The Law of Five Elements Flashcards
What is the Law of Mother and Child?
The law of how one element nourishes the next element
What is the flow of the mother/child cycle starting with Wood.
Wood–> Fire–> Earth–>Metal–>Water–>Wood
The Cheng Cycle
Who is the mother of Fire
Wood
Who is the mother of Earth
Fire
Who is the mother of Metal
Earth
Who is the mother of Water
Metal
Who is the mother of Wood
Water
What is the Cheng/Sheng Cycle
That nourishment always flows one direction and never the other direction.
What is the Ke (Koe) Cycle
the bonding of the elements which tells us which element controls and strengthens the other element…destructive energy flows along the Ke cycle via the Yin officials
What is the flow of the Ke Cycle
A star pattern: wood–> earth–> water–>fire–> metal–>wood
Who controls wood
metal
who controls metal
fire
who controls fire
water
who controls water
earth
who controls earth
wood
