THE WATER ELEMENT IN FENG SHUI This post provides an overview of the Five Natural Elements. The Water Element represents the energy of winter and deep night, which is known as the “greatest yin.” Water is related to all natural bodies of water, from deep lakes, the power of the ocean, the force of a waterfall, […]
Search Results for: Earth element
The Metal Element in Feng Shui
THE METAL ELEMENT IN FENG SHUI This post provides an overview of the Five Natural Elements. The Metal Element represents the energy of late autumn and evening, as the energy transitions from Earth, the transitional element, to “lesser yin.” The Metals are the precious minerals found deep within the earth. These minerals nourish our water, providing us with […]
The Fire Element in Feng Shui
THE FIRE ELEMENT IN FENG SHUI This post provided a summary of the Five Natural Elements. The Fire Element is the most yang of all of the Five Elements. It represents the peak of summer and the noontime. It is in the South (fullest expression of the sun). The energy of Fire is ascending like the […]
The Wood Element in Feng Shui
THE WOOD ELEMENT IN FENG SHUI This post provided a summary of the Five Natural Elements. The Wood Element is typically considered the first element in the cycle, since it represents Springtime and the beginning of the New Year according to the Chinese calendar. The energy of Wood is uprising, like sprouts rising up through the […]
Basics of The Five Elements
In Chinese philosophy, the Five Elements are the building blocks of everything in the Universe. The elements are Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. Also known as the Five Transformations of Energy, each of the elements represent a different phase of energy and the Five Element Cycles show how these phases transform from one to the other. […]
Sochi Olympics: The Elements of Some of the Top Athletes
Watching the Women’s Skeleton event the other night, I was struck by what one of the commentator’s said about Katie Uhlaender. She said that Katie “can’t get enough of speed,” referring to the fact that speed is inbred into her requirements for life. So I wondered, “She must have FIRE in her birth chart!” And, […]