More than just a seasonal shift, the Equinox acts as a mirror, reflecting the rhythms of our own becoming. It invites us to soften into presence, to notice what is happening within, and to embrace the delicate balance between stillness and movement, receptivity and action.

The Equinox is a reminder that balance is not a fixed state, but a process—one that asks us to return to alignment again and again. Spring’s mirror reflects a relative balance between light and dark, not only in the world around us but also within us. It is a time to pause and feel the harmony between rest and activity, the Yin and Yang of life. Our inner landscape, like the Earth, is ready to shift.

Chinese Medicine offers us an anchor point to return to over and over again in order to help us transition with a bit more ease. Within the 5 Element/Phase Theory 五行 Wǔxíng, we have Water, Wood, Fire, Earth and Metal. In many traditions, the Earth element is placed in the center as this serves as a resource for the other elements to transition into one another.

Each element, representing a major season, dips into the Earth element in order to help bring us forward into the next season. Earth represents the Late Summer season but also all of the in-between times between the major seasons.