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Five Elements

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The five elements or Wu Xing is primarily concerned with process and change – hence the use of the word - phases.

The elements used being = Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water

A prime example being –

     
Wood Spring Growth and Vitality
Fire Summer Flowering and Energy
Earth Late Summer Transition
Metal Autumn Harvesting and Collections
Water Winter Retreat and Stillness

There are 4 cycles of these elements. 2 of the cycles are used extensively in Feng Shui and related subjects.

  1. The Productive Cycle
  2. The Reductive Cycle – it is essentially the reverse of the Productive Cycle
  3. The Controlling Cycle
  4. The Destructive Cycle – it is essentially the reverse of the Controlling Cycle
050 Wu Xing 2

 

Caption: The Cycle of the elements. Shown are the Productive and Controlling cycles. The other cycles, the Reductive and Destructive cycles are essentially the opposite of the respective cycles. Showing more arrows complicates the diagram.

 

 

The Productive Cycle

Wood feeds Fire

Fire feeds Earth (lava, ash)

Earth bears Metal (metals found in the earth)

Metal forms water (melts to a liquid)

Water nourishes Wood

 

 

The Reductive Cycle (it is the reverse of the productive cycle)

Wood depletes water

Water rusts metal

Metal impoverishes Earth

Earth smoothers Fire

Fire burns Wood

 

 

The Controlling Cycle

Wood controls or stabilised Earth

Earth contains Water (river banks or dams)

Water dampens Fire (Regulates)

Fire melts metal

Metal breaks wood

 

 

Destructive Cycles (it is the reverse of the Controlling cycle)

Wood dulls metal

Metal reduces Fire (conducts heat away)

Fire evaporates Water

Water destroys or destabilises Earth

Earth rots Wood

 

 

Descriptions of the Elements

Wood Fire Earth Metal Water
Direction East South Centre West North
Weather Wind Heat Damp Dry Cold
Time of life Birth Growth Develop Maturity Old age
Emotion Happy Anger Reason Love Fear
Colour Green Red Yellow White Black
Shape Long & thin Triangular Cube, lump Round Spread
Movement Length Upward Solid Circular All directions
Taste Sour Bitter Sweet Hot (spicy) Salty
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