Shapes and Forms Representing the Five Elements
The Five Elements are not only expressed through energetic cycles, but also through the shapes and forms present in our natural and built environments.
By observing these symbols, we can harmonize our spaces, strengthen balance, and better understand how Qi (vital energy) flows around us.
Shapes Associated with the Five Elements
- Wood → Rectangular, vertical shape
Symbol of growth, expansion, and vitality. Found in bamboo, tree trunks, tall pillars, and buildings that rise toward the sky. - Fire → Triangular, pointed shape
Symbol of transformation, dynamism, and power. Seen in pyramids, candles in flame, pointed rooftops, stars, or decorative lamps with red triangular shapes. - Earth → Square, massive shape
Symbol of stability, security, and nourishment. Represented by stones, sculptures, bricks, clay pots, and all strong, regular structures. - Metal → Round or oval shape
Symbol of perfection, clarity, and structure. Seen in wind chimes, circular frames, domes, arches, and rounded metallic objects. - Water → Wavy, irregular, flowing shape
Symbol of fluidity, adaptability, and wisdom. Appears in fountains, curvy bottles, rivers, water mirrors, or any irregular, undulating line.
Influence in Landscape and Architecture
For centuries, Feng Shui masters observed how the shapes of mountains, buildings, and objects influence surrounding energy.
For example, the presence of three mountain peaks is considered highly auspicious, representing Wood, Fire, and Earth, and reinforcing the creative cycle of the universe.
On the other hand, certain shapes can create disharmony. Triangular architecture (Fire element) is often avoided for wooden houses, as it attracts overly intense energy. A famous example is the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong, designed with strong triangular structures. Not only do its sharp corners project cutting Qi toward neighboring buildings, but the Fire element also drains the Wood element represented by nearby rectangular skyscrapers.
The Art of Feng Shui Remedies
When a disharmonious shape creates imbalance, Feng Shui uses the logic of elemental cycles to restore harmony.
A concrete case: to protect the British Governor’s residence in Hong Kong from the cutting Qi of the Bank of China Tower, trees were first planted as a remedy. However, this worsened the situation, since Wood feeds Fire.
The effective solution came with the installation of a water fountain, allowing Water to control Fire through the regulating cycle. Thus, balance was restored.
Conclusion
The shapes and forms of our environment are not neutral: they carry invisible forces that influence our emotions, relationships, and projects.
- Wood
- Fire
- Earth
- Metal
- Water
By understanding and consciously applying this symbolism in our landscapes, homes, and workplaces, we invite more clarity, harmony, and vitality into daily life.
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The 5 Elements of Nature — How Do They Help in Daily Life?
Connecting with your birth element means fully taking the reins of your destiny. The aim of this site is to share simple, powerful tools inspired by the sacred traditions of Vastu (India) and Feng Shui (ancient China). These practices help you recognize and harmonize your bodily and environmental energy through concrete supports: stones, colors, essential oils, directions, Orgo-Life® devices, and ancestral sacred tools. All of this is to support your element, strengthen emotional, physical, and energetic balance, and improve the quality of the space you live in.
Drawing on many consultations grounded in the Five Elements Theory, I invite you on a step-by-step journey to understand the five forces of the universe that shape daily life. These five forces/elements are Water, Earth, Fire, Metal, Wood. Their interaction explains how we relate to ourselves and others; they are multiple manifestations of Qi (vital energy). Each element associates with a GUA number (trigram). A formula or reference table lets you find your GUA (and your partner’s) to guide priorities, directions, colors, materials, and rhythms that support you.
Quick principles (concrete cues)
Wood: drive, growth, flexibility (spring). Plant materials, green/blue accents. Rooms to start, plan, learn.
Fire: visibility, enthusiasm, decision (summer). Light, warmth, red/bright tones. Moments to present, celebrate, lead.
Earth: stability, assimilation, service (in-between seasons). Ceramics, ochres/beiges. Best for structuring and consolidating.
