The five elements, between heaven and earth, have different states in different time and space. Just as various substances have different prosperity and decline states at different times and environments.
The five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water will have five different states of prosperity and decline at different times and spaces.
The ancients expressed the five different states of the five elements in different seasons as “prosperity”, “phase”, “rest”, “prisoner” and “death”.
旺 “Prosperous” also know as 帝旺, sound is like an emperor, that is in a state of prosperity. Highest point of energy.
相 “Flourishing”, also can be view as “Prime Minister” assisting the emperor, is who is under one person and above all others.
休 “Rest”, alike decline or retirement status, weaken state.
囚 “Imprisoned”, weak, imprisoned or can be view as sickness state.
死 “Death”, lifeless state.
The status of the five elements in different seasons is as follows:
Spring: (February, March) wood prosperous, fire flourishing
Summer: (May. June) fire prosperous, earth flourishing
Autumn: (August, September) metal prosperous, water flourishing
Winter: (November, December) water prosperous, wood flourishing.
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