Foods belonging to earth elment

[sun888_99]

Dear cecil,
Can you provide a list of foods belonging to
earth element or site where I can find this information. Thanks.

[Cecil Lee]

Dear Anon,
It is not so important to find out foods belonging to the earth element but rather:
1. Overall, for food, it is more important to understand the Yin and Yang concept.
"Food" under the Yin concept implies that they are boiled, steamed etc...
Yang Food usually can be salty, fried foods, baked food etc...
2. We usually do not go lower to the Five elements concept:
Top of the Hierarchy: Yin and Yang concept
Lower Hierarchy : The Five elements concept.
3. Commonly, it is difficult to `practise' food based on the five elements.
The major reason is because, we cannot simply eat only one category of food. As food nutritionist will tell us to eat a balanced meal.
Here, under the Five elements concept, you will notice that this practise is similar.
All of us, under the Five Element concept must have a balance of all five elements. This is the reason why Pillars of Destiny tries to map out all our components.
For example, under the tradtional Pillars of Destiny report, and samples on this website you will see that each of our element and quantity is mapped out. Such as 1 Fire, 5 Wood, 0 Water etc...
We therefore need to seek a balance of the five elements in our life.
For food, it is best at the moment to classify them under Yin and Yang. Here, we also need to have a balance.
For example, when we take salty food (Yang), we must have water (Yin) to quench our thirst.
This subject will not be gone indepth at the moment as it is another considered another field. But we can look further into it in the near future.
If you know what Yin and Yang means, it is easy for anyone to make a calculated opinion of what food belongs to yin and yang.
This subject is also `complex' because, only the end result matters.
For example, a food can be classified as Yin but due to the nature of cooking e.g. fry it, the end result is no longer Yin but Yang food. For example, if food is Yang, and you remove the skin, boil it. It turns soft or you only collect the soup to drink, this then becomes Yin.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 9/3/99 1:14:09 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear cecil,
Can you provide a list of
foods belonging to
earth element or site where I
can find this information.
Thanks.

[Kieron]

I can recommend a book for those interested in learning which foods are yin or yang, with an analysis of the 5 elements. "Between Heaven and Earth," by Harriet Beinfield (not sure of the spelling of author's last name). This book may not be available outside the US, however. Hope this helps.
--Joe