Correspondences of the elements.
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Fire |
Air |
Water |
Earth |
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Tendency; |
Rising |
To and fro |
Spreading |
Contracting |
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Quality; |
Warm / dry |
Warm/moist |
Cold / moist |
Cold / dry |
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Direction; |
South |
East |
North |
West |
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Dimension; |
Duration |
Upwards |
Sideways |
Distance |
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Season; |
Summer |
Spring |
Winter |
Autumn |
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Time; |
Afternoon |
Morning |
Night |
Evening |
|
Humor; |
Yellow bile |
Blood |
Phlegm |
Black bile |
|
Temperament; |
Choleric |
Sanguine |
Phlegmatic |
Melancholic |
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Age; |
Youth |
Childhood |
Maturity |
Adulthood |
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Body tissues |
Nerve tissue |
Muscles, blood |
Lymph, fluid, fat |
Ligaments, skeleton |
|
Sense; |
Smell |
Taste |
Sight |
Hearing |
|
Flavour; |
Bitter |
Sweet |
Salt |
Hearing |
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Body function; |
Metabolism |
Respiration |
Nutrition |
Form |
|
Movement; |
Voluntary |
Involuntary |
|
|
|
Faculty; |
Attractive |
Digestive |
Propulsive |
Retentive |
|
Excretion; |
Metabolic heat |
Expired air and gasses |
Urine, sweat |
Faeces |
|
Emotion; |
Excitement |
Cheerfulness |
Apathy |
Depression |
|
Mental state; |
Anger |
Humour |
Submission |
Stubbornness |
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