The Taoist Five Elements : Bare Basics

The ancient Taoist philosophers used the metaphor of the Five Elements, Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water, to explain the relationship, interaction, and ongoing change of everything in the Universe—physical, mental, and spiritual. The Taoist Five Elements : Bare Basics defines—using text, photographs, and graphics—the Taoist perspective of: colors, shapes for Taoist Face Reading (Mien Shiang), shapes for environments (Feng Shui), directions, seasons, climates, expressions, senses, sense organs, tastes, yin and yang organs, emotions, relationships, cycles, and natural orders.

The ancient Taoist philosophers used the metaphor of the Five Elements, Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water, to explain the relationship, interaction, and ongoing change of everything in the Universe—physical, mental, and spiritual. The Taoist Five Elements : Bare Basics defines—using text, photographs, and graphics—the Taoist perspective of: colors, shapes for Taoist Face Reading (Mien Shiang), shapes for environments (Feng Shui), directions, seasons, climates, expressions, senses, sense organs, tastes, yin and yang organs, emotions, relationships, cycles, and natural orders. This is an excellent, easy to understand, first step in learning the essentials of the Five Elements, as well as a compact and convenient refresher. Mien Shiang—face reading—has its roots in Taoism and the Five Elements, making The Taoist Five Elements : Bare Basics the ideal complement to Patrician McCarthy’s comprehensive, award-winning book, The Face Reader.

PATRICIAN McCARTHY founded The Mien Shiang Institute in Santa Monica, California in 2000 to teach the Taoist techniques of Medical Facial Diagnosis, Taoist Chinese Face Reading, and the Taoist Five Element Theory. She has served on the faculties and boards of universities and colleges of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and in conjunction with a prestigious University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, established the first medical certificate program in Mien Shiang in the West. For nearly thirty years, Patrician has taught workshops, seminars, and retreats for individuals and groups, medical students, health practitioners, lawyers, Olympic athletes, and corporations including Procter & Gamble, Old Navy, the Gap, Mattel, KPMG, Turner Broadcasting, and many other Fortune 500 companies. Patrician McCarthy has written extensively about Mien Shiang and the Taoist Five Elements. She has been featured in such diverse publications as The Huffington Post, Cincinnati Enquirer, Natural Health Magazine, and Woman’s World Magazine; iVillage.com, BusinessWeek.com; and has presented to 99% Conference, IONS Conferences, Renaissance Weekends, The Committee of 200, and more.