The liver is home to Hun, the ethereal soul. It is a kind of “soul personality” and lives on after death. This concept is found in Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. According to traditional ideas, the liver establishes the connection to the universal or divine and is an essential carrier of spiritual growth.

This aspect of the soul nourishes our imagination, one of the roots of our creativity. Through dreams and lived emotions there is a connection to the subconscious, the origin of our strength and our courage.

Developing a vision or the ability to dream something in the future is an expression of a powerful liver energy.

Ideally, our urge for life and creative expression would be balanced by the emphasis on peaceful coexistence – peaceful coexistence is a quality that complements the Wood Element.

This urge is often suppressed in our upbringing. Under these circumstances, anger is a means of making oneself heard. The balance between the strength of our Wood-Energy and the power of its suppression determines how our anger expresses itself and what direction the Ki-flow that accompanies it will take.

Either the Ki will shoot up and cause severe symptoms (e. g. severe headaches, eye complaints, etc. ) or, if anger is suppressed, the flow of Ki will often slow down and create horizontal blockages (e. g. in the throat, diaphragm and pelvic floor)

The Five Phases Of Change symbolize cycles of the seasons of the Earth and of human life. The Wood stands for the directed movement of existence („being“).

A simple tree gives a good idea of ​​the Wood Element. He is a rooted, growing being that stretches outwards and inwards, up and down at the same time. If one grows like a tree in the forest, then the energy is healthy and clear. One is grounded and growing, one is adaptable and strong, carries the seeds of new life and goes through a cycle from season to season.

The Gallbladder Meridian is the only Yang-Organ to which mental or spiritual abilities are attributed. He is the partner of the Liver in the Wood Element and geared to act. He gives the body what the Gallbladder-Energy conveys on the mental level: flexibility, coordination and balance.

The Gallbladder with his Yang emphasized decision-making ability needs an angle of 180° to be able to turn from one direction to the other. His meridian runs accordingly on the outside of the body downward and jumps from the head to the trunk, down into the legs, constantly back and forth. This flexibility helps us to weigh issues and to make quick and clear decisions.

Sense Organ
Eyes

Orifices
Eyes

Body Structures
Tendons and muscles

External, Physical Expression
Nails

Ability
for control

Releated Chakra
Chakra 3

Blurred look, intraocular pressure

Incoordination

Tension in the neck and shoulder area

Costalneuralgien; Rigidity of joints / arms / legs, total body is immobile

Cough with mucus formation

Convulsions and pain of bile or stomach; Ulcers duodenum; occasional nausea in the morning; Upset stomach; Heartburn; Constipation / diarrhea;

Decision weakness -> insomnia

Irrational worries about details

Feeling of restlessness

Aimlessness

Choleric outbreaks

Stubbornness and others

Suppressed anger or suppressed resentment

Medicaments, such as Anti-inflammatory preparations, Tranquillizer, the anti-baby pill or hormone replacement

Alcohol

Drugs like opium, cannabis and heroin