The Yellow Emperor Chapter 66 - The Spiritual Pivot – The Origins of Illness 百病始生

This Chapter is a dialogue from the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine, specifically Chapter 66, exploring the cyclical interplay of five elements (wood, fire, earth, metal, water) and their connection to Yin-Yang principles. The discussion examines how these principles govern time, influence human emotions and health, and manifest in both celestial and earthly phenomena. It emphasizes the importance of understanding these cycles for both societal governance and individual well-being, suggesting a harmonious balance between Heaven and Earth is attainable through knowledge of these cycles. The text concludes by summarizing the cyclical relationships between the five elements and three Yin and three Yang, with specific years assigned to each.