The Wood Element
Classical Feng Shui
Also known as ‘The Five Transformations’, the five elements are each associated with an aspect of time and the state. 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. They can also be used with the Flying Stars 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 wood element; the essence, meaning & application in Classical Feng Shui and Taoist philosophy.
| Five Element Theory | The Wood Element |
|---|---|
| Associations | Awakening, Growth, Activity, Upward, Outward ,New Beginnings, Creation, Nourishment |
| Colours | Green |
| Season | Spring |
| Time | Dawn |
| Direction | East, South East |
| Celestial Animal | Dragon |
| Yin or Yang | Yin, Feminine |
| Movement | Uplifting |
| Power | Expansion |
| Flavour | Sour |
| Sound | Crash |
| Weather | Windy |
| Climate | Windy |
| Age | Birth |
| Stage of Life | Birth |
| Organ | Liver, Gallbladder |
| Exterior | Plants, Trees, Shrubs, Tall Pagodas, Watchtowers, Obelisks, Pillars |
| Interior | House Plants |
| Material | Living Wood |
| Shape | Rectangle |
| Form | Columns, Tall, Vertical, Upright, Oblong, Pillars, Chimneys, Skyscrapers |
| Building Material | Wooden |
| Building Shape | Tall rectangle |
| Roof Shape | Tall |
| Building Activity | Students, School, Offices, Local council, Government offices |
| Images | Forests, Countryside, Gardens, Trees, Landscape |
| Colours | Green, Blue Green |
| Yin (Feminine) | Unhealthy Plants, Bamboo, Grass |
| Yang (Masculine) | Healthy Plants, Oak |
Fire
Earth
Metal
Water
