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Personal Feng Shui

Five Elements & Personal Style

The Five Elements offer a traditional vocabulary for colors and materials — a thoughtful way to consider what you wear and carry.

Elements and materials

Wood: green tones, natural fibers and wood beads. Fire: warm reds and oranges. Earth: sandy tones, ceramics and natural stone. Metal: white, grey and metal. Water: deep blue, black and glass.

The generating cycle of the Five Elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water arranged in a circleWOODFIREEARTHMETALWATER
The generating cycle: Wood feeds Fire, Fire creates Earth, Earth bears Metal, Metal carries Water, Water nourishes Wood.

Feng Shui is presented here as a traditional cultural practice and a framework for arranging space with intention. It is not a substitute for professional medical, legal, financial or psychological advice. Read the disclaimer.

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Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water — their qualities, colors, materials and relationships at home.

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