The Fire Element
The three months of summer are
called
prospering and
developing the flower
the Qi of Heaven
and Earth intertwine
the 10,000 beings flower
and bring forth fruit
At night, one goes to bed,
at dawn one gets up.
one does not let oneself
be overcome by sun,
exerting the will
but without violence,
Assisting the brilliance of beauty and
strength
Which thus fulfill their promise.
- Neijing
Neijing suwen chapter 5
The southern quarter produces heat
heat produces fire fire produces bitter
bitter produces the heart the heart produces blood
… in heaven, it is heat. on earth, it is fire
… of colours, it is red … of sound it is laughter
… of expressions , it is joy
