The Five Elements Of Chi
In addition to the two aspects, chi also has five “moods,”
or elements. They are:
Water - fluidity, non-resistant, cleansing, carrier of nutrients,
mode of travel, source of life, depth, emotions, hidden meaning, reflective.
Season - winter
Direction - north
Color - black, dark blue
Shape - wave, labyrinth, curviness, flowing forms
Wood - strong and flexible, adaptable, deeply rooted, reaching
up and out, giving, generous, sentinel, anchor for earth.
Season - spring
Direction - east and southeast
Color - greens and blues
Shape - tall, vertical, columnar
Fire - bright, hot, dry, active, alive, cheerful, celebratory,
spirited, protective, transformative.
Season - summer
Direction - south
Color - dark purple, orange, and red
Shape - triangle
Earth - support, container, nourishment, center, transmutation,
fertility, receptivity, balance
Season - all seasons
Direction - middle
Color - brown, orange, yellow, green
Shape - square
Metal - reinforcement, elemental center, protective, malleable,
versatile, basic, earth’s internal organs
Season - autumn
Direction - west, northwest
Color - silver, white, grey
Shape - round, oval
The Three
Elemental Cycles:
The three elemental cycles illustrate how the manifestations, the “moods,”
or elements of chi, interact with each other, how they are connected in
a cyclic way, and how movement/change occurs through these elements.
Cycle
Of Generation: |
Cycle
Of Destruction: |
Cycle
Of Mediation: |
In Feng Shui practice, knowledge of the interplay and cycles of the elements is used to enhance, decrease, soften, or, in other subtle ways, shift the interplay of energies in a space, or in a person's life experience.