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5th lunar month is 7th branch wu ? fire in the fire season of summer, in a double fire horse year, with the shao yang fire climate. The summer organ is the heart, as is the 5th month meridian and the matching meridian. This is then a time of heightened focus on the heart with its clarity, joy, peacefulness and radiance. The long midsummer days and potential for excess heat can also lead to over-exhaustion and being overcome by summer heat, so this must be guarded against.
The classics recommend shu and ying points for summer, so HT 7 and HT 8. Other heat-reducing points will be helpful too, such as HT 3 and HT 5 as well as keeping up fluid intake, eating light cooling foods, resting in the day and exercising in the early morning and evening, maintaining a cheerful mood.
Longest day and shortest night, the summer solstice is a key point of change in the year where yin is born in the heart of yang.
The traditional qi gong exercises activate thoracic 6 and 5.
Understand the Grain in Ear solar period that is so productive and busy followed by the key point of change Summer Solstice, longest day, shortest night and where yin is born in the heart of yang.
15 min - 30 minUnderstand the images of the six 5 day periods. The praying mantis hatch out, the shrike sing and the mockingbirds stop singing in the hot humid weather. The stag sheds its antlers, the cicadas sing out and the pinellia plant grows at midsummer.
30 min - 1 hrsUnderstand the 6 hexagrams and their advice for the time. The abundance of the Great Harvest, the well-ordered Family and the replenishment of the Well. The Mutual Attraction of opposites, the Return of the yin and the Establishment of a new period.
1 hrs - 1.25 hrsUnderstand the importance of the heart in this midsummer period. The greatest light, the longest days, the highest height of the sun, no shadow. 100% giving with no thought of return. The peace, calm and joy of the heart.
1.25 hrs - 1.5 hrsUnderstand the importance of the 7th branch wu ? as the climax of yang, its crowning point and transformation into the return of yin. Reminder of the pair zi wu ? ?, branch 1 and branch 7, midwinter and midsummer, midnight and noon.
1.5 hrs - 1.75 hrsA reminder of the importance of ceremony in ancient times to mark key turning points in time. In Beijing the emperor held ceremonies in different temples to celebrate the spring equinox, summer solstice, autumn equinox and winter solstice.
1.75 hrs - 2 hrsGuard the heart from heat in the middle of summer. Rest, don't overdo it, don't sweat excessively, eat light, cooling foods and drinks, nap in the day, keep a cheerful mood. Use kidney points, and HT 3, HT 5, HT 7 and HT 8.
2 hrs - 2.25 hrsRemember the importance of the summer solstice/midsummer in other cultures where it is often celebrated. eg Midsummer sunrise at Stonehenge, midsummer celebrations in pagan, Druid, Celtic, Gaelic groups, St John's Day celebrations in Scandinavia.
2.25 hrs - 2.5 hrsTraditionally Grain in Ear was the day for ceremonies to bid farewell to the flower goddess, as they were wilting and dying. These were to give thanks and hope for their return next year. She was welcomed on the second day of the second lunar month.
2.5 hrs - 3 hrsLearn the Grain in Ear and Summer Solstice traditional qi gong exercises. Grain in Ear exercise activates thoracic vertebra 6 and helps the stomach. Summer Solstice exercise activates thoracic 5 and helps the liver.
About Peter Firebrace
Peter Firebrace (FBAcC) began his acupuncture studies in 1980 at the International College of Oriental Medicine (ICOM) in England, then did further studies with the European School of Acupuncture in Paris and the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Chengdu, China. He has also studied Chinese language and philosophy with the Ricci Institute in Paris. Past Principal of ICOM (1985-1990), he was a co-founder of Monkey Press, publishing the Chinese Medicine from the Classics series. Co-author of A Guide to Acupuncture, he has produced educational videos on The Roots of Chinese Medicine, The Jingluo Meridian Network and The Circle of Ren and Du Mai, a book of poems, Cloud Falls Rap, and two albums of songs and music videos on Chinese medical and Daoist themes, Sea Gong and Chinese Medicine Blues. He teaches internationally and now lives, writes and practices acupuncture by the sea in northern Denmark. Peter is in the process of setting up Guan Academy of Chinese Medicine for online teaching.
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