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Chinese Five Elements
Cycles of Balance:
Creation (Sheng) Cycle
Destruction (Ke) Cycle
Cycles of Imbalance:
Overacting (Cheng) Cycle
Insulting (Wu) Cycle
Author: Don Reynolds, March 2007
Additional note:
The Ko Cycle is considered the Control Cycle. The Ko cycle is often referred to as the grandmother-son cycle
Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, Wood are the elements in order.
Usually Fire is put at the top of the cycle.
Examples of the Ko Cycle
Fire Controls Metal - Fire shapes metal. Ex. horseshoe being shaped.
Earth Controls Water- Earth holds water, Earth contains oceans, lakes etc. Earth absorbs Water like after a Tsunami.
Metal Controls Wood (axe cutting wood).
Water controls Fire- water putting out a fire. Water being used to control the size of a fire.
Wood controls Earth- roots shaping the ground. Trees shading earth. Wood builds structures on Earth.
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Chinese Five Elements Cycles of Balance: Creation (Sheng) Cycle Destruction (Ke) Cycle Cycles of Imbalance: Overacting (Cheng) Cycle Insulting (Wu) Cycle Author: Don Reynolds, March 2007