| Area |
CREATIVITY |
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| Names of this sector | children | creativity and children | creativity |
| Direction | West | ||
| Rulerships | Creativity and children, beginnings and projects | ||
| Element | Metal | ||
| Traditional Element | Lake | ||
| The mirrored surface of a lake reflects like metal. When the wind moves across the surface, it ripples with creativity as it is activated by the moving chi. The lake, unlike running water is generally static in form and rests within the structured area that surrounds it. From a vantage point, high above, the lake shimmers much as metal shimmers when seen on the ground. Both the lake and metal are secured within the earth. | |||
| supporting element | earth | ||
| subduing element | water | ||
| destructive element | fire | ||
| controlled element | tree | ||
| Understanding Metal | |||
| Where does metal come from | In feng shui, metal is seen as coming from water. The metal is seen as a solidified pool. This idea possibly derived from the discovery of mercury. | ||
| Where does metal get its shape from | Metal is associated with creativity, in many cultures. The term mercurial, in western culture is associated with rapid changes of form and mood. Even solid metals have been formed in forges, turning to liquid and then back to solid. | ||
| What is metal in feng shui | Liquid metal forms pools, and therefore is associated with flowing shapes, particularly ovals, circles and arches. In its unyielding form it is very yang and hard, and is more comparable to hard stone such as granite. When heated, metal is white and when cold it is usually grey in color, when touched by flame it is blackened. These are the natural feng shui associations with metal. The most important characteristic of metal is its ability to be shaped. In this it is a formative substance capable of transmutation, and it is for this reason associated with creativity. Fire cuts metal and can destroy it, water cools metal making it brittle and forcing it to have form, thous it subdues metal. Earth is home to veins of metal and in this way lends natural support. |
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| Children | Children are associated with play and creativity, they are very formative and are therefore associated with the rising sun and the element of metal. | ||
| amplify | balance | restrain | |
| shapes and forms | squares and broad rectangular shapes | Ovals, arches and circular forms | irregular shapes such as waves and clouds |
| materials | ceramics and malleable stone | Hard stone such as granite, grey rock | glass and water features |
| simple solutions | charcoal in a clay pot (symbolizes a forge) | white flowers in a squat metal planter, metal chimes | curved glass, crystals |
| Balancing metal in the creative area | |||
| benefits | Metal is associated with coins, and is a natural area to improve your skills in creating money. Creativity gives depth to romance and other forms of play, and leads to entertainment and pleasures. |
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| amplify to improve | completing projects | financial planning | business and budget |
| making money | contentment | creativity | |
| overactivity signs | Introversion | anti-social behavior self-absorption | difficulty starting projects, inertia |
| risks of excess | Over extravagance with money, obsession with play and other pleasures. Obsession with the self at the expense of others. | ||
| color associations | The primary color spectrum for metal is shades of white to grey from brilliant white to hard black | ||
| amplifying colors | |||
| Earth supports metal so anything from the brilliant white of metal through the spectrum of ochres and earth tones will amplify the impact of metal | |||
| centered colors | |||
| Muted tones of red (pink spectrum) as well as the greyscale colors are a baseline for metals. In this instance it represents the warm glow of metal forming as opposed to the searing heat that hotter shades of red create while cutting metal. The natural process of creation is supported by the earth element and its manifestation from the relationships area. | |||
| calming colors | |||
| The off-white to cream colored spectrum is associated with the froth of cooling water and represents the forceful calming of metal by the impact of frothing water. | |||
| power colors | |||
| White silver and gold represent the most valuable of metal ores and are therefore considered power colors in the creativity sector | |||
| Orientation charts | facing creativity | from creativity | |
| Traditional Associations of the Creativity Area of the Bagua | |||
| Family | Trigram | Symbols | |
| Younger daughter | Tui | Metalic Objects | |
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