The Interactions of the Five Elements: Generating, Overcoming, Multiplying, and Insulting Relationships

The Interactions of the Five Elements: Generating, Overcoming, Multiplying, and Insulting Relationships

The Interactions of the Five Elements The theory of the Five Elements (Wu Xing) is not a static or isolated classification of phenomena into five categories, but rather an exploration of the interrelationships and balance among these elements through their generating (sheng) and overcoming (ke) interactions. Additionally, it examines the effects of excessive dominance (cheng) … Read more