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In the Five Elements Theory, soil is the foundation of all things, symbolizing bearing, nurturing and transformation. The following is a detailed analysis of the properties of soil:
I. The symbolic meaning of soil
1. Natural properties
- Direction: Center
- Season: Midsummer (the transition between summer and autumn, the period when all things mature and transform)
- Color: Yellow, Brown
- Material: heavy and stable things such as the earth, mountains, and farmland.
- Function: Nurturing all things, such as soil nourishing life; harmonizing and balancing, coordinating the four elements of gold, wood, water, and fire.

2. Human body correspondence 
- Organs: spleen and stomach (mainly responsible for transporting water and food, the source of qi and blood). 
- Body surface: muscles, lips. 
2. Personality traits represented by earth 
- Positive traits: 
Tolerance, honesty, strong sense of responsibility, patience, pragmatism, loyalty and reliability. 
- Negative traits: 
Too much earth makes people stubborn, conservative and inflexible; too little earth makes people indecisive and weak-willed.

3. Characteristics of Strong Earth vs Weak Earth
People with Strong Earth have a calm personality, but tend to be conservative and rigid; they are physically strong, but their spleen and stomach are prone to stagnation (such as obesity and heavy dampness). However, they need to enhance the drainage of wood (such as exercise and flexible thinking). 
People with Weak Earth lack a sense of security and are prone to anxiety; they have weak digestive function and are easily tired; they often give up halfway through doing things. They need to supplement fire to generate earth (such as improving mobility and warming up their diet). 
It is necessary to combine the overall judgment of the eight characters. If the strong earth is restrained by strong wood, it will turn into a balance.

4. Key interpretations in metaphysics
1. Numerology
- Earth is the star of wealth: those with strong and balanced earth are good at managing money and are easy to accumulate wealth (especially the four earths of Chen, Xu, Chou and Wei).
- Earth is the star of seal: it represents knowledge and noble people. Those with strong earth are supported by their elders, but if it is too strong, they are prone to dependence.

2. Feng Shui application
- Direction: The central area should not be dirty or messy, and yellow should be used to strengthen and stabilize the aura.
- Occupation: suitable for fields that need a solid foundation, such as agriculture, construction, and finance.
- Remedies:
- Weak earth: use more yellow/brown, wear topaz, ceramics, etc.; eat more sweet foods such as millet and pumpkin.
- Too strong earth: add white (metal) or green (wood) to balance.

3. Health Tips 
- Earth governs the spleen and stomach, avoid eating raw, cold and greasy food. You can often press Zusanli acupoint (a key acupoint for strengthening the spleen), and use moxibustion to warm and nourish the middle jiao.
The influence of the five elements on earth
- Earth generation: Fire generates earth (fire makes the earth solid, just like the sun warms the earth). 
- Earth control: Wood controls earth (deep-rooted wood can loosen the earth, but too strong will cause the earth to collapse). 
- Earth generation: Earth generates gold (minerals are nurtured in the earth). 
- Earth control: Earth controls water (dams control water flow).
Summary: Earth is the hub of the balance of the five elements, and it is important to "be virtuous and carry things" without being too stagnant. If the earth in the fate is unbalanced, it can be adjusted through direction, color, occupation, etc., or it can be cultivated to cultivate the mind and cultivate the nature - such as cultivating wisdom of tolerance without losing principles, which is the ultimate revelation of earth.