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******************************************************************************************************************************************************* ABOUT FENGSHUI ELEMENT
What is FengShui element ? Basically in China, the study and application of the elements had been in practice for thousand of years to-date. Without the basic knowledge or study of the elemental interactions, it would not have been made easier for us to understand and be convinced at all. It is through these deep study and understanding of these elemental interactions that make it possible for the application of many fields such as TCM ( Traditional Chinese Medicine ) studies, Chinese Astrology, Martial Arts, FengShui and etc...
Type of Element There are a total of five elements ( also known as "Chi" or Energy ) that make it possible for the application of the above mentioned practices. These five types of Chi are the Water, Wood, Fire, Earth and Metal. They are categorized into three groups of interactions. These interactions or Controlling Cycles are the productive cycle, the exhaustive cycle and the destructive cycle. By understanding these three basic fundamentals of the five basic elements, further analysis will then be able to convince us on the practical side of life.
The Controlling Cycle It is erroneously translated as "the destroying cycle". This cycle explains how one type of chi can control and suppress another type. It does not destroy the other type of chi as matter and energy cannot be destroyed. For example, a metallic knife can be used to cut a piece of wood to make a wooden table top. It is controlling the shape of the piece of wood and not destroying it.
Wu Xing In Chinese astrology and fengshui, the concept of wuxing is of utmost importance. Fengshui without using the wuxing theory is not fengshui but a joke.
The Five Types of Chi In Chinese philosophy, the concept of "Wu Xing" has a prominent standing. In Chinese Medicine, Astrology and Fengshui, the idea of Wu Xing is used extensively. This term has been incorrectly translated as "five elements". The word "Wu" means "five". To single out the word "Xing" and try to explain what it means is futile effort. "Wu Xing" is actually the short form of "Wu zhong liu xing zhi chi" or "the five types of chi dominating at different times". Water dominates in winter, wood in spring, fire in summer, metal in autumn. At the intersection between two seasons, the transitional period is dominated by earth. It is customary in Chinese writing to summarize a longer phrase into a couple of characters. Sometimes the meaning is completely lost in the abbreviated form if the original phrase is not referred to. Wu Xing is one such example. Common translations including "five elements", "five agents", "five qualities", "five properties" and "five courses" cannot bring out the underlying meaning of the abbreviated term. This is the deficiency of a word for word translation. The names "water", "wood", "fire", "metal" and "earth" are only substances whose properties resemble the respective chi in the closest possible way. They do help us understand the properties of the five types of chi but they also mislead us if we take everything in the literal sense. Here we list some of the properties of the five types of chi as their names imply.
Water : runs downwards, liberal. Shapes and Colors When chi is in the form of matter, the shape and color will determine which of the five types it belongs. More often than not, we have a combination of two or more different types. The table shows the shapes and colors of the five types of chi in matter form.
The Enhancing and Weakening Cycles It is commonly translated as "the producing cycle". This cycle explains how one type of chi can help another type to exhibit its quality and ability. "The enhancing cycle" is a more apt translation. For example, instead of saying that water produces wood, we say that water enhances wood. When a tree is watered, it can grow more healthily. As a matter of fact, a man influenced by woody chi will be more upwardly mobile when watery chi enhances his woody chi. The reverse of the enhancing cycle is the weakening cycle. Wood helps burning, but in the meantime it loses energy. It is weakened. In the same way, if a person influenced by the fiery chi interacts with the earthy chi, the fiery chi will be weakened and one s ability to shine will diminish.
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