Foundations6 min read
Five Elements: Colors, Materials & Directions
Support (generate) and balance (control) — made simple
Five elements answer practical questions: which colors suit which room? how to soften a fiery kitchen? use generating relationships before fighting elements head-on.
Key takeaways
- Generating cycle: wood → fire → earth → metal → water → wood.
- When one element is too strong, balance with the controlling element gently.
- Southeast wood, south fire, southwest/northeast earth, west/northwest metal, north water.
Sources & references
Key points are summarized from the works and public references below, reflecting mainstream feng shui, fate-chart, and divination teachings for beginners—not personal invention. Apply ideas with judgment.
- ReferenceWu Xing (Wikipedia)
Five phases
- ClassicDi Tian Sui
Classic on strength and balance
- ReferenceFeng shui (Wikipedia)
Overview article