Ba Gua

Water

Bladder Bl

Yin Qiao Mai

Fearlonelinessimpotencecontrolsafetyconnection and closenesstrust/distrustsecurity

Earth

Stomach St

Spleen Sp

Chong Mai

Carenurturesatisfactionneedinesstruthmeaning and purposeselfishnessoversensitivitysympathyprotection

Thunder

Wood

Gall Bladder GB

Yang Wei Mai

Acceptanceavoiding criticismrejectionjudgementcriticismnot being good enoughfailureimprovementperformancesuccessfreedomflowstagnationstuck

Acceptancefreedomto avoid rejectionto not let others downjudgementneed to improverejectionstagnationstucknot being good enoughflow

Central Palace

Metal

Earth

balancereceptivityfulfillmenta yearning to have everythingsupportedunsupportedundeservingspirit connectiongetting the most out of lifeemptypart of something biggerfullness

Belongingrespectvalueabandonmentseparationvalue and worthrespectemptinessundeservinglossalienation

to be valued or respectedavoid lossValueworthemptinessinnocencejoyrespectavoid separation alienationpart of something bigger

Fearsafetylonelinesslonging to feel close to and connected to otherswithdrawclosenessconnectedstillness/peace

Fire

Heart Ht

Small Intestine SI

Yang Qiao Mai

sharing what’s in my heart (love)joyto avoid hurtshameembarrassmentsharingbondingopennessexpressionvulnerabilityexposurelovejoy