metal
Associations
Color: White (coloring for mourning in east, white light from Heaven above)
Sound: Weeping (on the verge of tears)(letting go of grief)
Odor: Rotten (meat, or compost heaps, anything that has let go/gone beyond ripe)(letting go, leaves falling, rotting and nourishing the earth)
Emotion: Grief (death, loss, dying, letting go)
Season: Autumn (Fall)
Taste: Pungent (i.e. garlic/curry opens nasal passages; metal coin taste) (spicy-can be over powering) (horseradish, chili peppers, onions)(ginger can be both bitter and pungent) Pungent affects sinuses. Too much can cause a person to let go of bowels(diarrhea)
Direction: West (“gone west”, someone passed away, like sun setting-letting go of the day or the time of year)
Parts of Body: Body hair (layer of protection and warmth (nose hair filters/protects)
External Physical Manifestation: Skin (3rd Lung: breathe via skin-eliminates toxins (letting go), skin constantly flaking off and regenerating, most outward part of the body towards heaven)
Climate: Dryness (all moisture moved downward, crackling of leaves)
Power: Balance (equal days and nights): take in and let go with everything (air/CO2, etc…) Grief/Inspiration. Colon lets go, lungs take in and let go.
Sense Organ: Nose (breath air via nose)