Earth centred

I have long been interested in the idea that Earth is at the centre of the Five Elements. At the start of the Yellow Emperor's Classic there is talk about the four seasons and of Yin, Yang and of sub-dividing these with the other inside.[1] (For example: You might think of spring as Yang within Yang, summer as Yin within Yang, autumn as Yin within Yin and winter as Yang within Yin. The Classic talks about the time of day and I have extended the idea)

I have finally put the idea into a picture and will use that as a starting point to consider the dynamics of the Five Elements in traditional form and centred form. I hope that it will provoke us all to think about the energies of the elements from our own understanding and to embrace the idea that there are many ways to relate to energies.

[1] - The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine, Maoshing Ni, Chapters 1-5