The fire element is linked to early summer. Within each element there are officials, they are defined not by physical properties but by specific roles in the processing, storage, and distribution of vital energy and therefore the maintenance of life.
Unlike the other elements the fire element has four officials. These are the heart which is the supreme controller and the small intestine which is in control of transforming matter, separating the pure from the unpure. Also the pericardium, which is the heart protector and circulation sex official. Lastly the triple heater is the official of balance and harmony.
The physical attributes of this element relate to heart and cardiovascular function, autonomic nervous system, digestive function, peripheral circulation. On a psychological level, this element is linked to sorting and separating, boundaries, self-expression, joy and happiness, love, warmth, relationships, affection, sexuality, excitement, animation, enthusiasm, activity and passion.
When a fire element is out of balance it could result in cardiac disease, circulatory disease, arrhythmias, irritable bowel syndrome, small bowel disease, insomnia, environmental illness, dysatonomias, fatigue, neck and upper back pain.
When examining this element's psychological characteristics there could be relationship difficulties, a person who wants intimacy but is self-protective, depression and absence of joy, dysphoria, unhappiness, anxiety, insomnia, doubt and hesitation, confusion and inhibition, shy and withdrawn, no enthusiasm and pessimistic.
(This essay is the intellectual property of Paul Adkins)
