Fire (Chinese: 火; pinyin: huǒ), is the prosper of the matter, or the matter's prosper stage.[1] Fire is the second one of Wu Xing.
Fire is yang in character, its motion is upward and its energy is expansive. It is associated with the planet Mars, summer, south, daylight and heat and the color red. (Red is associated with extreme luck). It also stands for the heart, tongue, and pulse. Its negative emotion is hate, while its positive emotion is joy. The Primal Spirit of fire is represented by the Red Pheasant or Phoenix.
In Chinese thought Fire is associated with the qualities of dynamism, strength and persistence; however, it is also connected to restlessness. The fire element provides, warmth, enthusiasm and creativity, however an excess of it can bring aggression, impatience and impulsive behavior. In the same way, fire provides heat and warmth, however an excess can also burn. In the conquest cycle, fire overcomes metal, and in turn is overcome by water. In the birth and nurturing cycle, fire burns to earth, and is sparked by wood igniting.
The element plays an important role in Chinese Astrology and feng shui. In Chinese astrology fire is included in the 10 heavenly stems (the five elements in their yin and yang forms), which combine with the 12 earthly branches (or Chinese signs of the zodiac), to form the 60 year cycle. Yang fire years end in 6 (eg 1976), while Yin years end in 7 (eg 1977). Fire governs the Chinese zodiac signs Snake, Horse, and Goat.
Cycle of Wu Xing stated Fire defeats (to melt) Metal while Water defeats (extinguish) Fire. However, it is also stated that strong flamming Fire may exhaust small amount of Water (boiling).
Red, Magenta, Pink and Purple colors represent Fire.
Flying Stars Feng Shui uses number 9 to represent Fire. South corner releases energy of Fire as I Ching and Flying Stars Feng Shui stated. It is generally referred as energy of destroying and rebuilding. It also directly relates to love luck.
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