Thank you for your feedback regarding the elements. I appreciate your comments and agree with your perception of the water and metal. I didn’t go into much description about these elements in this post, so I’m unclear with what is not correct.

I attended a year long program studying Classical Feng Shui at Golden Gate School of Feng Shui in San Francisco. What we learned is that there are many interpretations and perceptions of the elements. Many of us (students) wanted a concrete explanation for everything as that is how we are taught in the Western world. Repeatedly we were taught through the process to “let go” of wanting definitive answers to the Five Elements and other aspects of our Feng Shui training. We kept struggling with the Eastern philosophies as we demanded justification with proof and facts. When we finally allowed ourselves to experience the elements intuitively and that there is no right or wrong, I think that is when we finally got it and understood how they work in relationship with each other.

I have not read any of Larre and Rochat de la Valle’s books. I’ll check it out as this subject is a continuous and infinite journey of study. I like William Spear and Eva Wong’s books.

Warm Regards,
Jenny

I’ve spent the last 12 years immersed in them. One thing you might want to think about is water being condensing and compacting as double yin. It is the volcano and has intensity. It also has continuous movemet. But metal is more of a falling like leaves falling from the tree, so it’s about loss losing. It’s yin on the outside but sharp and yang on the inside. Power and energy is in water including the conservation of energy as well as the intensity of releasing that energy. It’s like the power of the bottom of the ocean making a tsunami while at the same time the constant movement of the surface never ceasing. Metal is about putting away for the winter and conservation also organizing. Here’s an exactness to it. I can go on and on. A lot of translations were incorrect about the elements. Have you read Larre and Rochat de la Valle”s books. Just some thoughts!!