The compatibility cycle

The compatibility cycle

The elements in Feng Shui represent specific energies which relate closely to their natural characteristics. In the same way that different physical elements interact with each other either positively or negatively, you can see from the following chart how Feng Shui balances these elemental energies as compatible or incompatible?
In Feng Shui the compatibility cycle is based on a free-flowing circular movement, linking the elements in a positive combination of energies. Explaining the compatibility of energies by analogy is a good way of understanding how it works.
Wood feeds fire.
Fire, in the sense of volcanic activity, creates earth.
Earth is the cradle of ore and the creator of metal.
Metal in its molten form is solidified and finds its strength in water.
WATER feeds the roots of tree and is at the heart of wood.