The Soul of Wood

The Soul of Wood by Cobi Swanepoel In Traditional Chinese Medicine the Liver is the organ associated with the Wood Element, and it houses the Ethereal Soul (Hun).        The Wood Element is mainly responsible for initiating change, guiding our development and granting...

Center of Earth

CENTRE of EARTH by Cobi Swanepoel In Traditional Chinese Medicine the Spleen is the organ associated with the Earth Element and it houses the Intellect (Yi).   Amongst the five Elements it is the one that occupies the center position from where it binds together and...

The Breath of Metal

The Breath of Metal Cobi Swanepoel In Traditional Chinese Medicine the Lungs are associated with the Metal Element, and it houses the Corporeal Soul (Po). Metal is our ability to touch, communicate and feel, The Corporeal Soul is the direct manifestation of the Breath...

Mind the Heart

Mind the Heart By Cobi Swanepoel We tend to see the heart as just another organ in the body, but as so many people suffer from heart-related dis-ease it is time to take a deeper, and different, look at the heart. In Traditional Chinese Medicine the Heart is the organ...

Water of Life

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...