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Everything in the world, according to the Chinese, belongs to one of the five elements of fire, earth, wood, water, or metal. These elements are believed to affect everything we do. There are five different ways in which ch’i energy can be manifested.

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According to a Chinese legend, there are silver-colored bats that live for a thousand years in caverns in the high mountains feeding on stalactites. If you can find them and eat them you will live to a very ripe old age! It is a long-held belief amongst the older generation that any item decorated with [...]

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You must watch out for the terrible results that can come from unwittingly activating the deadly Five Yellow star (known as the wu wang) by undertaking renovations in the part of the home occupied by the Five Yellow during a particular month or year. This is of paramount importance and note that in some years [...]

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This number is connected with freedom and movement, energy, creativity and travel. It is symbolized by the pentacle, the five-pointed star. Five is linked with Mercury, and therefore with Gemini and Virgo. It rules all pale colours. Number FiveDestiny Number These people are extremely lively and restless. They will happily try everything at least once, [...]

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The five elements are expressions of the yin and yang phases of chi. They are like moods. Their descriptive names are Water, Wood, Fire, Earth, and Metal. The nature of each of the five elements, and their correspondences to seasons and times of day, are as follows: Water: freezing and dissolving, or flowing; winter and [...]

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