Yin-Yang and Five Elements
Yin-Yang refers to the two opposing yet interrelated forces present in everything in the world. From the previous description, we can already understand that Yin and Yang are inherently contained in Qi. One Qi is popular, Wuji is Tai Chi, and the movement and stillness of Tai Chi produce yin and yang, and yin and yang in turn promote the movement and changes of the world and everything in it. The five elements are categories used to summarize several basic elements in the world. They are named after wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, but they do not just refer to these specific things themselves, but use them as the basic framework, or as a thinking model, to divide all phenomena into five basic categories. The five elements are the basic elements of the world.
The Yin-Yang theory originated in the Xia Dynasty and is the origin and foundation of ancient Chinese philosophy. Today's view of the unity of opposites in materialist dialectics is consistent with the Yin and Yang theory. The principles of Yin and Yang theory are widely used in every field of social life, and people apply them unconsciously.
Yin and Yang include the five elements, and the five elements contain Yin and Yang. All things in the universe can be divided into two categories according to their attributes, Yin and Yang. The "yang type" has the characteristics of being strong, upward, growing, showing, extroverted, stretching, bright, active, and active; the "yin type" has the characteristics of being weak, downward, convergent, hidden, introverted, shrinking, saving, passive, and quiet, etc. feature. I have the duality of yin and yang in every specific matter. That is, there is yang within yin, and yin within yang.
No huge thing can escape the category of yin and yang, and any small thing has two aspects of yin and yang. Yin and yang can transform into each other under certain conditions. The phenomenon that the extremes of things must be reversed is part of the transformation of yin and yang. form of expression.
Everything in the universe can be systematically divided into five major categories according to its characteristics: "metal", "wood", "water", "fire" and "earth". These five categories of things are collectively called the Five Elements. Metal, wood, water, fire and earth do not refer to five specific single things, but an abstract summary of five different attributes of everything in the universe. The true connotation of the five elements should be fully understood.
There is a relationship between the five elements, which are the two contradictory aspects, that is, the two aspects of yin and yang. Mutual growth and mutual restraint are the universal laws of things, and they are two inseparable aspects within things. Life and restraint are relative. Without birth, there is no such thing as restraint; without restraint, there is no such thing as birth. If there is no restraint, things will develop endlessly and go to extremes, causing things to turn from good to bad; if there is restraint but no birth, things will lose their vitality and decline due to being suppressed too much.
In the contradiction between opposition and unity, whether it is excessive generation or excessive restraint, the relative balance or unity will be broken due to opposition, and things will develop in one direction. In order to maintain relative balance, life and restraint must restrain each other. When they cannot restrain each other, the balance is broken, and then things will undergo new changes.
The five elements generate and inhibit each other
Water generates wood, wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, and metal generates water.
Water defeats fire, fire defeats metal, metal defeats wood, wood defeats earth, and earth defeats water.
Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches and Yin and Yang
Heavenly Stems: A, B, C, D, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, Gui
Yintian Stems: B , Ding, Ji, Xin, Gui
Yang Heavenly Stems: Jia, Bing, Wu, Geng, Ren
Earthly Branches: Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai
Yang Earthly Branches: Zi, Yin, Chen, Wu, Shen, Xu
Yin Earthly Branches: Chou, Mao, Si, Wei, You, Hai
Yin and Yang Five Elements
Five Elements: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth
Five Elements and Four Directions: The east belongs to wood, the south belongs to fire, the west belongs to metal, the north belongs to water, and the center belongs to water. Belonging to earth.
The five elements are in conflict with each other
The five elements are in conflict with each other: metal is the source of water, water is the source of wood, wood is the source of fire, fire is the source of earth, and earth is the source of metal.
The five elements are in conflict with each other: metal is the source of wood, and wood is the source of wood. Earth restrains, earth restrains water, water restrains fire, and fire restrains metal.
The five elements should be restrained and avoided:
Metal: When gold is strong, fire will form a vessel.
Metal can generate water, and if there is too much water, metal will sink; if metal is strong enough to get water, its edge will be blunted.
Metal can overcome wood, but if there is too much wood, metal will be lacking; if wood is weak and meets metal, it will be cut down.
Metal depends on the soil, and if the soil is rich, gold will be buried; if the soil can produce metal, if the metal is rich, the soil will change.
Fire: When fire is strong and water is obtained, it will help each other.
Fire can generate earth, but if there is too much earth, fire will be dark; if strong fire acquires earth, it will stop its flames.
Fire can overcome metal, but if there is too much metal, fire will extinguish it; if metal is weak and meets fire, it will melt.
Fire depends on wood, and if there is more wood, fire will burn; if wood can make fire, if there is more fire, wood will burn.
Water: When water is strong, it will get earth, and then a pond will be formed.
Water can make wood, and wood will burn it. Excessive water shrinks; strong water brings wood, and only then can its power be released.
Water can restrain fire, and if fire is abundant, water will dry it out; if fire is weak, it will not be extinguished when it meets water.
Water relies on metal to produce, and metal is the source of energy. Too much water and turbidity; metal can generate water, and if there is too much water, metal will sink.
Earth: Only when the earth is strong can it be dredged by water.
Soil can generate metal, and when there is more metal, the soil will change; when the earth is strong, it will be dredged. Metal is used to control blockages.
Earth can overcome water, and if water is abundant, earth will flow; if water is weak and meets earth, it will be blocked.
Earth depends on fire, and if fire is abundant, earth will be scorched; fire can create Earth, if there is too much earth, fire will be dark.
Wood: If the wood is strong, it will get gold, and it will become a pillar.
Wood can make fire, but if there is too much fire, the wood will burn; if the wood is strong, it will get fire, and then it will be stubborn. .
Wood can overcome earth, and if there is too much earth, the wood will collapse; if the earth is weak and it is against the wood, it will collapse.
Wood depends on water, and if there is too much water, the wood will float; if water can make trees, if there is too much wood, it will collapse. Shrink.