This article might be a bit off topic compared to the rest of the articles, but it's worth it. It also continues the series, 4, 5, ... . But most importantly, it talks about timing and seasons.
To quote wikipedia:
The wuxing (Chinese: 五行; pinyin: wǔxíng), also known as the Five Elements, Five Agents, Five Movements, Five Phases, Five Planets,[1]Five Processes, Five Stages, Five Steps, or Five Ways, is the short form of "wǔ zhǒng liúxíng zhī qì" (五種流行之氣) or "the five types of chi dominating at different times".[2] It is a fivefold conceptual scheme that many traditional Chinese fields used to explain a wide array of phenomena, from cosmic cycles to the interaction between internal organs, and from the succession of political regimes to the properties of medicinal drugs. The "Five Phases" are Wood (木mù), Fire (火huǒ), Earth (土tǔ), Metal (金jīn), and Water (水shuǐ). This order of presentation is known as the "mutual generation" (相生 xiāngshēng) sequence. In the order of "mutual overcoming" (相剋/相克 xiāngkè), they are Wood, Earth, Water, Fire, and Metal.[3][4][5]
The wuxing (Chinese: 五行; pinyin: wǔxíng), also known as the Five Elements, Five Agents, Five Movements, Five Phases, Five Planets,[1]Five Processes, Five Stages, Five Steps, or Five Ways, is the short form of "wǔ zhǒng liúxíng zhī qì" (五種流行之氣) or "the five types of chi dominating at different times".[2] It is a fivefold conceptual scheme that many traditional Chinese fields used to explain a wide array of phenomena, from cosmic cycles to the interaction between internal organs, and from the succession of political regimes to the properties of medicinal drugs. The "Five Phases" are Wood (木mù), Fire (火huǒ), Earth (土tǔ), Metal (金jīn), and Water (水shuǐ). This order of presentation is known as the "mutual generation" (相生 xiāngshēng) sequence. In the order of "mutual overcoming" (相剋/相克 xiāngkè), they are Wood, Earth, Water, Fire, and Metal.[3][4][5]
The five phases are around 72 days each and are usually used to describe the state in nature:
The most relevant thing I find is this:
And now something about foods:
Root Vegetables, Carrots, parsnip, turnips, potatoes, and all the other types of food that come from the earth.
Water, Mineral Water, Seafood, and Fish and all the other foods that come from the sea.
Leafy Green vegetables, Celery, Cabbage,Wheat, Grains, Brown and white rice, Pumpkin, Beans, and peas just to name a few. and all of the other foods that come form the land.
Good old Fresh Air, Prana breathing
And as they say five plus a day or as it should be said Five Meridians Plus A Day will ensure good health in the meridian organs and a good vibrational flow of energy in the human energy system.
Preparation of foods is also important because there are many different away of preparing food some good and some not so good.
Grilling food drys the food out and breaks down the balance of the meridian energy.
Can be good for meats if the meat is placed of a rack so that the fat can run free of the meat and the meridian energy holds together better if the meat is cooked slowly.
Boiling vegetable is not so good for the meridian energy because you end up boiling the goodness out of the vegetable and you over load the vegetable with energy from the water meridian.
Streaming foods is the best way to protect the meridian energy of the food as it locks the energy into the food as it is cooking.
And remember organic foods are always best because they hold a higher vibration then heated foods.
This is important to know about foods. The healthier and more balanced, the better. There are also some yoga/stretching postures that connects to the meridians mentioned here.
