Pop Quiz - Finding Your Element

How does one know which element is your Yin or your Yang?

Which of the 5 elements are primary in YOU: Wood, Fire, Water, Metal or Earth.

If you are up for a pop quiz continue reading.

Please accept this as an invitation for you to email me your totals from each part of the quiz, from which I will provide you my observations and interpretations.

Score each question on a scale of 1 to 5.

• 1 being the least likely
• 2 being sometimes likely
• 3 being occasionally but not characteristic
• 4 being frequently
• 5 being most always

Part One: ___Are you a natural born initator?

___Do you act assertively & confidently?

___Do you resist authority figures?

___Do you find that people and activities move to slowly for you?

___Do you like struggling against all odds, proving yourself to others?

___Are you always doing something or going somewhere?

___Do you have high blood pressure?

___So you strongly resist giving in to a compromise?

___Do you always want to be first and best?

___Does confinement and sitting quietly drive you crazy?

___Do you get frequent muscle cramps?

___Do you like to make all the rules and then break them?

___Do you pioneer new trails wherever you go?

___Do your nails alternate between hard & thick and dry & brittle?

___Are you impatient with people who seem to have no direction in life?

___Do you strongly resist showing vulnerability?

___Do you love speed and adventure?

___Have you ever had tendonitis?

___Do you manipulate situations to get what you want?

___Is it difficult for you to control your anger?

___Do you find any kind of restraint insufferable?

___Do you do your best work under pressure?

___Are you considered moody?

___Is your personal freedom a supreme value in your life?

Part One Total_________

Part Two:

___Are you highly motivated to seek the divine?

___Are you charismatic?

___Do you have heart problems?

___Do you have an extreme aversion to pain?

___Do you love drama, performing and being in the spotlight?

___Are you often spontaneous?

___Do you get sores on your tongue or around your mouth?

___Can't say no to anyone?

___Do you tend to be more emotionally intense than your friends?

___Have you ever had a speech impediment?

___Do you love to give your opinion?

___Do you fear separation above all else?

___Are you clever on your feet?

___Do you desire personal fulfillment more than almost anything?

___Do your cheeks turn red easily?

___Could you be described as extravagant?

___Are you bright and scintillating at social gatherings?

___Do you have eczema or other skin eruptions?

___Do you enjoy talking during most activities?

___Do you have trouble with boundaries in relationships?

___Is the need for intimacy and merging a strong motivation for you?

___Do you suffer from anxiety or insomnia?

___Are you mostly optimistic and enthusiastic about life?

___Are you strongly empathetic?

Part Two Total_____

Part Three:

___Do you see yourself as a service oriented person?

___Are you working on being more self-reliant?

___Do your friends often use you as a negotiator?

___Is bloating and water retention a problem?

___Do you struggle with inertia and feel "stuck" sometimes?

___Does nurturing come easy to you?

___Do you like to be in charge but not in the spotlight?

___Does your need to be accommodating sometimes result in conformity?

___Is a need to belong strong in you?

___Do you suffer with muscle tenderness?

___Do you regard loyalty as one of the most important traits in a person?

___Are you conservative in your thinking?

___Are you the family member or friend who knows what's going on in everyone's lives?

___Do you suffer with swollen glands and other lymphatic disorders?

___Would you like things to be more predictable?

___Do you tend to be overly protective?

___Do unrealistic expectations leave you disappointed much of the time?

___Do you try to be all things to all people?

___Have you recently gained weight?

___Are you considered a worrier?

___Do you feel you haven't been recognized for your efforts?

___Are you prone to obsessive thoughts and actions?

___Are you the family member or friend who remembers everyone's birthday?

___Are you regarded as the peacemaker by friends and family?

Part 3 Total__________

Part Four:

___Do you hold righteousness and virtue in high regard?

___Are rituals important to you?

___Is chaos your enemy?

___Do you have stiff joints and muscles?

___Do you have no time for nonsense?

___Do you hold very precise standards?

___Are you very sensitive to temperature?

___Is clarity and agreement important to you?

___Are you a law and order person?

___Is your skin or hair really dry?

___Are you considered a perfectionist?

___Do you fear intimacy?

___Do you have a strong artistic sense or an eye for good design?

___Does carelessness in others drive you up the wall?

___Are you considered cool, dispassionate and distant?

___Are reason and high principles your guiding light?

___Are you considered a little too strict and nit picky?

___Do you have elegant or refined tastes?

___Is social involvement on the bottom of your list of things to do?

___Do you have sinus problems?

___Does your high level of self control drive your spontaneous friends crazy?

___Do you know best?

___Is it difficult for you to experience or release powerful emotions?

___Are you good at providing structure and boundaries for others?

Part 4 Total__________

Part Five:

___Would you describe yourself as introspective?

___Is the search for truth a prime motivator in your life?

___Do you have a very strong sex drive?

___Are you highly creative, imaginative and original?

___Do you dislike superficiality more than anything?

___Do you pride yourself on being self-contained and self sufficient?

___Is rapid deterioration of teeth or gums a problem?

___Do you seek the deep mystery in everything?

___Do you suffer with frequent backaches?

___Do you occasionally catch yourself being tactless or thoughtless?

___Do you have a very penetrating and critical mind?

___Do you hate waste and conserve everything?

___Is the desire to stick to it one of your strongest virtues?

___Do you have hardening of the arteries?

___Is it difficult for you to share your things with others?

___Do you suffer from a feeling of chronic isolation?

___Are you afraid of losing yourself in others?

___Are you considered enigmatic and eccentric by your friends?

___Do you often feel misunderstood?

___Are you awkward in social situations?

___Do you resist conformity?

___Do you have kidney or bladder problems?

___Are your hands and feet likely to be cold?

___Do you have remarkable powers of concentration?

Part 5 Total__________

Summary: Part One is your WOOD Score

Part Two is your FIRE Score

Part Three is your EARTH Score

Part Four is your METAL Score

Part Five is your WATER Score I invite you to email me your summary with the totals from each part of the quiz, from which I will provide you my observations and interpretations.