I always knew that there were 12 Chinese zodiac signs—rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig—which repeat on a 12-year cycle. But my understanding of ...

1. Wood If the last number of your birth year is 4 or 5, your element is wood. People born during wood years are patient, nurturing, compassionate, and warm.

The Chinese zodiac features 12 animal signs that repeat in a 12-year cycle—rat, ox, tiger, and more. But there's more to it: each year also has an element linked to it. For instance, according ...

In Five Element Theory, all elements emerge from a central unity and cycle through transformation. One becomes five. A central palm, five radiating fingers.

THE Five Elements theory — which focused on the influences of earth, metal, wood, fire and water on the possible course of future events — was an essential aspect of feng shui. Each of these five ...

The order of the elements — which follows the cycle of Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water in the Chinese Five Elements theory — starts with Yang Wood followed by Yin Wood, and so on.

I always knew that there were 12 Chinese zodiac signs—rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig—which repeat on a 12-year cycle. But my understanding of ...