The Five Elements (Wu Xing) is a systematic view from ancient Chinese philosophy, widely used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Feng Shui, fortune-telling, physiognomy, and divination. The significance of the Five Elements encompasses five basic dynamics through the evolution of Yin and Yang: Metal (Jin, 代表敛聚), Wood (Mu, 代表生长), Water (Shui, 代表浸润), Fire (Huo, 代表破灭), … Read more
Understanding a City Starting from the Museum…… Follow The Five Elements (Wu Xing) is an ancient Chinese materialistic view, widely used in philosophy, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and divination. The Five Elements refer to: Metal (Jin); Wood (Mu); Water (Shui); Fire (Huo); Earth (Tu). It is believed that nature is composed of these five elements, … Read more
The world is composed of five elemental properties: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. Everything in the universe has its own elemental attribute. Therefore, all things or phenomena in the world can be classified according to the properties of the Five Elements. What are the Five Elements? The Five Elements is a theory used by … Read more
The world is composed of five elemental properties: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. Everything in the world has its own elemental attribute. Therefore, all things or phenomena in the world can be classified according to these five elements. Next, I will explain the relationship between the five elements and humans, and see which element … Read more
The Five Elements are interrelated through generation and restriction. Generation: Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood. —- Generation represents development. Restriction: Wood restrains Earth, Earth restrains Water, Water restrains Fire, Fire restrains Metal, Metal restrains Wood. —- Restriction represents balance. Traditional Chinese Medicine emphasizes the “Five … Read more
What are the Five Elements? What does the theory of Five Elements encompass? Application of the Five Elements theory in Traditional Chinese Medicine? Watch the video to learn Learning requirements: Basic meanings and theories of the Five Elements, mutual generation and restriction, the Five Elements’ interactions, and the mother-child relationship. Overview The theory of Five … Read more
Five Elements (The basic substances that constitute things) The Five Elements refer to the five basic elements that constitute matter: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. Ancient Chinese philosophers used the theory of the Five Elements to explain the formation of all things in the world and their interrelationships. It emphasizes a holistic concept aimed … Read more
The Correspondence of the Five Elements in the Zhou Yi Five Elements: Metal (Jin), Wood (Mu), Water (Shui), Fire (Huo), Earth (Tu) The Five Elements are interrelated through generation and overcoming. Generation: Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood; this represents development. Overcoming: Wood overcomes Earth, Earth … Read more
Previously, we had a general understanding of Yin and Yang, knowing that Yin and Yang are a summary of the dual aspects of things. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), there is not only Yin and Yang but also the Five Elements (Wu Xing). Most people may have heard of the Five Elements, which are Metal … Read more
The Five Elements are interrelated through generation and overcoming. Generation: Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood —- Generation represents development. Overcoming: Wood overcomes Earth, Earth overcomes Water, Water overcomes Fire, Fire overcomes Metal, Metal overcomes Wood —- Overcoming represents balance. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the … Read more