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Associations
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Color: Green (unripe apples, color of bile)
Sound: Shout (energy rising, does not have to be loud—just has a push with it, like a mother with a tight lip saying, “Don’t ever do that again.”)
Odor: Rancid (fat/oil gone bad)
Emotion: Anger (upsurge of energy)
Season: Spring (new growth)
Taste: Sour (unripe apple, burp up bile, citrus fruit (lemon/grapefruit), sauerkraut, vinegar-get the sensation in mouth like when sucking a lemon)
Direction: East (view from heaven down on 5 elements/new beginnings): Sun rises in the east, the beginning of a new day.
Parts of Body: Ligaments & Tendons (the springs in body; ability to act/movement/balance/strength/flexibility/adaptability)
External Physical Manifestation: Nails (extension of liver, brittle/striated/soft)
Climate: Wind (changeable/volatile/sweeps things out for new growth/movement/blows seeds to new places/cleans things away/ about movement)
Power: Birth (new growth (fragility)/ hope/trust/meridian runs around genitals-reproduction-birth/strength/determination/selflessness/independence/assertiveness)
The power of birth is a push of energy. Like a blade of grass growing through asphalt. It does not lose sight of its’ vision to cont. to grow
Sense Organ: Eyes (“Windows to the soul”; Vision/foresight/insight for good planning & judgment/creativity/wisdom/birth of new ideas