Phase

New Yang

Full Yang

Yin/Yang Balance

New Yin

Full Yin

Color

green

red

yellow

white

black

Direction

east

south

center
(nadir/zenith)

west

north

Life Cycle

infancy

youth

adulthood

old age

death

Hours

3 - 7 am

9 am - 1 pm

1-3am, 7-9am
1-3pm, 7-9pm

3 - 7 pm

9 pm - 1 am

Energy Quality

generative

expansive

stabilizing

contracting

conserving

Season

spring

summer

late summer
(between seasons)

autumn

winter

Climate

windy

hot

damp

dry

cold

Development Phase

sprouting, leaves growing

blooming, fruit growing

ripening, harvest

withering, seeds falling

dormancy, storage

Smell

rancid

scorched

fragrant

putrid

rotten

Flavor

sour

bitter

sweet

pungent

salty

Mental Quality

emotion, sensitivity

willpower, creativity

clarity

intuition

spontaneity

Negative Emotion

anger

hate

anxiety

grief

fear

Positive Emotion

patience

joy

empathy

courage

calmness

Other Emotions

irritability, blame, rage, resentment, jealousy

nervousness, shock, excitement

worry, regret, remorse, obsessiveness, self-doubt

sadness, shame, disappointment, guilt

loneliness, insecurity

Virtue

benevolence

propriety, order

faith, trust

rectitude, integrity, righteousness, dignity

wisdom

Expression

shouting

laughter

song

weeping

groan

Yin (Zang) solid internal organ

Liver (LV)

Heart (HT)

Spleen-Pancreas (SP)

Lungs (LU)

Kidneys (KD)

Triple Burner (TB)

Yang (Fu) hollow internal organ

Gallbladder (GB)

Small Intestine (SI)

Stomach (ST)

Large Intestine (LI)

Bladder (BL)

Pericardium (PC)

Active Times

GB= 11pm-1am
LV= 1am-3am

SI= 1pm-3pm
HT= 11am-1pm

ST= 7am-9am
SP= 9am-11am

LI= 5am-7am
LU= 3am-5am

BL=3pm-5pm
KD=5pm-7pm

TB= 9pm-11pm
PC=  7pm-9pm

Body

tendons

pulse

muscle

skin

bones

Aperture

eyes

tongue, throat

lips, mouth

nose

ears

Bodily Fluids

tears

sweat

saliva

mucus

urine

Expands Into

nails

facial complexion

lips

body hair

head/pubic hair

Primal Spirit

Green Dragon

Red Pheasant

Yellow Phoenix

White Tiger

Black Tortoise

Zodiac

Gemini, Cancer

Virgo, Libra

Taurus, Leo
Scorpio, Aquarius

Sagittarius, Capricorn

Aires, Pisces

Male Animal

Tiger

Horse

Dragon, Dog

Monkey

Rat

Female Animal

Rabbit

Snake

Cow, Sheep

Hen

Hog

Numbers

8, 3

2, 7

10, 5

4, 9

6,1

Planet

Jupiter

Mars

Saturn

Venus

Mercury

I Ching Trigrams

wind, thunder

fire

earth, mountain

heaven, lake

water

Hexagrams

51, 57

30

2, 52

1, 58

29