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Comprehensive Guide to the Five Elements (Dozens of Five Elements You May Not Know)

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Comprehensive Guide to the Five Elements (Dozens of Five Elements You May Not Know)

1. The Five Directions and Five Elements: East corresponds to Wood, South to Fire, West to Metal, North to Water, and Center to Earth. This is the essence of the He Tu, which states: “One and six correspond to North Water, two and seven to South Fire, three and eight to East Wood, four and … Read more

Introduction to the Five Elements, Eight Trigrams, Heavenly Stems, and Earthly Branches for Beginners

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Introduction to the Five Elements, Eight Trigrams, Heavenly Stems, and Earthly Branches for Beginners

Knowledge of the Five Elements Interactions of the Five Elements Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth Generative Cycle of the Five Elements: Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood Controlling Cycle of the Five Elements: Wood controls Earth, Earth controls Water, Water controls Fire, Fire controls Metal, Metal … Read more