ruling element

[carhu]

Dear Cecil:
I have a question for which I haven't been able to find the answer.I have two bamboo hexagonal sidetables, both have a glass cover, I place on this cover, a yellow cloth, the question is:What element do the tables belong to?.Is it wood? ( bamboo).Is it Metal?(glass cover).Is it Earth? (yellow cloth).What is the ruling element in this case?.Material,shape or colour?
Thanks a lot for your answer

[Cecil Lee]

Dear Carlos,
Usually glass (especially tempered glass or even ordinary) is considered as the Metal element because of it's density.
The two bamboo hexagonal sidetables, if they are e.g. brown in colour or (green) in colour would represent the Wood element.
Yes, yellow cloth should be associated with Earth element.
One of the key success factor in applying good Feng Shui is to use a combination flow e.g. under the Productive cycle.
For example, under the productive cycle, there is:-
Metal -> Water -> Wood -> Fire -> Earth and then to Metal again
Reference URL:-
http://www.geomancy.net/resources/theories/fs-5element.htm
Take for example, the Suntec City fountain. The url for reference can be found here:-
http://www.geomancy.net/mypictures/cgi-bin/mypictures.cgi?img=0&search=suntec&cat=all&bool=and&x=9&y=9
If one notice carefully, the Suntec City fountain is made up of three continious flow of elements. Eg.
Earth (water falling down to the earth)
Water (actual water flowing down from the circular brass [metal] ring.
Metal (metal element is represented by the actual brass ring. And also, round [ring] represents the metal element.
If one plots this to the Productive cycle, it becomes a proper flow:-
Earth -> Metal -> Water.
In your case, your object is missing one element to obtain a flow:-
- Assuming side table is brown or green = Wood element
- Yellow table cloth = earth element
- Glass top = metal element
If we combine all three of your elements it `nearly' becomes a flow less the fire element:-
Where there is WOOD -> missing FIRE -> EARTH -> METAL
You can introduce a `Fire element'. And if you want to a `Water element'. Especially if the material or object is in the colour of e.g. pink / red = fire element. And water = blue, black or grey.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 7/24/2002 10:37:00 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear Cecil:
I have a question for which I
haven't been able to find the
answer.I have two bamboo
hexagonal sidetables, both
have a glass cover, I place on
this cover, a yellow cloth,
the question is:What element
do the tables belong to?.Is it
wood? ( bamboo).Is it
Metal?(glass cover).Is it
Earth? (yellow cloth).What is
the ruling element in this
case?.Material,shape or
colour?
Thanks a lot for your answer

[Cecil Lee]

Dear All
1. As mentioned earlier, the key sucess factor in applying one of the principles of the Five elements is to try to harmonise the use of it.
2. For example, it is not ideal to place two elements e.g. Fire element and Water element `next to each other'.
3. Here, if we refer to the Five Elements concept, we should introduce a third element e.g. Wood element.
4. Under the Productive Element flow, we will now get:
Water -> Wood (the above missing element)-> Fire.
5. I find the best example for understanding the productive cycle of the five elements is the following:-
Assuming this house or office is at the ground level. If one looks out of
the house or office, there is a lamp post slicing thru the window.
The three element concept is also applied here i.e. the usual recommendation
is to place a fish tank with goldfish.
Here, imagine the lamp post, it is tall and thin. (Even if it is made of
metal or wood). As it is tall and thin, it resembles a tree or wood element.
Because the tree trunk is thin much like the lamp post.
If one analyses all the elements closely:-
Water in the fish tank = water element.
Goldfish has two componets: Metal element (gold fish) and sometimes the
fishes are red (fire element).
The lamp post (as mentioned earlier) represents the wood element.
To counter the lamp post, we use a productive cycle:-
Metal -> Water -> Wood
goldfish -> water -> lamp post
(if we add fire element)
Metal -> Water -> Wood -> Fire
a good 4 element flow
This is why, also under the Flying Star Feng Shui, if a location has #7, #6 metal elements and if it is an appropriate location, water e.g. water fountain may be used in such a situation.
A plant (wood) and even the stones (earth) and even lighting are used to form a 5 element flow.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil