed in on all sides by the other numbers.

Heiner Fruehauf has an article on his classicalchinesemedicine.org site, “All Disease Comes From the Heart: The Pivotal Role of the Emotions in Chinese Medicine,” that talks about how all illness can eventually be traced back to the Heart, and we know that the Heart is called “The Emperor” of the body in Chapter 8 of the Suwen. To me, it makes sense that the number 5 would serve as a metaphor for the Heart, because of it’s central and protected position within Chinese numerology.

The odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) tend to be associated with yang qualities, so the choosing of the number 5 does denote some kind of yang energy principle that resides in the Heart, even though it is considered a fu/yin organ. The numbers 2, 5, and 8 are used to represent Earth energies in Feng Shui and so here is a correlation between the Earth phase and the Heart too. The Earth phase is that which is a connector and harmonizer and the Heart plays that role in the body, right? (I’m still a student here.)

]]> By: Eric http://deepesthealth.com/2008/how-the-chinese-organ-clock-yields-a-more-nuanced-view-of-the-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-2332 Eric Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:31:55 +0000 http://deepesthealth.com/?p=39#comment-2332 Lucie, Thank you for your question. Numerology is complicated, isn't it? From one perspective, you can see 9 as associated with the Heart. Also, in the Neijing, the number 7 is associated with Fire, which is associated with the Heart. I use 5 in this article because the fifth month on the Chinese calendar is associated with the Heart. There are other symbols that strengthen this association, but that really warrants a separate article. I hope this clarifies things for you. Eric Lucie,

Thank you for your question. Numerology is complicated, isn’t it? From one perspective, you can see 9 as associated with the Heart. Also, in the Neijing, the number 7 is associated with Fire, which is associated with the Heart.

I use 5 in this article because the fifth month on the Chinese calendar is associated with the Heart. There are other symbols that strengthen this association, but that really warrants a separate article. I hope this clarifies things for you.

Eric

]]> By: Lucie http://deepesthealth.com/2008/how-the-chinese-organ-clock-yields-a-more-nuanced-view-of-the-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-2331 Lucie Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:52:21 +0000 http://deepesthealth.com/?p=39#comment-2331 Hello, Eric, thanks for this article. may i have one question? i didnt really get the part, when you are speaking about symbolism and number five. i always imagined heart beeing number nine, the most yang in numerology. could you please shortly explain that connection again? Lucie. Hello, Eric,
thanks for this article. may i have one question? i didnt really get the part, when you are speaking about symbolism and number five. i always imagined heart beeing number nine, the most yang in numerology. could you please shortly explain that connection again? Lucie.

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