FIVE ELEMENTS IN
ACTION
The Five Elements in Feng Shui (wood, fire, earth, metal, water) have three
cycles; the productive, the exhaustive and the controlling*.
*This cycle is also sometimes referred to as the
destructive cycle. This indicates that
it destroys the element it is opposed to.
In reality 'controlling' is less final.
Controlling means its opposing element is kept in place rather than
destroyed. It is only when there is an
excess of control that it becomes a major issue.
When using the Qi of the Five
Elements to resolve or improve a difficult situation the Yin and Yang
polarities as well as the element being used will determine the speed with
which change is likely to occur.
What exactly does that
mean?
If your consultant has
recommended placing water in a certain sector for example and you have been
given a suitable date and time to carry out this procedure, how quickly will it
take effect? Yang water is active,
moving water and if it has been recommended to strengthen your growth prospects
it may mean placing it in a wood (growth) area.
Water feeds wood - but how quickly?
Yang wood is represented by tall and straight trees and the East. Even in ideal conditions they will take their
time to grow. Yin wood in contrast is
the grass, flowers, vines and bushes and the Southeast. In ideal conditions they will grow quickly. So placing a water feature in the East is
likely to take more time to take effect than in the Southeast.
Metal is often recommended as
a solution to a negative sector such as the East or Southeast (this is a controlling
relationship between metal and wood).
Yang metal is generally machinery, moving metal and is hard and
unyielding so how quickly will it control wood.
Something like a chain saw can cut down the tallest tree quickly but
would have minimal effect on grass or flowers so its effect in the East would
work quicker than it would in the Southeast.
Yin metal is small metal items, coins, small knives, fine jewellery -
how quickly would that impact the wood of the East? In the Southeast however a small knife or a pair
of scissors would be more effective at controlling the wood than in the East.
There is no instant solution
to Feng Shui recommendations and looking at the Five Elements in this way shows
that some changes will take longer to implement than others.
The interaction of the Five
Elements is not the only solution to negative situations and your Feng Shui
Consultant will find the best possibly answers based on your individual
circumstance.
To the fulfillment of your dreams
LynC
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