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Chinese
Wisdom
The Five Basic Elements are Fire, Earth, Water, Metal, and Wood.
These elements are understood as different
types of energy in a state of constant interaction and flux with one
another.
The Five Elements do not only mean Fire, Earth,
Water, Metal, and Wood. They also mean Movement, Change, and Development.
They are changing, moving, waning, and expanding all the time.
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The Five Basic Elements in Ancient China
According to the ancient
Chinese belief, those are the
basic elements of the universe and everything in our world is a compound of
the five elements.
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Searching for Balance
The most important of all is the
balance of all five elements.
The movements of five elements are stable and predictable when they are in
balance, and vice versa. When you are in a stable five-element
environment, and everything is under control, you live peacefully and feel
lucky. When you are in an unpredictable environment, you feel bad luck and
are easily out of control. Bring your five elements into balance if you want
to be a lucky person.
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Relationships
Between Five Elements
There are affinity and enmity relationships
between five elements.
The affinity relationship means generating,
supporting, helping, producing, etc.
The enmity relationship means destroying,
overcoming, etc.
There are also two cycles of imbalance, an
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Affinity Relationships
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Enmity Relationships |
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Water can help tree (Wood) grow
Wood can help Fire to burn
Fire can help to produce dust (Earth)
Earth can help mineral (Metal) to form
Metal can hold Water
Example |
Water quenches Fire
Fire melts Metal
Metal chops Wood
Wood parts Earth
Earth absorbs Water
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The Classification of
Things according to the theory of
The Five Elements |
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Five Elements |
Human Organs |
Sense Organs |
Emotions |
Season |
Growth & Development |
Color |
Taste |
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Wood |
Liver |
Eye |
Anger |
Spring |
Germination |
Green |
Sour |
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Fire |
Heart |
Tongue |
Joy |
Summer |
Growth |
Red |
Bitter |
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Earth |
Spleen |
Mouth |
Worry |
Late
Summer |
Transformation |
Yellow |
Sweet |
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Metal |
Lung |
Nose |
Grief |
Autumn |
Reaping |
White |
Pungent |
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Water |
Kidney |
Ear |
Fear |
Winter |
Storing |
Black |
Salty |
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