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The Five Elements
The Five Elements refer to Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. Since thousands of years ago, the Chinese believed all things in the universe are composed of these elements. In geomantic terms, the Five Elements are not tangible substances, but qi (life energy) represented by different symbols.
The generative cycle of the Five Elements
To generate means to bring about, create, or to give rise
The destructive cycle of the Five Elements
To destroy means to eliminate, get rid of, or annihilate.
The generative and destructive qualities of the Five Elements reveal the interactive relationship between things and people. They help to explain, say, why certain sites are better than others, or one person is luckier than another. To be more specific, WATER sustains WOOD; WOOD flourishes.
METAL destroys WOOD; WOOD languishes. Let me stress here that the Five Elements of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth are not the tangible substance we commonly refer to. They are different forms of qi (life energy).
