Tag Archives: yin & yang

10 Chinese Main Elements: Yin Fire – The element of rebirth

This element type is the one that loves to destroy and then rebuild everything from scratch. Yin Fires can be incredibly useful people – perfect for restarting things from the beginning – or solving any problem with great speed, as … Continue reading

10 Chinese Main Elements: Yang Fire – The element of ideas

This is the element that gives everything and doesn’t expect much. It literally doesn’t need to receive anything in return for its endless capacity to give, which makes it very popular. It also makes it very independent. Yang Fires represent … Continue reading

10 Chinese Main Elements: Yin Water – The element of transformation

This elemental type recycles itself – creeks flow into streams, streams into rivers, lakes and oceans… then there is evaporation to the clouds and then rain… Yin Waters are always moving; they never fix themselves in one place. They are … Continue reading

10 Chinese Main Elements: Yang Water – The element of freedom and independence

This is the element type that achieves because it wants to be free. If success does not happen for them, a Yang Water will go no where in life – become a drifter. The entire impetus of Yang Water people … Continue reading

10 Chinese Main Elements: Yin Wood – Give it attention and watch it thrive

Ironically, this element represented by smaller and pot plants can survive the heaviest pressures in life – more than any other. It will always spring back to life. It is very resilient, as grass or ivy – or even as … Continue reading

Connection between behavior, life energy and chinese 5 elements

Different aspects connecting and influencing each other – good and bad – based on Traditional Chinese Medicine. Good/Bad Behavior ↑creates Good/Bad Emotions ↑creates Good/Bad Organs ↑creates Good/Bad element balance/imbalance ↑creates Good/Bad yin/yang balance ↑creates  Good/Bad Life energy ↑creates Good/bad life … Continue reading

10 Chinese Main Elements: Yang Wood – Sensitive Yet Powerful Tree

Yang Wood people seem strange or weird, as they are very particular, uncompromising or even stubborn about their lifestyle and living conditions. Their family, friends and colleagues often feel they can’t handle these people. Yang Wood people are like trees, … Continue reading

10 Chinese Self-Elements and why it is important to understand them

In earlier posts our own Edi Carr described the 5 Chinese Elements. In the following posts I shall give a short overview over the characteristics of the 10 self-elements such as Yang Wood, Yin Wood, Yang Fire, Yin Fire, Yang … Continue reading

Why so optimistic? A story about the flying box

Sometimes people ask me why I see progress in every single situation and believe that everything is essentially good? First I have to say that I wasn’t always like that, not at all, and I still do struggle to keep … Continue reading

Introducing Love Destiny – Chinese Astrology for Relationships

It is something that people are either interested in or totally skeptical and dismissive of, in the West, however in the East it’s a different story. Destiny is taken very seriously, especially to do with love, money, marriage, business partners … Continue reading