Metal: clarity, sorting, precision (autumn). Metals, white/gray. Use for framing, finishing, formalizing.
Water: depth, circulation, listening (winter). Dark blue/black, flow. Supports intuition, rest, strategy.
Personal GUA (a practical compass)
Your GUA suggests favorable directions (sleep, work, entry) and rhythms that suit you. Example: a Water GUA benefits from quiet time and a clutter-free North, while a Fire GUA gains from reinforcing visibility and warmth in the South. Determine your GUA via the table, then test for 7–14 days: bed/desk orientation, one accent color, one material, one micro-ritual.
Cycles that guide decisions (without dogma)
Two cycles help you choose:
- Generating: Water → Wood → Fire → Earth → Metal → Water. Use to nourish what is lacking.
- Controlling: Water ↘ Fire ↘ Metal ↘ Wood ↘ Earth ↘ Water. Use to moderate what is excessive.
If you feel scattered, invoke Earth (order, centering, beige). If low on drive, invoke Wood (plants, planning). If mental pressure is high, bring Water (low breathing, rest).
Everyday supports (simple & measurable)
- Stones: Wood → aventurine/amazonite • Fire → garnet/carnelian • Earth → jasper/tiger’s eye • Metal → hematite/pyrite • Water → labradorite/obsidian.
- Colors: one accent per zone or accessory (avoid overload).
- Essential oils: Wood → cedar • Fire → cinnamon (diluted) • Earth → ginger • Metal → eucalyptus • Water → frankincense.
- Directions: set one intention toward your favorable direction (2 min each morning).
- Orgo-Life®: use the medallion/devices as alignment reminders (grounding, 4-2-6 breathing, micro-action).
- Sacred tools: brief mantra, mudra, prayer — at the same time daily to build rhythm.
Home & work (clear applications)
Entrance: clean, lit, flowing (Earth + Metal) — the mouth of Qi.
Desk: back protected, clear view; one element object by your GUA (e.g., Wood → a living plant).
Bedroom: fewer screens, calm colors; prioritize GUA orientation for the bed.
Kitchen: visual order; temper excess Fire with Earth (rug, ceramics) when nerves run high.
Living room: convivial circle; a discreet Water cue during intense periods (breath, dark blue/black).
Routine: choose one lead element per week and one action per day (≤ 5 min).
Micro-rituals (≤ 5 min, repeatable)
- 4-2-6 breathing facing your favorable direction (1–3 min).
- Affirmation aligned with the day’s element: “I choose clarity (Metal),” “I nourish momentum (Wood),” etc.
- 5-minute action: sort 10 items (Metal), water/prune (Wood), file one folder (Earth), finalize one email (Fire), jot 3 sensations (Water).
- Evening check-in: 3 words (body/emotion/space). Adjust tomorrow’s element accordingly.
Measure without self-judgment (self-observation)
Keep a mini journal: date, element used, one action, one effect (body/mind/space). After 14 days, trends emerge and your system’s responses become clear. Perfection is not the point — coherence is: say it, do it, kindly repeat.
Common-sense notice
This is a well-being approach; it does not replace medical, psychological, or technical advice. We respect people, cultures, and local context.
Interactions between the five elements
The generating interactions of the five elements are like the relationship of conception, gestation, birth and care between a mother and a baby. These pairs of elements are deeply attached and together involve success and luck.
The five generating interactions are: feed, contain, train, feed and transport.
