🍂 Autumn is upon us, and with it comes the time to let go of what no longer serves our minds and our bodies.
🍃 Autumn is the Daoist season associated with the element of Metal and the Lungs. When you think of Metal, what comes to mind? We think of a sword, or maybe an axe. These objects separate what we need. This is where boundaries become real. The Lungs (also known as The Seat of Wisdom) hold an energy of poignancy and its season is the time to focus on our breathing practices.
💧 Ancient Daoists noticed that condensation would be captured at the bottom of their copper pots, before it would coalesce and later release. The Metal element attracts the water, purifies it and then releases the water into our Seat of Wisdom, getting us ready for the Winter Water months where we need an accumulation of water (Yin) so we can resonate with this ultimate season of Yon, stillness and rest.
😌 This Lung Season, let us release what we no longer need, and let discernment distil into wisdom as we move towards Winter.