In the Chinese calendar, September 8, 2023, is the first day of Yin Metal Rooster Month. The Chinese calendar assigns one of the twelve animals, five elements, and the polarity of yin or yang to each year, month, day, and hour. The Yin Metal Rooster month extends till October 7, 2023.
The Yin Metal Rooster refers to the 58th hexagram described in the I Ching and used in Feng Shui. Its image is Lake over Lake. The Yin Metal Rooster represents "Joy " and is one of eight hexagrams with the same trigram above and below. It is an image of slight weakness, with an undertone of strength.
The Yin Metal Rooster hexagram:
From the body and health perspective, the Yin Metal Rooster hexagram represents a shift away from the overbearing energetic nature of the previous month. The environmental influences are moving out of full Summer mode to a more subtle energetic state. As a result of the constant exposure to summer heat and indoor air conditioning, the human body develops a weakness in the Wei or Defensive Qi. This is the Qi that acts as a barrier to environmental influences.
The effect now has caused a different pathogenic influence. The Yin Metal Rooster has a less energetic nature. The previous month was characterized by extreme heat, inflammation, and dryness. This month the heat and inflammation have calmed down but the dryness remains. Residual dryness impacts the Lungs first and then cascades inward to other regions: Large Intestine, Liver, Stomach, Spleen, Bladder, and nervous system. The dominant pathological influences began with heat and inflammation in the previous months and transitioned to dryness, fluid deficiencies, and fatigue.
The Lake trigram originates in the Metal element and is related to dry conditions. In addition to the latent heat and inflammation from the summer heat, dryness is accentuated by consuming foods that are devoid of fluid nourishment or incompatible with one's constitution.
Each season consists of various energetic states, often in conflict. These conditions will be reflected in nature and, more importantly, our bodies. As mentioned before, the Yin Metal Rooster represents a generalized pattern of dryness that affects various organs, tissues, and body regions. Each of these patterns has its own set of signs and symptoms.
Common problems during the Yin Metal Rooster month are:
headache, dry eyes, dry nasal passages, nosebleed, fever, dry and sore throat, hoarseness, dry face, dry scalp, falling hair
nervousness, irritability, insomnia, high blood pressure, migraine headache, nervousness, chronic fatigue
heartburn, indigestion, dream-disturbed sleep, cardiac pain, palpitations, chest pain, rib pain
painful or scanty urination, constipation, abdominal pain, menstrual problems
Internal organ dryness patterns are aggravated by:
- excess consumption of alcohol, spicy, and sweet foods
- long-term emotional upset or anger
- exterior heat invading the digestive organs
- long-term physical, mental, or emotional stress
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