The doctrine of five phases describes two Cycles of Balance, a generating or creation (生, shēng) cycle and an overcoming or destruction (克, kè) cycle of interactions between the phases.
Generating:
Wood feeds Fire;
Fire creates Earth (ash);
Earth bears Metal;
Metal collects Water and
Water nourishes Wood.
Overcoming:
wood parts earth;
earth absorbs water;
water quenches fire;
fire melts metal and
metal chops wood
Generating:
Wood feeds Fire;
Fire creates Earth (ash);
Earth bears Metal;
Metal collects Water and
Water nourishes Wood.
Overcoming:
wood parts earth;
earth absorbs water;
water quenches fire;
fire melts metal and
metal chops wood
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