The Five Elements: Earth
Just as the earth provides nourishment from crops, the Earth Element relates to nourishing the mind, body, and spirit.
The emotion associated with Earth is sympathy. When the Earth Element is imbalanced, one may be ‘clingy,’ provide excessive support and worry, feel unsympathetic to distress, or reject help from others.
The term "resonance" is used to refer to something sharing the same nature of qi as an Element. Manifestations of resonances can allow practitioners to diagnose imbalances. The Earth Element resonates with the Spleen and Stomach Organ systems.