Feng shui destructive cycle

To understand feng shui you must understand the elements and how they work together to support and enhance or clash and destroy each other.

In this first diagram you see the basic destructive cycle of the elements.

Elements in the destructive cycle 

water destroys fire 

 * increase wood to balance

fire destroys metal

* increase earth to balance

metal destroys wood

* increase water to balance

wood destroys earth

* increase fire to balance

earth destroys water

This page is intended to be a concise source of information, to learn more about balancing visit the balancing elements page.   Additional details on how the natural cycles are reflected in feng shui keep reading (as soon as this section is added)