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Metal Element

The season of the Metal Element is autumn. This is a time of decreasing light, increasing cold, and shorter days. Trees lose their leaves as they withdraw their energy internally. In the individual, the Metal Element represents internal resolve and strength, self-worth, self-esteem, vitality, and endurance, as well as the ability to let go of emotional upsets and grudges. The organ systems are the lung, skin, and colon. Metal represents the biological and spiritual father. When the Metal Element is out of balance there can be depression and sadness, and inability to recover from loss, lack of inspiration, rigid, poor self-esteem, excessive materialism, and emotional withdrawal. The physical symptoms include asthma, rhinitis, eczema, and other skin disorders, constipation and lower bowel disorder