金
jīn
what is metal element?
Late autumn, old age, grief, loss, refinement, opulence, detail, simplicity, respect, honour, integrity, dignity, art and artistry, the heavens, the sky.
Metal is the father and the archetype of royalty.
It’s also the divine.
It’s the chinese interpretation of air element.
It’s grace and graciousness, it’s beauty but also snobbery. It’s having high and simple standards that give you the best of the best but sometimes we deprive ourselves to get the best, so It’s also deprivation. It’s precious gemstones and materials. silk, cashmere, gold, diamonds. It’s seeing life from a bigger picture, sorting the important from the unimportant. Metal gives us our authority, values, integrity and authenticity.
The energy of metal is constrictive, it’s naturally shedding what doesn’t feel like us to give us something truly like ourselves. However, this constriction can lead to a sheltered and fearful lifestyle sometimes. If someone is always prioritising the best and the bigger picture, it’s unlikely they’ll live life boldly and wildly like Fire dominants do - Metal is old age so Metal dominants generally live a quiet lifestyle. Because of it’s ability to refine, loss and grief are placed in Metal element. Metal is also very sensitive energetically, and so will feel sick and tense when they have all eyes on them. As it’s the last element, Metal is the tidying up, end of day affairs, the polishing and adding the finishing touches. Metal element is where the ancient Chinese place art and beauty.
What are the organs associated with metal element?
Skin, lungs, large intestine, colon, nose.
