Fire

Fire Core Characteristics:
Warmth, ascension, light, activity, dissipation, enthusiasm, etiquette.

Natural Symbols:
Flames, sun, heat, brightness.

Direction:
South.

Season:
Summer (when everything is lush and energy is abundant).

Colors:
Red, purple, orange.

Human Body:
Heart, small intestine (governs blood vessels, houses the spirit), tongue, face, blood vessels.

Emotions:
Joy (excess leads to sadness), impatience.

Taste:
Bitter.

Virtues:
Politeness, enthusiasm, vitality, integrity.

Symbolic meaning:
Represents energy, passion, vitality, and light; symbolizes warmth, dispelling darkness, civilization, and etiquette; represents upward momentum, passion, and creativity; also symbolizes consumption, destruction (such as fire), impulsiveness, and restlessness.