Frost’s Descent, 23 October to 6 November
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Li Shui 利水 Sclerotia, seeds and bland herbs

The tradition describes the Liquids (津液 Jin Ye) as a water that must stay in movement. The “Li Shui” (利水) family gathers matter often sweet and bland (sclerotia, seeds and herbs) which the classical reading associates with water finding its way downwards again.

Alisma plantago-aquatica, engraved plate by Wu Qijun, 1848
Plate: Wu Qijun, 1848
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