The Metal Element has the Capacity to – Feel loss and move on, take in the richness of life to feel satisfied. The season for Metal is Autumn. In nature Metal revitalises the earth, in autumn the fruit and leaves fall to the ground and rot, providing minerals and nutrients that nourish and enrich the earths capacity to grow new plants. Metal provides quality form deep with the earth in rock and precious metals.

Metal has always been valuable. Metals as minerals or trace elements in our food. Four percent of our bodies are made from trace elements. These regulate the bodies chemistry; the value of metal is buried deep within and is extremely important. Metal is the receiver of pure Qi from the Heavens, through the lungs.
A people with a healthy Metal Element can apricate the richness of life and feel satisfied. They accept that when something is over they must let go, not hanging on to attachments.

The Lungs take in the Qi from Heaven and the Large Intestine let go of what has been accumulated and no longer needed. A Metal Element person may feel that something is lacking in their life but not sure what a longing, grief of some quality missing. The ‘father figure’ is important in the Metal Element with installing the sense of your own value into a person, a Metal element may have feelings of worthlessness. There can be issues with being disconnected and distanced and can crave this, this can be that Metal element can be searching for a sense of value, looking for recognition.

Metal people may like minimalism. They are organised, clean, and contained. They like quality things in their life. They can be ambitious, forceful and set in their ways as metal is very strong; they are self-reliant and prefer to handle their problems alone.

Metal Element and Health

When the Metal element is unbalanced, either too weak or excessive, problems in these areas might occur.

1. Lungs issues, such as asthma
2. Breathing problems
3. Intestines-related problems
4. The lungs and large intestine organs are connected with the element of Metal

When the Lungs are in balance a person can be inspired and feel vital about life and take in the good. When the lungs are out of balance, the person can feel loss and become an uninspired type of person. They find it hard to move into the future and can be jealous, grief-stricken, searching for quality and recognition. They may gather things of quality around them to help feel valued.

The Large intestine is the ‘drainer of the dregs’ of body, mind and spirit sorting out and letting go. This is important so internal pollution does not build up in a physical way. If mentally congested there can be difficulties to move on with life and to find quality from experiences.

With Metal imbalance there can be blockages or weakness. These can cause nose problems, dry or brittle hair problems, respiratory problems such as colds and flu. Difficulties with intimacy and relationship problems, seeking or rejecting value, accepting praise taking on new ideas and letting go. Also a general lack of energy and inspiration in their lives, due to being obstructed.