The Water Element
Classical Feng Shui
Also known as ‘The Five Transformations’, the five elements represent an aspect of time and the state associated with that. Within your home the elements can be used with the Chinese Trigrams from the I Ching when looking at any missing areas in the plot or building shape. The elements can also be used with the Feng Shui Flying Stars calculation when using the Lo Pan Compass to analyse the interior, they are then applied through a combination of materials, shape and colour. The following table provides a breakdown of the water element; the essence, meaning and application in Feng Shui and Taoist philosophy..
| Five Element Theory | The Water Element |
|---|---|
| Associations | Quiet, Cool, Floating, Stillness, Hibernation, Communication, Transmission of ideas |
| Colours | Black, Blue, Violet |
| Season | Winter |
| Time | Midnight |
| Direction | North |
| Celestial Animal | Turtle |
| Yin or Yang | Yin, Feminine |
| Movement | Descending |
| Power | Consolidation |
| Flavour | Salty |
| Sound | Suck |
| Weather | Rainy, Wet |
| Climate | Cold |
| Age | Old age |
| Stage of Life | Death |
| Organ | Kidney, Bladder |
| Exterior | River, Stream, Brook, Pond, Pool, Water Feature, Fountain, Waterfall, Greenhouse, Undulating Hills, Irregular Hills, Irregular Rounded Buildings |
| Interior | Fish Tank, Water Utilities, Coloured Soft Furnishings |
| Material | Reflective Surfaces, Crystal, Glass Mirror, Reflective gemstones |
| Shape | Irregular wavy |
| Form | Flowing, Curved, Wavy, Soft lines, Irregular, Asymmetrical, No fixed shape, Eclectic shape |
| Building Material | Reflective surfaces |
| Building Shape | Flowing Curves |
| Roof Shape | Flowing Curves |
| Building Activity | Temporary business, Holiday lettings, Art exhibitions, Airport terminal |
| Images | Still Lake, Oceanic Water, Waterfall, Water life |
| Colours | Black, Navy, Midnight Blue, Dark Blue, Dark Indigo, Charcoal, Grey |
| Yin (Feminine) | Wavy Furnishings, Stream |
| Yang (Masculine) | Water Feature, Ocean |
Wood
Fire
Earth
Metal
