|The Chinese believe that everything that exists in the
universe, tangible as well as intangible, can be categorised as
water, wood, fire, earth or metal. Collectively there are the
five elements or Wu Xing. There are three cycles that define the
relationships of these fiveelements - The Productive Cycle, The
Destructive Cycle and The Exhaustive Cycle.| With the ever-
growing popularity of feng shui books in print all over the
world, many people are now very familiar with the concept of the
five elements and their cycles. Some are familiar only with two
cycles - the Productive and the Destructive - but actually there
is a third cycle. This is the Exhaustive cycle and it is the
most appropriate when devising remedies to counter Chi energy
afflictions. Wu Xing or five element therapy is applicable not
only in feng shui, but also in improving one’s destiny based on
the four pillars charts, as well as in the practice of
traditional Chinese medicine. According to the Chinese,
everything tangible and everything abst