Understanding the Five Natural Elements
Earth
Solid state of matter.
Stable and permanent.
In the body -- bones, teeth, and tissues are manifestations of earth.
Water
Liquid state of matter.
Changing and fluid.
In the body -- blood, lymph, and other manifestations of water.
Air
Gaseous state of matter.
Mobile, dynamic, existence without form.
In the body --helps without transformation and is the flow of prana/breath
Fire
Transforms food into energy.
Creates nervous reactions, feelings, and thought processes.
In the body -- power to transform the state of substance.
Space
Characteristics of sound.
Distance that separates matter.
In the body -- entire spectrum of vibration is the manifestation of space/sound.
