If you trace back to the roots of traditional Chinese culture, terms such as yin and yang, five elements, and eight trigrams are clearly visible in your mind. Some people are dismissive of these names, and some people one-sidedly believe that terms such as the Five Elements and Bagua only belong to Taoist culture. In fact, Yin-Yang, Five Elements, Bagua and other cultures have already existed in the Book of Changes, the root of Chinese traditional culture. fully reflected.

Although each sect of Chinese studies now respects a certain classic of its own as the "origin of culture", the status of the "Book of Changes" in traditional Chinese culture is still unshakable. The culture has also been integrated into the various sects and sects of Chinese traditional studies. "The Book of Changes" is a Confucian classic, and Confucius even said that "if you are fifty years old, you can learn the Book of Changes without making any big mistakes." There are also eminent monks in Chinese Buddhism who are proficient in the "Book of Changes". For example, the name of the tea fairy Lu Yu is the basis of his master, Master Zhiji. It is derived from the Jian hexagram in the "Book of Changes". The so-called "Shangjiu, Hong Jian is in the land, and his feathers can be used as rituals", so he is named Lu Yu; Taoists even use the names of yin and yang, five elements, and eight trigrams in the "Book of Changes" Extreme.

Buddhists say that sumeru is contained in mustard seeds. Real wisdom can be large or small, deep or medium, and it depends on the root and degree of the object. Of course it is not easy to study the I Ching culture in detail, but it is not difficult if it is just some simple applications of the Five Elements and Bagua in life. In this article, the author makes a brief analysis of the application of the "Five Elements" in daily life.

1. The mutual growth and restraint of the five elements

Everyone knows that the five elements are mutually reinforcing and restraining each other. In fact, the mutual growth and restraint of the five elements is also the concrete implementation of the concept of "balance", which cannot be separated from the principle of yin and yang. The Western political system of separation of powers is a principle of checks and balances. Compared with the Five Elements, the separation of powers emphasizes "mutual restraint" over "mutual growth."

When talking about the five elements, we usually say "metal, wood, water, fire and earth". In fact, the relatively standard order should be "wood, fire, earth, metal, water", because this order is related to the production of the five elements. The order of grams is the same, please see the picture below:

It is necessary to say here that in addition to relative life and restraint, there is another relationship called "venting". For example, wood generates fire, and fire releases wood. There are similarities and differences between "xie" and "ke". The same thing is that both of them mean to suppress. The difference is that "xie" means milder, while "ke" means more fierce and harsh.

2. Common classifications of the five elements

The five elements can be combined with many daily classifications, such as:

1. The five elements and the heavenly stems: A and B are "wood", Bingding is "fire", Wuji is "earth", Gengxin is "gold", and Renkui is "water".

2. Five Elements and Earthly Branches: Yinmao is "wood", Siwu is "fire", Chenxuchouwei is "earth", Shenyou is "gold", and Haizi is "water".

3. Five elements and zodiac signs: Pig is "little water", Rat is "big water", Ox is "earth with water", Tiger is "little wood", and Rabbit is "little wood". Big wood", Chenlong is "earth with wood", Si Snake is "little fire", Wu Horse is "big fire", Wei Sheep is "earth with fire", Shen Monkey is "little gold", and Unitary Rooster is "big fire". "Gold", Xugou is "the earth with gold"

4. Five elements and five directions: East is "wood", south is "fire", west is "gold", north is "water", The middle one is "earth".

5. Five elements and colors: green, green and blue are "wood", red, purple and pink are "fire", yellow, rice and dark coffee are "earth", white, gold and silver are "Gold", black, dark gray, black blue, black green, black purple, etc. are "water"

6. Five elements and shapes: straight and slender are "wood", triangle, pointed, Hollow and imaginary shapes are "fire", square and rectangular shapes are "earth", round shapes are "gold", and curved and wavy shapes are "water".

There are many categories corresponding to the five elements. In addition, they can be paired with the five internal organs, the five tones, the five flavors, and the five bodies. The following section will focus on the application of the five elements in the five colors and shapes, because the author believes that colors and shapes are often the easiest to grasp the five elements knowledge in daily life.

3. Simple application of the five elements in color

In the previous section, we already know the colors corresponding to the five elements. Color is one of the things we come into contact with the most. Mastering the meaning of color The principle of generation and restraint of the five elements will bring relatively direct help to our daily life. This article mainly discusses the use of the five elements colors from two aspects: signboards and clothing colors.

1. The application of five elements colors on signboards.

It should be pointed out that for signboards, "the background color is the guest" and "the font size and trademark are the main ones". Therefore, if a signboard has "the guest color generates the main color" or "the main color overcomes the guest color" If the guest color overcomes the main color, or if the main color generates the guest color, it will be bad luck. In addition, the font size and trademark on the signboard often have more than one color. We generally refer to the color with the largest area. The author will give examples from common signboards (the following are purely personal opinions and are for reference or entertainment only).

The background color of the Agricultural Bank of China's signboard is white, which belongs to "gold", the font size is black, which belongs to "water", and the green LOGO, which belongs to "wood", so gold is the "guest color", and water and wood are Main color (the black area of ??the font size is relatively large, so the main color is mainly water). The so-called "gold produces water", the "guest color" of the Agricultural Bank of China's signature product produces the "main color". The font size (black belongs to water) and the trademark (green belongs to wood), "metal generates water" and "water generates wood" form a cycle of mutual energy. Although the background color is incompatible with the logo color, due to the small size of the logo, the Agricultural Bank of China sign is generally auspicious. In fact, the agricultural business has also been very good.

