Understanding your individual psychology according to the Five Phase theory can help you identify who you are and how you function within the Chinese Medicine paradigm. It can help you evaluate your personal strengths and weaknesses, it can also guide you in the use of therapies such as acupuncture, medicinal herbal formulas and food therapies.
Understanding your individual psychology according to the Five Phase theory can help you identify who you are and how you function within the Chinese Medicine paradigm. It can help you evaluate your personal strengths and weaknesses, it can also guide you in the use of therapies such as acupuncture, medicinal herbal formulas and food therapies.
WOOD Archetype: The PIONEER
__ feel confident, act assertively
__ ambitious and enjoy competition
__ enjoy being first, best, unique
__ can be pushy or provocative
__ openly discuss abilities and achievements
__ comfort with challenges, conflict, pressure
__ right, even if others disagree or disapprove
__ pleasure in public recognition
__ comfortable directing or leading others
__ follow my mown hunches take initiative
__comfortable with bold, decisive action
__ tend to argue with opinions, especially of me
FIRE Archetype: The WIZZARD
__ enjoy the pleasure of my senses
__ easily know what another thinks and feels
__ enjoy physical contact and emotional intimacy
__ enjoy excitement and stimulation
__ easily share my innermost feelings and desires
__ tend to live in the here-and-now
__see the humorous side of life
__ thoroughly enjoy getting what I want
__ get involved easily and enjoy being moved emotionally
__ optimistic and hopeful despite what others may say
__ identify and sympathize with another’s joy and pain
__unabashed in showing affection, enthusiasm and excitement
__ enjoy being attractive and magnetic
EARTH Archetype: The PEACEMAKER
__ agreeable and accommodating
__ nurturing and supportive, putting other’s needs first
__ enjoy frequent socializing with friends and family
__ enjoy being relied upon for reassurance and help
__ the hub of my social and family networks
__ enjoy settling disputes so that all parties are satisfied
__ involved in other people’s lives
__ like to create and relaxed and comfortable environment for others
__loyal and accessible to friends, family, and co-workers
__tend to be diplomatic and tactful, a consensus builder
__happy to rely on the skill and intelligence of others
__like getting close and being needed
__comfortable and open even with people I don’t know well
METAL Archetype: The ALCHEMIST
__prefer a neat and orderly lifestyle
__enjoy a convivial but undemanding social life
__committed to high moral principles and conduct
__comfortable when proper procedures are followed
__enjoy tasks that require logical, and systematic approaches to problem-solving
__meticulous, tasteful and discriminating
__self-contained, not overly-involved in other’s affairs
__work effectively in situations where goals and guidelines are well defined
__ willing to accept the authority of those with more competence
__enjoy solving puzzles and mysteries
__put virtue and principle before pleasure and fulfillment
__ temperate and moderate
__likes things to run calmly and smoothly
WATER Archetype: The PHILOSOPHER
__cautious and sensible
__particularly enjoy solitude
__curious and imaginative
__tend to keep feelings, thoughts and opinions to myself
__content being anonymous, a “fly on the wall”
__doesn’t mind being considered unusual or eccentric
__excited by intellectual pursuits
__content figuring things out for myself
__careful about what I reveal to other people
__stubborn defender of the truth as I see it
__patient and persevering in spite of defeats or dead ends
__objective and fair, regardless of what others think
__preferably self-sufficient and independent
__cherishing privacy and a few good friends
__ like to reflect upon my place in the grand scheme of things
Now that you have an idea of your own five element archetype, let us help you to formulate a treatment tailored just for you according to your pattern and clinical presentations. Call our Miami acupuncture clinic today for a free initial evaluation. Tel: 305-772-4386