The five xing means energy in five different conditions, wood, fire, earth, metal and water.
Five xing was translated as the five elements. That is not a correct translation.
Wood, fire, earth, metal and water do not mean five different kinds of energies, but it means the energy in five different strength conditions.
For example, in the spring, the energy is getting stronger from winter; we call this energy WOOD. In the summer, the energy is stronger than in the spring, this is the strongest condition in a year; so we call it FIRE. In the fall, the energy is getting weaker from its strongest condition, we call it Metal. The energy condition between FIRE and METAL, we call EARTH/SOIL. In the winter, the energy is in a closing/hiding/resting condition, so we call it WATER.
The original meaning of XING is: walking or moving, here it means changing while moving.
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Every time I see or hear another explanation of the Elements theory, it deepens and expands my understanding. Thanks.
Yes, this makes sense. It is not so much about the "element" as it is about the movement. Hence the "xing". Seems here in the USA we tend to focus more on "things" rather than the connections and relationshp between them.
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