Yin Yang and Five Elements in Destiny: The Code for the Operation of All Things

The Way of Yin and Yang

Yin and Yang are the core concepts of ancient Chinese philosophy. Everything is divided into yin and yang:
|Yang | Yin|
|---|---|
|Heaven | Earth|
|Day | Month|
|Male | Female|
|Just | Soft|
|Dynamic | Static|
Yin and Yang are not opposites, but interdependent and transforming each other. Solitary yin does not give birth, and solitary yang does not grow.

Five Elements Theory

The Five Elements - Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth - are the five fundamental elements that describe the relationships among all things.

Symbiotic relationship

-Wood makes fire (burning wood to start a fire)
-Fire generates earth (flames turn into ashes)
-Native gold (ore hidden in soil)
-Jinsheng Water (Metal Condensed Water Beads)
-Water nourishing trees

Antagonistic relationship

-Moke soil (broken soil from tree roots)
-Tuke water (soil can block water)
-Water can extinguish fire (water can extinguish fire)
-Huo Ke Jin (Fire can melt gold)
-Jinkemu (metal logging)

The Five Elements and the Human Body

Five Elements Organs Organs Facial Features Emotions
Wood Liver Gallbladder Eye Anger
Fire Heart Small Intestine Tongue Happiness
Soil Spleen Stomach Mouth Mind
Gold Lung Large intestine Nose Sadness
Water Kidney Bladder Ear Fear

Application in fortune telling

By analyzing the distribution of the five elements at birth, Bazi destiny determines the rise and fall of a person's five elements, and infers characteristics such as personality, health, career, and marriage.
Those who balance the five elements have a smoother life; Those with a deficiency in the Five Elements need to make up for it through adjustments the day after tomorrow.

Modern perspective

Yin Yang and Five Elements are not superstitions, but highly summarized by ancient people about the laws of nature. It shares similarities with modern systems theory and ecology.