Flavors associated with the five elements, organs and systems
Wood Sour = liver/gall bladder and nervous system
Fire Bitter = heart/small intestine and cardiovascular system
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How Can Paintings Be Used To Increase Wealth In The Home? In Feng Shui, we can use paintings to draw positive energy and wealth luck. We are going to show you how to select the right paintings and where to place them. When choosing the paintings, we look for the Early Heaven Bagua map, the Later Bagua map and the five elements as analysing tools. Every house has eye directions, every year it is affected by the five elements, which is the Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and the Water. Bagua is made up of eight trigrams which represent eight cardinal points including North, South, East, West, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast and Southwest. In other words, each of the trigrams also represents one of the eight existences of the realm of life, specifically wealth and prosperity (south-east), recognition and notoriety (South), marriage and love (South-West), children (West), Mentors and communication (North-West), career (North), education and knowledge (North-East), family and health (East). Suddenly, the Bagua placed on the map of your home, each sector of the Bagua can be activated by a different Element that we will call "directional remedy". All paintings are also associated to the 5 elements. It is important to know that the elements in the paintings and their locations are aligned with the Bagua map. In this way, the flow of the positive energy can helps us improving our Feng Shui environment and in our home. This is the later Bagua, starting from the North. The North belongs to the Water element. In this sector we can hang paintings with water element such as a lake, an ocean, a river and fishes. We can also hanging pictures of woods or trees. In this sector this is because water element enhances the wood element. Remember, don’t put picture of water fall in this direction. Now let see where exactly to hang the paintings. We have two options using North direction for example. The option 1, you can stand in the middle of your house, identify with a compass where the North is. Then place the picture in that sector. The 2nd option is to stand in the middle of the room find the north wall with your compass, then place the picture at the North side of the North side of the wall. In this case we don’t have to worry about the sector of the house. Let have a look at the Bagua map, the South is belong to the Fire element. In this sector we can hang picture of a Bird or horse. Never put picture of Fire like candles fire in this sector which is not good Feng Shui. The East and the South East both belong to the Wood element. In the South East you can place a painting of dragons and birds. In the East we place paintings of flowers, or trees. We can place paintings of sunrise because sunrise symbolises yang energy, hope, new beginning, new hope, new chapter of life and new projects. Never put pictures of sunset, because sunset set symbolises the end of the day, slowdown in activity, yin period or end of a journey. Now West and North West belong to the Metal element. In the West we can place a painting of a golden Rooster or a picture of a round metal. The North West is an important sector because it represents heaven and Wealth. Therefore we can place painting of Sky, or money symbol to enhance our Wealth luck. South West belongs to Earth element. In this sector, we can hang a painting of a land. This is the direction of the Mother figure. Make sure the picture of the land is a flat land not mountains or hills because pictures of mountains and hills could bring obstacles to our life. But we can put picture of the mountains and hills in the North East sector which also belong the Earth element. This is because this direction symbolises the mountains can provide you support and protections. Remember the picture of the mountains in this sector should be with a lot of plants and rich vegetation. Not the one that expose with rocks. Now we learn the basic principle of how to select paintings base on the 8 directions of the 5 elements. However, we also need to consider, whether the paintings are suitable for the rooms. Let’s look at the front door. The front entrance in the very importance place in our house, because it is the main entry for the energy to go through. What you see first when entering the house is very important. Therefore, we can place paintings with bright and cheerful color to create lively and welcoming atmosphere like flowers. Remember the God Wealth likes to enter the houses that are clean, bright and nice. The living room is suitable to hang large paintings of mountains or lakes. Because water represents money and Mountain can provide a strong support. In the Dining room, we can hang picture of a big plate of fruits or big basket of flowers, because both symbolises wealth and abundance. In the bedroom, we need to make sure that paintings make us feel calm and peaceful. This can help us improving our sleeping quality, like blue sky and bushes, country houses with trees and pathway to the wood. In the study room, we hang pictures of trees, pens or colorful pencils. These elements can help us to be more focus and to improve our study abilities. In the Bathroom, we can place picture of small plants to help purify the negative energy in the bathroom. In summary when considering place in paintings in our home we need to consider the directions of the Bagua map. The association of the 5 elements and where the paintings is suitable both to the rooms. And when we take all factors into consideration, the paintings can then help you draw more positivity energy into your home. |
