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                  Fire Element-Summer

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                  "Listen, listen, listen to your Heart’s song."— Paramahansa Yogananda

                  In the cycle of the Five Elements, FIRE is the element associated with SUMMER

                  Fire is about warmth, transformation and dynamic, sparkling movement. Summer brings fire through the heat of the sun, long days and energized bodies. Summer is about Celebration! It is our time to celebrate our joy, creativity, the ripening of the earth’s bounty all around us, and our own Blossoming. We can celebrate our own spirit by absorbing the all the solar energy available this time of year, exercising, playing, just being in the outdoors.




                  Fire is our capacity to love and be loved. It allows us to be compassionate and communicate with each other. To be open and warm appropriately and safely. Self-confidence. Out of Balance: anxiety, nervousness, sadness, loneliness, insomnia. 

                  Summer is an ideal time for power lunches, good conversations and warm gatherings of friends, as fire is associated with midday and connectivity. The Heart is the ruler over the Summer season. The Heart is the root of life and generates all changes in Spirit. . The Fire Phase embodies Warmth, Expansion, Joy, Compassion, Creativity and Brilliance. The Summer is a time of Blossoming where the fullness of Yang supports this period of luxurious growth. Fruits and flowers abound during the Summer’s season of growth and maturation. 


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                  SUMMER FOODS

                   Millet, Plums, Cabbage, Lamb, Cilantro, Bitter greens (Mustard, Watercress), Cranberries, Cauliflower Just look around at what fruits and veggies are in luscious abundance this time of year, this is the ideal Summer diet! This is a full yang time so eating less heating (yang type) foods is better to be in balance with the season. More yin, cooling, moist foods like fruits and veggies combined with some millet, rice, a few nuts, seeds and a touch of dairy protein balance out a Summer diet.




                  SUMMER HERBS

                  Ginger root –stimulates circulation, good for nausea, diarrhea, indigestion, gas
                  Hawthorn Berries –heart tonic, good for palpitations and to nourish & balance the heart!
                  Red Clover –blood tonic & cleanser, also for coughs
                  Fennel Seed –digestive tonic, anti-spasmodic, expectorant
                  Motherwort –heart tonic, anti-spasmodic, emmenagogue, palpitations, mothering nourishment
                  Cayenne –tonic, stimulates circulation, pungent, heating, anti-inflammatory, blood cleanser


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                  SOLAR/LUNAR HERBAL TEA

                  Loosely fill a clear glass jar with dry or preferably fresh herbs.Place in the Sun for one full sunny day or place in the light of the full Moon for one or two nights. Add a little honey or maple syrup if desired. Enjoy!
                  Leaf herbs & Flowers that work best: 
                  Peppermint leaf, Spearmint leaf, Hibiscus flowers, Lemon grass, Red clover blossoms, Chamomile flowers, Rosemary, Lemon Balm, Catnip, Any green herbs!

                  A nourishing substitute for juices or lemonade.



                  SASSY SUMMER WATER
                  Slice cucumbers and Lemons into a Jug of WaterAdd Mint Leaves and a Few Slices of Ginger
                  Chill in the Fridge for Several Hours.........Sooo......Refreshing.

                  SEASON: Summer 
                  ORGAN: Heart (yin) & Small Intestine (yang) - Sovereign Fire
                  Pericardium (yin) & Triple Heater (yang) - Ministerial Fire
                  DIRECTION: South 
                  COLOUR: Red 
                  SOUND: Laughing 
                  EMOTION: Joy, Happiness 
                  ODOUR: Scorched 
                  TASTE: Bitter 
                  ORIFICE: Ears 
                  SENSE ORGAN: Tongue/Speech 
                  FLUID: Sweat
                  CLIMATE: Heat
                  PLANET: Mars
                  QUALITY: Ripening 
                  GOVERNING BODY PART: Blood Vessels/Vascular system
                  INDICATING BODY PART: Complexion
                  HIGHEST EXPRESSION: Compassion 
                  SPIRIT: Shen (Spirit) 


                  LOVE, COMPASSION, SELF CONFIDENCE, JOY, PEACE.

                  These are all gifts of Fire in balance.
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