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The Five Feng Shui Elements |
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By Nagashi Komatsu
 The greatest quest is to know the meaning life. Authors and laymen alike continually search for answers to what makes the world the way it is. A belief from China is that everything on earth is made up of five basic elements: wood, fire, earth, metal and water. These are considered the Feng Shui elements.
Lifes energy, chi (pronounced, chee) resonates in and flows through everything around us. All five Feng Shui elements circulate chi differently and represent different areas of life.
Wood represents creativity, community and socializing. If you have a lot of wood in your astrological sign, then you can use innovation to express yourself. Wood also symbolizes birth and early childhood.
Fire is one of the Feng Shui elements that is good, but can be bad if not used in moderation. With enough fire, you will display a sign of leadership, warmth and energy. Too much fire can be caustic and dangerous, showing arrogance and overbearance. Fire is usually the sign of the prepubescent stage of life, when a child is full of vivacity and boldness.
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fire, water also requires a careful balance. While a babbling brook is soothing, a spring flood can wreak havoc. Water nurtures plants and other forms of life, but also destroys by causing rust and erosion. Water is a sign of old age, and can represent learning, communicating and journey.
Another of the Feng Shui elements is metal. It is associated with business, success and wealth. Symbolizing the adult years, metal is usually depicted by the color yellow or gold and represents autumn.
Earth, the final element, represents honesty, patience, and being methodical, but also being demanding. Earth symbolizes the teenage years and the honesty they possess, but also the demands teenagers can make. The color for the symbol earth is also yellow.
All five Feng Shui elements listed here can represent a different stage and aspect of life. Just as each element builds up and tears down, so do the ways of each stage of our life. A simple philosophy using these Feng Shui elements may not answer all questions, but it can help shed some light on the dark mystery of life.
Nagashi Komatsu teaches the basics of Feng Shui through a series of articles and photos. Read more at Feng Shui Style. Share Your Opinion. (0 posts)
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