September 12, 2017

The Stomach Official: The Warehouse Manager

All companies have potential money that it has to turn into actual money.  Though every company is different, the idea of a warehouse that stores and distributes goods is fairly universal.   Digestion, Rotting, and Ripening… Classically, the Stomach Official is known as “The official of rotting and ripening.”  This speaks to the act of putting food in and getting a different product out.  Starting at the mouth, the body is able to break down massive molecules into the tiniest building blocks, which we use all over our body.  It’s a truly amazing feat to see a steak turned into a hair.   How does this relate to a warehouse?  Most companies have some sort or service that they have.  At some point, an order, which is just words, needs to turn become a product that the customer gets.  That transformation is a form of digestion and leaves the company […]
August 18, 2017

The Heart Official:  The President, Owner, and Creator

I heard a quote once about sports teams:  “The team is a reflection of the coach.”  The same rings true about a company, that it is a reflection of its owner/creator.  The concept for the company was once the “baby” of the owner, growing from a single budding idea.  The owner is what gives the company a soul.  The owner is the person who gets interviewed on the morning shows, gets their picture taken for the cover of a magazine, and gives the speech at the company picnic.     The House of the Shen… It’s impossible to talk about the Heart without mentioning the Shen (soul).  In fact, when reading the Chinese characters for Heart, it reads as “an empty house for the Shen.”  During the day, the Shen spreads like a fire through the woods, and at night, it returns to the Heart where it settles for the […]
August 2, 2017

The Pericardium Official: The Bodyguard

To survive in any society one needs to know who to trust and who not to trust.  As a young child, we learn not to trust strangers.  As teens, we have friends we can tell secrets to about crushes.  As adults, friends are there for financial advice and therapy sessions.  This trust stems from the Pericardium Official’s ability to open up and allow people access to our heart.       The Heart is so important it needs it’s own personal bodyguard…  It would be impossible to talk about the Pericardium, also known as the Heart Protector, without talking about the Heart.  In Chinese Medicine, the Heart is the Emperor or the President/Owner as you’ll read in the next newsletter.  The Heart is the soul of a country or a business and in fact where your soul lives in your body.  Imagine if people had free access to your soul, your […]