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The Five Elements and The Five Spirits The Five Elements
 Masters of the Five Elements The Five Elements are a timeless template for typing character and form based on a theory of correspondences. Through the elements Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water the ancient Chinese classified all cycles of change in the external world and within the human psyche and soma. This ideology can be likened to the modern notion of the "holistic paradigm" recognizing that the entire natural world is reflected in all living things on the earth. The elements are organized according to the cycles and constituents of nature and correspond to every part of the human body and mind. All ancient and some modern cultures understand and honor the influences of these cycles on all aspects of human life. Modern technological relent societies have ventured far from these ideas and practices which has left us out of balance with ourselves and the earth. Discovering how the elements of the macrocosm effect the individual's microcosm promotes understanding of personal health patterns and the patterns of those around us. Knowing the elements and their correspondences brings new light and inspirations to our experience of life. Following the cycles of nature, we are offered a deeper connection to the earth and a profound look into ourselves. The Five Spirits
 Shamans The Five Spirits are the psychospiritual counterparts to The Five Elements. Each one of the Spirits corresponds to the each of the Elements: Hun to Wood, Shen to Fire, Yi to Earth, Po to Metal, and Zhi to Water. The roots of the Five Spirits originates more than 5000 years ago in the ideology of Siberian shamans and later blended into Chinese culture through Taoist psychospiritual practices. Taoism and Traditional Chinese Medicine developed simultaneously in ancient China and have continued into modern times both reaching far beyond the boundaries of Asia. As Communist rule consumed China, those theories and practices having to do with spirituality were extracted from modern Chinese medical texts. When Chinese medicine, more precisely acupuncture, began its way into America around 1970 very little information on The Five Spirits was translated or written in English Chinese medical texts. In more recent years we find more information written and translated on this rich and insightful branch of Chinese medicine. Interestingly we are able to trace back some of the basic theories of modern psychology through the writings of Carl Jung as he refers to Taoist concepts of human behavior and thought. Knowledge of the The Five Spirits formulated by ancient Taoist healers provides a template to understand the psyche, emotions and spiritual nature of modern humans. The roadmap called the Five Spirits offers us practical tools to psychology/ spiritual health and well being. Anastacia comes to these seminars with the desire to help people understand who they are and truly accept this awareness as a most profound gift that it is. These workshops promise to be greatly informative and deeply inspiring with lots of love! For current seminar dates see Schedule/Registration page. |