The background color of the ICBC signboard is white (or light silver), which belongs to "gold", the black font size belongs to water, and the red trademark belongs to "fire". The so-called "gold generates wood", the background color generates the font color, and the "fire overcomes gold" trademark color also suppresses the background color. It is said that it generates wealth and restrains wealth, so the business of ICBC has always been very large.

However, it should be pointed out that although "the guest color produces the main color" and "the main color overcomes the guest color" are auspicious, the former is more gentle and gentle, while the latter is more auspicious. Violent, eager for quick success. For banks, the author believes that it is best to adopt the principle of "objective color giving rise to dominant color", because banks seek long-term benefits rather than temporary benefits.

In the Postal Savings Bank of China’s signboard, the background color is green, which belongs to “wood”, and the font size and logo are yellow, which belongs to “earth”. It is said that “wood overcomes earth” and “guest color overcomes main color”. Sorry. The author bluntly stated that this sign is not conducive to the development of the organization from the perspective of the five elements, so the business of Postal Savings Bank has been mediocre in reality.

Driving friends must be familiar with the picture above. The background color of the sign is blue, which is "wood", and the font size is white, which is "gold". The logo is too small and can be ignored. The so-called "gold overcomes wood", the sign is a simple and clear "main color overcomes guest color", in a word - you can make money without negotiation.

2. The application of color in clothing

In fact, the principle of the five elements can also play a role in the color of clothing. The most obvious application is in the clothing of both sides during competitive matches. On color. It must be pointed out that the so-called "man is determined by nature", the result of the competition between the two sides mainly depends on the skills and formation of both sides. Only when the subjective and objective conditions of both sides are relatively equal, the color of the clothing will play a certain role. The author will not give a detailed introduction here, but will only give a few examples:

The picture above is the 2016 European Cup final, Portugal (red) VS France (blue).

Red belongs to "fire" and blue belongs to "wood". "Wood makes fire and fire vents wood." The result of the game was that Portugal beat France 1:0.

The picture above is the 2015 Women's World Cup final, the United States (white) VS Japan (blue).

White belongs to "gold", blue belongs to "wood", and "gold overcomes wood". The result of the game was that the United States defeated Japan 5:2.

The picture above is the 2015 America's Cup final, Chile (red) VS Argentina (blue and white)

Red belongs to "fire", blue belongs to "wood", and white belongs to "gold" , "Fire overcomes gold", "Fire vents wood", the result of the game: Chile beat Argentina 4:1 in a penalty shootout.

The picture above is the 2014 World Cup final, Germany (white) VS Argentina (blue).

White belongs to "gold" and blue belongs to "wood". The so-called "gold overcomes wood". The result of the game was that Germany beat Argentina 1:0. It feels so bad to see Messi. He probably doesn’t understand why he lost again... I suggest you try changing clothes.

Interested friends can also confirm other games, but it must be emphasized again: the strength of the two teams must be similar. For example, if the Chinese team plays against the Brazilian team, the Chinese team will wear nothing. Use...

4. The simple application of the five elements in architectural shapes

From the above, we can see that the relationship between the five elements and shapes is: straight and slender are "wood", and triangles are , pointed, hollow, and imaginary shapes are "fire", square and rectangular shapes are "earth", round shapes are "gold", and curved and wavy shapes are "water".

The five-element shape is often used in architectural design and is one of the foundations of architectural Feng Shui. Since it is the application of the Five Elements in daily life, the author will follow the popular saying and make a brief analysis starting from the buildings in the financial industry that everyone is more interested in (personal opinion, for reference only):

The organization and structure of the financial industry When dealing with money, everyone hopes to make money. "Money" belongs to "gold", making money means "making money", and "making money" means "making gold". According to the basic principles of the five elements, the only way to "generate metal" is "local metal" or "metal helping metal" (people of the same sex help each other). Therefore, the shape of buildings in the financial industry is generally square (belonging to earth) or round (belonging to metal). ) mainly.

First of all, let’s take a look at the buildings of international financial organizations:

The upper left is the International Monetary Fund building, and the lower left is the World Bank building. They are both based on the square “earth” attribute. building. On the upper right is the Bank for International Settlements building, a cylindrical "gold" building. The European Investment Bank building in the lower right corner is a combination of circle and square, which is a combination of the two attributes of "earth" and "gold".

Let’s take a look at the representative financial organization buildings in China:

The picture on the upper left shows the headquarters building of the People’s Bank of China. It is a clever cylindrical building and is a “financial institution”. ". The picture on the upper right shows the China Construction Bank Zhejiang Branch Building. It is a cylindrical building and also has a "gold" attribute. The picture below shows the headquarters building of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. It is a square building with an "earth" attribute.

Let’s take a look at the casino buildings in Macau:

The picture above shows the three major casino buildings in Macau, namely Crown, Sands and Lisboa. Their buildings are all cylindrical. , belongs to "gold". The difference between "native gold" and "gold-born gold" is that "native-born gold" is relatively mild and convenient for long-term investment, while "gold-born gold" is more conducive to short-term investment and immediate results. For casinos, gamblers hope to get rich instantly and get rich overnight. It should not be a coincidence that all three major casinos in Macau are built with cylindrical buildings with a "gold" attribute.

The above is a brief introduction to the knowledge of the Five Elements, as well as a simple application of the colors and shapes of the Five Elements in daily life. Chinese culture is vast and profound, and this article can only serve as a starting point. Here, the author also hopes to warn you again that you must not apply the knowledge of the Five Elements to gambling, making money, etc., because the techniques of Yin Yang, Five Elements, and Bagua also belong to Chinese traditional Chinese culture. No matter what sect of Chinese traditional culture, the skills are based on the word "de", which violates If you follow this fundamental principle, you will naturally "take the blame".