WATER of LIFE
By
Cobi Swanepoel
In Traditional Chinese Medicine the Kidneys is the organ associated with the Water Element, and it houses Will-Power (Zhi).
The Water Element is mainly responsible for our will, our drive, our ability to realize our potential. It affects our instinct and hope. In Water we find our dreams.
Water is the beginning and the foundation of the other Elements.
Fear is the emotion related to Water and the Kidneys.
The kidneys govern Water and this has to flow upward to nourish the heart. The heart governs Fire and this has to flow downwards to the kidneys- it is mutual nourishment and assistance.
The Kidneys are the Root of Life and stores Essence. It governs the bones, brain, urinary and reproductive functions, and the ability to hear and listen. It holds the wisdom required for us to know what is important within life to give energy to. It provides the necessary constitution to live our lives to our full potential.
Strong Kidney Essence nourishes brain and memory, bones and teeth It manifests in, and nourishes the hair.
Kidneys and the Water Element are responsible for the transformation and transportation of body fluids, and control the bladder.
Negative Emotions in TCM-Water Element out of balance
Excessive and inappropriate Fear. Fear happens when we doubt our strengths, when we feel alone and disconnected. It stops us from moving forward in life and in our personal growth.
We lose touch with our inner wisdom, peace and sense of knowing.
Nervous energy or exhaustion, depression
Positive Emotions in TCM- Water Element in balance
Courage. Neither driven nor lacking in ambition. New ideas come to us, we trust our instinct, we feel strong, powerful and calm. Out of this comes gentleness and reflection. Our will is strong and our behaviour gentle, we have self-confidence and an innate trust in life.
Water Symptoms:
Dark circles around eyes, weak legs, lower back pain, fatigue, bad teeth, loss of hearing, oedema, incontinence, frequent urination, osteoporosis, dull thinking, dry eyes, hair loss
More and more animals I communicate with, present with Water Imbalances, I can but only see it as a manifestation of the state of fear that most people are living in.
Fear of lack and poverty, not being good enough, being alone, change, illness and death, and for some the biggest fear… to trust in Life, to trust in God.
Energetically we have to surrender and trust to hold on to the Water of Life; otherwise we will live with flooded boundaries, or parched and eroded landscapes.
Let’s look again at those that cannot but live a life of Trust- our friends the animals-
“behold the birds of the air, for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns, yet your Heavenly Father feedeth them”
Matthew 6:26