Metal Moves into Water
A Seasonal Descent into Wisdom and Renewal
By Carmen Cicotti
As autumn yields to winter, we enter the delicate alchemy of Metal moving into Water. Metal offers clarity, refinement, and the sacred art of letting go; Water receives what is shed, gathering it into a deeper well of wisdom. This seasonal passage invites us inward, to soften, surrender, and nourish the roots of yin while listening for the subtle guidance that arises from silence and stillness.
In Acutonics, we witness each seasonal movement as a living transmission, an expression of the Five Elements continually shifting in rhythm with the cosmos, the Earth, and our inner landscape. This transition carries the essence of release, distillation, and the quiet descent into the deep wisdom of winter. It offers both practitioners and clients a moment to surrender what is no longer needed, clear the energetic fields, and return to the wellspring of essence, memory, and renewal.
In practice, this shift can be felt as a softening of the shoulders and chest, a deeper breath into the lower dantian, and a subtle inward pull. Clinically, it is an ideal time to support clients with:
- Releasing grief and emotional residue
- Restoring Kidney reserves and Qi
- Strengthening boundaries and resilience
- Preparing for the restorative stillness of winter
Frequencies & Points for the Metal into Water Transition
Frequencies:
- Full Moon, New Moon – marking cyclical reflection, yin nourishment and renewal
- Mercury, Neptune — support the descent from Metal’s Po (spiritual discernment) into Water’s Zhi (instinctual knowing)
- Pluto - underworld descent, Supporting the journey into the darkness, stillness and deep restoration
- Saturn — governs structure and the Kidneys; steadies the transition into Water with grounding, endurance, and essential consolidation.
- Sedna – carries the vast, intuitive, primordial waters; guides surrender, trust, and inner listening as Metal releases into Water.
- Fibonacci Set - unwind trauma and transforming patterns of grief being released
- Nibiru, Hygeia – harmonize the flow of qi and deepen intuitive awareness
Meridians & Key Points:
- Lung 1, 7, 9 – support release, letting go of grief and purification and comfort into the abyss
- Large Intestine 4, 11 – opening the gate to let go and aid discernment
- Kidney 1, 3, 10 – nourish essence and grounding
- Bladder 23 – replenish Kidney reserves
- Ren 4, 6 – fortify the lower dantian and the root of Water, supporting essence and the place of origin.
- Du 4, 16 – harmonize Yang and strengthen the energetic root, supporting clear flow that aligns you with Life’s purpose and your unique destiny.
We’ll go over additional exercises, meditations, expanded applications of these points, and full protocols in the upcoming study group, diving deeper into this seasonal transition together.
Through these frequencies and points, grief becomes a doorway, fear becomes a compass, and clarity deepens into wisdom. Practitioners can work with Metal and Water meridians together, bridging intervals that clear the old, anchor the spirit, fortify Jing, and nourish the inner waters.
Upcoming FREE Study Group
As Metal Moves Into Water - Acutonics Online Study Group
Date: December 10th • 3–5 PM (PST)
Offering: Free with gratitude for the season
Credits: Earn 2 clinical hours
Register here:https://northwestacutonics.corsizio.com/event/69264c29e5df27d0b0ef610d
This study group will provide a space to honor release, embrace stillness, and support the descent into winter wisdom. Participants will explore practical ways to weave these principles into sessions, crafting treatments, protocols, and energetic work that guide clients gracefully through this potent seasonal shift.
Carmen Cicotti, LMT, CAcP
Carmen Cicotti is a Senior Faculty member of the Acutonics Institute of Integrative Medicine, offering the full Acutonics curriculum along with electives. She serves as a Thesis Mentor and Clinical Supervisor and also teaches Heart-Mind Shiatsu Levels I & II. Carmen blends clinical expertise with intuitive guidance, supporting practitioners and clients in cultivating balance, restoration, and connection to natural cycles.
www.northwestacutonics.com 360.209.1199 carmen@northwestacutonics.com
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